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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An underexposed photograph of three men gathered near the rear end of H. H. West's Buick which is stuck in Big River. The car sits in the river in the near distance and is viewed from the side; it faces right. A wooden beam lies in the water next to the rear wheel. One of the men, with his back to the camera, props up another wooden beam perpendicular to the vehicle. Another man stands at far left and faces towards the right. A third man stands behind the man propping up the beam. The river flows in the foreground. Text from negative sleeve: 700 Mendocino County trip 1915. Down by the outbuildings near the ranch house the boys commenced to throw up tin cans and shoot at them with their rifles. 2 negatives. Poor negative of three of the ranch boys. Down below camp one day I tried to run my Buick across Big River and got stuck right out in the center of the river. We had to wade around with ties and block the car up and make a tie road to back out on. Al Schmitz and Glen Velzy helping. 2 films. 5 negatives
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0700_005 ark:/21198/zz002hrcc5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fords (Stream crossings)--California Automobiles--American--California--Mendocino County Automobile breakdowns Rivers--California--Mendocino County
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