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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated October 31, 1955 reads, "Ellithorpe picks out 40-50 Sharps Straight cartridge from rare sample board with Winchester Repeating Arms Co. installed in sporting goods and hardware stores during 1880's as guide to sportsmen. The 40-50 was popular sportsmen's cartridge. Sample boards carried cartridge of every type and size manufactured by company."; See images #00144197 through #00144205 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Firearms--Private collections--California--Los Angeles Firearms--Collectors and collecting--California--Los Angeles Firearms--California--Los Angeles Samples (Commerce) Ammunition Cartridges--California--Los Angeles Shells (Ammunition) Bullets Antiques--California--Los Angeles Pointing (Gesture)--California--Los Angeles Reseda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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