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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of H. H. West standing near a blind on the shooting grounds of the Sunset Gun Club and holding onto a rifle and ducks. H. H. West stands at center, on an embankment that stretches across the foreground, and leans forward while facing slightly towards the right. He holds the barrel of a rifle in one hand and from the other, a couple ducks dangle towards the ground. Ducks lie on the ground in front of him, piled up next to the blind. The blind is surrounded by tall grasses and chicken wire in the lower right corner. Behind him, a large pond sprawls into the distance. Text from negative sleeve: 1277. Sunset Gun Club, October 31, 1917. I took Glen Velzy down as a guest. 1. Glen Velzy, sitting on dike. 2. Glen Velzy in blind taking shot at a duck. 3. Glen Velzy picking up a dead duck out by the decoys. 4. Glen Velzy wading into the blind after picking up a duck he had shot. 5. H.H.West at the blind with ducks. 5 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1277_004 ark:/21198/zz002hsv79
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Firearms Hunters--American--California--Seal Beach Dead animals--California Ducks--California Lakes & ponds--California--Seal Beach Blinds (Shelters)--California--Seal Beach Duck shooting--California West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Sunset Gun Club
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