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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Will Mead kneeling on the ground next to a grapefruit tree at Captain C. E. (Cameron Erskine) Thom's ranch in Glendale. The tree stands at left and Will kneels, with one knee to the ground, to the right of it. He cradles a bunch of grapefruit in one arm and holds the barrel of a gun in the other. The gun is oriented upwards with the butt of the gun resting on the ground. Will looks at the bunch of grapefruit he cradles. Trees dot the background and a mountain rises in the distance. Text from negative sleeve: 491. Glendale, Calif. Capt Thom's Ranch. 1898. This ranch is now known as "Rossmoyne" a swell residence section of Glendale. Davis on a bicycle. Will Mead at the gas engine at the well. L to R: Will Mead. Davis. At the pampas plume plant on the grounds. Will Mead and a bunch of grapefruit. Two of foreman White's children in the sulky. Foreman White's daughter and their big St Bernard dog. L to R: Davis. Will Mead. 7 negatives
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0491_007 ark:/21198/zz002hqmwv
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Firearms Ranches--California--Glendale Grapefruit--California--Glendale Fruit trees--California--Glendale Mead, William P., 1871-1906
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