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Title
Webster and Bob Brain stand with a gun, Irwindale, about 1900
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa 1900]
1900
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph, from left to right, of brothers Webster and Bob Brain standing with a gun and looking like they're about to pose for a photo after a hunt in Irwindale. Webster stands left-of-center. He is in profile, facing right, and holds the barrel of a gun that is between him and his brother. Bob Brain stands right-of-center. He faces towards camera, but casts his gaze down towards the gun. In his hand at right, he holds a bunch of dead rabbits. To his right, small cacti cover the ground. Mountains stand in the far distance.
Text from negative sleeve: 607. Irwindale, Calif. About 1900. Web and Bob Brain cleaning rabbits. 2 films. Bob Brain. Bob Brain and Web Brain eating lunch. Web is drinking out of a bottle. L to R. Web Brain - Bob Brain, - standing Web is holding the gun. Under the Castor Bean tree at the irrigation pipe outlet. L to R: Web and Bob Brain. 6 negatives.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0607_005
ark:/21198/zz002hr026
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Rabbits--California
Firearms
Dead animals--California
Hunters--American--California--Irwindale
Brain, Robert T., 1869-1946
Brain, Webster C., 1871-1941
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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