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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Annually, the Rubber Men's Picnic was organized by leaders in the rubber industry for tire and automotive accessory dealers in the automobile industry. Photograph of "Cap" (Clarence) Jargstorff holding a shovel amidst a grassy patch of the Catalina shoreline that is strewn with debris. He stands in the center with one hand on his hip and the other holding the handle of a shovel as he looks off to the right. He dons a white apron and chef's hat. The grassy patch of land he stands on lies between the sand and the cliffs. Low-stacked, loose bricks line the ground at lower left. Metal cans, wooden crates, a pot, spoons and other metal containers clutter the ground around him. Behind Clarence's right shoulder, a man wearing a suit and fedora stands amidst the debris. Another person in dark clothes dashes behind Clarence. Two small boats are moored on the beach at the left. A cliff rises out of the water on the right side of the photograph. Text from negative sleeve: 284 Catalina Island. Rubber Men's Picnic. 1909 2 pictures of "Cap" Jargstroff [sic], of Bill Ruess Pope Hartford agency. Cap was doing the cooking. 2 negatives.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000284_001 ark:/21198/zz002hq3jf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ship captains--American--California--Santa Catalina Island Cliffs--California Refuse--California--Santa Catalina Island Cooks Jargstorff, Clarence W. (Clarence Wilson), 1873-1944 Rubber Men's Picnic. Annual Outing (1909)
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