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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of two fishermen standing over a small shark and spearing it while standing on a bridge somewhere between La Jolla and Ocean Beach. The shark lies on the bridge at center. It is viewed from the side and faces right. Two fishermen stand over the shark and clutch spears that extend out of the fish. The fisherman at left stands on the shark's tail as he holds onto one spear and a coil of rope. He looks down towards the fish. To his right, another fisherman bends over as he stands over the shark's head. He too holds onto a spear as he either tries to remove the spear or drive it into the shark. A couple spectators stand along the side of the bridge at left and one peers towards the shark. The bridge spans the width of the foreground and recedes into the distance along the right edge of the image. Transportation tracks and overhead cables run along the center of the bridge. Text from negative sleeve: 1163. Bystle West trip to San Diego 1918-1919. Encinitas, Calif. 1. H.H.West's Cadillac at the lunch stand at Encinitas, Calif. [handwritten:] Lost 1/7/51 { [end handwritten] 2. H.H. West's Cadillac at right. In between cars holding up a coat is A.B.Schmitz. Second lady from the left is Mrs Mary A. West. Rest not now recognized, if of our party. 3. 4. Two pictures of a shovel nose shark that some fishermen had just caught off a bridge over a lagoon between La Jolla and Ocean Beach, Cal. None of our party in the pictures. 4 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1163_001 ark:/21198/zz002hsgzv
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fishermen--California--San Diego Sharks--California Shark fishing--California Bridges--California--San Diego
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