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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Will P. Mead standing atop a rock in the San Gabriel River and fishing the river. At left, rocks line the right bank of the river in the foreground. The San Gabriel River flows on an arc down from behind the trees at right, towards the left and then curves back to the right and out of frame. Will P. Mead is perched on a rock at left that juts out of the river. He stands in profile, facing right, and holds a fishing rod out in front of him to the right. Trees line the left bank of the river in the near distance along the right edge of the image. Mountains rise in the distance. Text from negative sleeve: San Gabriel Canyon about 1903. Mead West camp in the canyon. The table. L to R: Will Mead eating. Mary A West standing in rear. Sena Mead stooping over table. 2. At the table, L to R: Mary A. West. Will P Mead, Sena Mead. All sitting down. 3. 4. 5. Three pictures of Will Mead with the broad brimmed hat fishing the San Gabriel river. 6. 7. Two pictures of H.H.West with cap fishing the San Gabriel river. 7 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1185_004 ark:/21198/zz002hsjrq
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Mountains--California Fishing--California San Gabriel Canyon (Calif.) San Gabriel River (Calif.) Mead, William P., 1871-1906
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