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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Wilfrid Cline, Jr. (left) sitting on the ground while Harry Schmitz (right) kneels and cleans a sage hen at Coon Camp. Harry Schmitz kneels, right-of-center, and faces towards the right. He holds up a sage hen while he cleans the animal. Behind him and to the left, Wilfrid Cline, Jr. sits on the ground. He holds onto his knee with one hand and reaches his other hand behind his head as he looks to the camera. His other leg extends beyond the left frame. Four sage hen lie on the ground in front of him. A box or crate sits on the ground behind and between Wilfrid and Harry. A field extends behind them and trees line the horizon in the far distance. 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_003 ark:/21198/zz002hs62j
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Hunters--American--California--Lassen County Game bird hunting--California Dead animals--California Grouse--California Schmitz, Harry, 1875-1937 Cline, Wilfrid M
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