John Malcolm Penn

Desert Submarines

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From ‘Folk Songs Of The Coachella Valley’

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Desert submarines were small one-room huts used by railroad and construction crews before there was any form of air conditioning, and cooled by the evaporation of water dripping on burlap covered galvanized metal roofs.

 

Location:  Coachella Valley Museum & Cultural Center

82-616 Miles Ave., Indio, California.

GPS Coordinates: 33º43.341 N - 116º13.390 W

 

Full text and lyrics available on ‘Folk Songs Of The Coachella Valley’

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