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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Bim Smith posing with their rifles in front of the side of a barn in Pomona. H. H. West stands, left-of-center, with one leg propped up on a crate and the opposite hand to his hip. He holds a rifle against his propped up leg and gazes off towards the right. Bim Smith sits on a stool at right. A gun rests across his lap. He faces forward but his eyes are shut. A dog sits on the ground between his feet. Another dog (partial view) walks out of frame at the lower left corner. The two men pose in front of the side of a whitewashed barn. An animal pelt hangs behind each of them. What looks to be horse riding gear hangs from the barn behind and between them. Text from negative sleeve: 742. Pomona, Calif. About 1895. The Smith Ranch near North Pomona, or Claremont. Bim Smith's folks had a ranch there, bounded on the north by the Santa Fe railroad. I used to go out Saturday evenings and stay over Sunday. 1. L to R: H.H.West standing, Bim Smith sitting. 2. Ed Smith, dog and coyote skin. 3. The ranch house looking north. Leslie Smith on the porch. 4. Leslie Smith in the orange grove. 5. Pearl Smith - ,a beautiful girl. 6. Mrs Smith. 6 negatives.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0742_002 ark:/21198/zz002hrk0c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Firearms Hides & skins Dogs--California--Pomona Hunters--American--California--Pomona Ranches--California--Pomona West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Smith, Bim, 1872-1954
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