Skip to main content

/ Webster Brain and Bob Brain sit under a castor bean plant, Irwindale, …

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Webster Brain and Bob Brain sit under a castor bean plant, 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
Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph, from left to right, of brothers Webster and Bob Brain sitting in front of a castor bean plant with their guns and kills from a shoot in Irwindale. They sit up on a slight slope in front of the plant. Webster rests his elbows to his knees and looks to camera. To his right, Bob sits with his hands clasped around his knees and casts his gaze downward. In front of the duo, guns, rabbits and quail lie on the ground. The castor bean plant is behind them at left and mountains are visible in the distance at right.
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_006
ark:/21198/zz002hr03q
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Rabbits--California
Quails--California
Firearms
Dead animals--California
Hunters--American--California--Irwindale
Brain, Robert T., 1869-1946
Brain, Webster C., 1871-1941
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: