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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A blurry photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Dick Taylor and Ed Menshik standing behind the gun rack at their campsite and posing for a photograph near New River. The trio stands at center and faces towards the camera. Dick Taylor stands center behind both H. H. West and Ed Menshik; only his head is visible. H. H. West and Ed Menshik lean on the gun rack in front of them. The guns are stacked individually on pegs and a tethered bunch of dead ducks hangs from the right side of the gun rack. An alert dog sits on the ground in front of the gun rack. The group's tent is pitched at left. Text from negative sleeve: 591. Imperial Valley about 1908. Duck hunting near the new River. Joe Pike looking over the guns. Dick Taylor and Kelly Reese. L to R[:] H H West. Dick Taylor. Ed Menshik, baggageman[sic] at Imperial. 2 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0591_001 ark:/21198/zz002hqxfg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Hunters--American--California--San Diego County Firearms Tents--California--San Diego County Dead animals--California Ducks--California Dogs--California--San Diego County West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Menshik, Edward L., 1886-1978 Pike, Joseph Lawrence, 1882-1943
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