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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Charles Davis of Indianapolis lying belly-down on top of a wooden crate while out on a quail hunt. He is viewed from the side and faces to the right. His ankles are crossed on the ground behind him and he holds a stick in his hand closest to camera. A bottle and canteen sit on the ground near a wooden crate at right. A hillside stands in the distance. Text from negative sleeve: Acton, Calif. About October 1906. Guy West, H.H.West and Charles Davis, who was Western Agent for G and J Tire Co. Indianapolis, Indiana, took S.P. train to Acton one night. Staid[sic] at the hotel all night. Got a rig next morning at livery stable and went out quail hunting. Charles Davis, with my automatic 12 gauge gun. Davis at edge of field looking for quail. Davis feet hurt. Takes off his shoes. Davis sees a bottle by the canteen and hunches along on his belly to get it. 4 negatives
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