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Title
Elmer Cole digs for worms as Al Schmitz and Charlie Stavnow watch, Bishop, 1918
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1918
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.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Elmer Cole, Al Schmitz and Charles Stavnow standing over a small mound of dirt. Elmer Cole uses a shovel to dig for worms in front of Smith and Newlin's Garage in Bishop. Al Schmitz watches and Charles Stavnow bends over and holds a clump of dirt. From left to right, cars, a house and a road can be seen in the background.
Text from negative sleeve: 201. Bishop, Calif. 1918. H. H. West's Cadillac. Elmer Cole digging worms right in front of Smith and Newlin's Garage at entrance to town. Al Schmitz and Charlie Stavnow looking on. U. G. Smith, one of the owners of the garage, and who let us have his shovel, is helping get the worms. We are on our way to Rock Creek. 2 negatives.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000201_001
ark:/21198/zz002hptp6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Digging--California--Bishop
Worms
Stavnow, Charles Ashworth, 1868-1947
Cole, Elmer
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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