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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mary A. West cooking up pancakes in the West campsite at Thompsons near the Owens River. Mary stands, bent over, at center as she cooks up pancakes. She looks down and faces towards the left. The camp stove sits on the ground in front of her. A pan with 2 cooking pancakes sits atop the stove. Mary appears to reach towards a crate that sits on the ground behind and to the left of the stove. Pots sit atop the crate. In the foreground at right, 2 round trays sit on a bench or low table. Two rolled forms of dough sit in one of the trays. A tree stands behind Mary along the right edge of the image. Rocks sit beneath it and atop the rocks sit a couple of pots. Behind Mary and the stove, a pathway cuts between large rocks lining it. It slopes upwards towards tall grasses that stand in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1263. Thompsons, on Owens River, about 1915. I camped there two days and took my rifle and hunted up into Dead Man's canyon for deer. No deer and was all alone, and not pleasant. 1. Our camp under the big willows. Mary A West the other side of the stove. 2. Mary A West making pan cakes. 3. Mary A West washing dishes. Owens River in back ground. 4. The automobile bridge over the Owens River at Thompsons. L to R: Elizabeth West and Frances West throwing chunks of pumice stone into the Owens River and watching it float down stream. 4 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1263_003 ark:/21198/zz002hst3r
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Stoves Outdoor cookery--California--Mono County Camping--California--Mono County Pancakes & waffles--California--Mono County Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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