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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of 2 ducks floating in an irrigation ditch. They have been injured and tied to serve as decoys for a duck shoot. They float close to the ditch's bank on the left. The ditch extends from the low right corner up towards the left and terminates at the horizon. Built up earth stretches along the opposite bank on the right. There appears to be lens flare in this image. Text from negative sleeve: 592. Imperial Valley about 1908. Duck hunting. Joe Pike reclining in the tent. We wounded a couple mallards and tied them in an irrigation ditch for decoys. 2 negatives
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0592_001 ark:/21198/zz002hqxhh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Irrigation canals & flumes--California--San Diego County Ducks--California Decoys (Hunting) Duck shooting--California
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