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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Edward Steinberg cooking up a piece of fish at the group's campsite. He stands center, in profile and facing left. To his left, a small portable stove with a stove pipe sits balanced atop rocks. His upper body is bent over the stove. His left arm is bent with the back of his hand resting on his hip. With this right hand, he holds a (fork?) to lift a fish from the pan sitting atop the stove. To the left of him, pans and buckets sit on rocks and shelves. In the background at right, a tented dining area is set up. A car is parked on the far right and a large piece of canvas stretches over the car towards Edward. The tent is additionally supported by ropes and long sticks functioning as posts. Beneath the tent and in front of the car, a man sips from a cup while sitting at a table. Plates and cups sit on the table. A small shelf stands at the end of the table and holds boxes and cans. A bench is visible in front of the table. Text from negative sleeve: 365. Convict Lake. 1918. Schmitz, Scullin, West party. Steinberg, a friend of Harry Schmitz, was a cook, and was moving his lunch counter to Reno, Nevada from Los Angeles in a Chevrolet truck. He did t e[sic] cooking using his lunch wagon outfit. 3 negatives of Edward Steinberg cooking. Harry Schmitz called him "Sir Edward."
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