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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Leon T. Shettler smoking a cigar as he sits and turns to look to the camera while he attends the Rubber Men's Picnic in Santa Monica Canyon. Leon Shettler sits at center. He turns his upper body towards the left as he tries to look to the camera; he looks off to the left. Another man (partial view) sits next to Leon along the right edge of the image; his back is to the camera. A table is visible just beyond Leon and the other man. Other attendees stands in the area. A man stands directly behind Leon and is obscured from view by him. Another man stands behind and to the left of Leon. He faces towards the camera as he holds a cigar and gazes off towards the right. Two other men stand behind this man with the cigar and turn their backs towards the camera. A tree stands beyond this group, left-of-center. A canyon wall stretches across the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1242. Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908. Rubber Mens picnic. 1. Jim Jeffries eating with us. At Jim's right hand is Webb Brain. At Jim's left hand is Bill Newerf, Goodyear agent. Back of Newerf is George Crackel, then with the Goodrich Tire Co. 2. Beer keg on the Water Wagon. Can't know identify the fellows. 3. Vincent Loos, of John T.Bill Co. helping with the barbecue. 4. Leon T. Shettler, with cigar, turing [sic] to look at the camera. 5. Mel Nordlinger in shirt sleeves. Other fellow with badge unknown now. 6. One of the cloth signs among the trees. 6 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1242_001 ark:/21198/zz002hsrgg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Shettler, Leon Thorp, 1880-1940 Rubber Men's Picnic. Annual Outing (1908)
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