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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and "Count" Adams standing near caught fish hanging upon a wooden beam. H. H. wears a fedora hat and mid-length jacket with his arms out to his sides as he stands just left-of-center. He poses for a photograph standing just beneath and next to nine fish that hang on a wooden beam from nails. Behind him and the fish, "Count" Adams stands on the right with his hands in his pockets as he looks towards the camera. They stand atop a cliffside and are surrounded by wooden framework. The ocean is in the background at left. On the right, a small wooden shack (partial view) sits behind "Count" Adams. Annually, the Rubber Men's Picnic was organized by leaders in the rubber industry for tire and automotive accessory dealers in the automobile industry. Text from negative sleeve: 276 Catalina Island. Rubber Men's picnic. 1909 L to R: H.H.West and "Count" Adams.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000276_001 ark:/21198/zz002hq368
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fishing--California Dead animals--California Fish--California West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Adams, "Count Rubber Men's Picnic. Annual Outing (1909)
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