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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Text from negative sleeve: 1037. Trinity County trip, 1917. Cayton P.O. F From McCloud River we returned to Cayton to go deer hunting with John Bidwell to Kosk Creek. A neighbor of John's comes over to the house to tell him that he was over on Kosk Creek with some salt for his cattle and found a cub bear in his bear trap, and for us to go over to the trap and see if we could not get the female, as he left the dead cub at the trap. 1. John Bidwell at left listening to his neighbor. 2. John Bidwell had a bear trap and we got it out to examine. Left to R: John Bidwell, Wilfried Cline Jr, The neighbor and Harry Schmitz. 1 large and 1 small film Photograph, from left to right, of John Bidwell, Wilfrid Cline, Jr., John Bidwell's neighbor and Harry Schmitz posing with a bear trap at John Bidwell's. Wilfrid Cline and Harry Schmitz stand right-of-center and each holds onto a side of John Bidwell's bear trap. Wilfrid holds the trap at left and Harry holds the trap at right; both look to the camera. John Bidwell's neighbor stands behind the trap, between Wilfrid and Harry, and looks to the camera. John Bidwell stands nearest to camera at left. He stands in partial profile, facing to the right. He turns his head to look to the camera while holding a pipe in one hand and resting his other hand to his back. A couple of horses stand just behind the group at center and at right. Part of a barn is visible along the left edge of the image. Trees stand in the distance.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1037_001 ark:/21198/zz002hs4nc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Animal traps Schmitz, Harry, 1875-1937 Bidwell, John Cline, Wilfrid M
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