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Title
Ed Smith posing with a rifle, dog and a coyote pelt, Pomona, about 1895
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa 1895]
1895
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 of Ed Smith standing in front of a barn and posing with a rifle, a coyote pelt and a dog at the Smith Ranch near Pomona. Ed Smith stands in front of the barn right-of-center. He looks to the camera while holding a rifle in both hands. A small dog sits on a piece of canvas in front of Ed's feet. Tacked to the barn is a pelt from a coyote; it hangs to the left of Ed. A gun is propped up against the barn to the left of the coyote pelt.
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_006
ark:/21198/zz002hrk4f
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Firearms
Hides & skins
Dogs--California--Pomona
Hunters--American--California--Pomona
Ranches--California--Pomona
Smith, Ed
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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