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Title
Al Schmitz, Wilfrid Cline and Glen Velzy, starting a fire to get breakfast, Ash Creek, 1916
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1916
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Al Schmitz starts a fire to get breakfast as Glen Velzy (center) and Wilfrid Cline (right) look on from his right. H. H. West's Buick is parked on the left next to the campsite. The photographer's shadow is seen in the lower right corner.
Text from negative sleeve: 181. Ash Creek, California. About 1916. Driving at night to Owens Valley, we thought we had arrived at Cottonwood Creek and made camp. In the morning we found we had camped at Ash Creek. Al Schmitz, Wilfrid Cline and Glen Velzy. H. H. West's Buick. Al is starting fire to get breakfast. 2 negatives.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000181_001
ark:/21198/zz002hpr5g
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Automobiles--American--California
Camping--California--Shasta County
Campfires
Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951
Cline, Wilfrid M
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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