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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Harry Schmitz posing with his rifle and sage hen after a hunt at Coon Camp. Harry Schmitz stands center and looks to the camera with a pipe hanging from his mouth. He holds sage hen with both hands down at his sides. A rifle stands upright and rests against his right arm (left). A car is parked behind him. It is viewed from the side and faces right. The front of the car is visible behind Harry and the back of the car extends beyond the left side of the image. Text from negative sleeve: 1051. Trinity County trip, 1917. Coon Camp. 1. Wilfrid Cline Jr with two limits of sage hen. They were thick. We could drive the car right into flocks. The large film. 2. Small film. Harry Schmitz with two limits of sage hen. 3. Small film. Left to right. Wilfrid Cline Jr and Harry Schmitz cleaning sage hen. 4. The sage hen were color of the rocks. I shot one and hunted it for a long time, and when I did finally locate it I took a photo of it lying on the ground. Can you see it? 1 large and 3 small films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1051_001 ark:/21198/zz002hs60h
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Hunters--American--California--Lassen County Firearms Game bird hunting--California Dead animals--California Grouse--California Schmitz, Harry, 1875-1937
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