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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of a fisherman standing over a small shark and spearing it while standing on a bridge somewhere between La Jolla and Ocean Beach as people watch. The shark lies on the bridge at center. It is viewed from the side and faces right. Its tail appears to thrash. A fisherman stands over the shark's head, behind and to the right of it. He clutches a spear that extends out of the fish and faces towards the camera as he appears to converse with the surrounding crowd. Another fisherman stands at far left, in partial view, on a wood plank sidewalk with his back to the camera. He stands on a coil of rope attached to a second spear that extends from the fish. Two men and a girl stand to the right of him. The men look down at the fish and the barefooted girl looks to the left towards the fisherman. A man in partial view and with his back to the camera stands along the right edge of the image; he rests a hand to his hip. Another person stands barefooted beyond him and to the right of the fisherman spearing the shark. The bridge spans the width of the foreground and extends back and to the right behind the scene. 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_002 ark:/21198/zz002hsh0v
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fishermen--California--San Diego Sharks--California Shark fishing--California Bridges--California--San Diego
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