U. G. Smith helps Elmer Cole, Al Schmitz and Charlie Stavnow dig worms while H. H. West watches, Bishop, 1918

Item Overview

Title

U. G. Smith helps Elmer Cole, Al Schmitz and Charlie Stavnow dig worms while H. H. West watches, Bishop, 1918

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

1918

Date

1918

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of: U. G. Smith, Elmer Cole, Al Schmitz, Charles Stavnow and H. H. West. In a group on the left, U. G. Smith, Elmer Cole and Charles Stavnow crouch down to dig for worms. Al Schmitz stands behind them and watches. Off to the right, H. H. West stands in profile and watches the digging. H. H. West's Cadillac (partial view) is parked behind them and a building for "BISHOP FRENCH LAUNDRY" can be seen in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 201. Bishop, Calif. 1918. H. H. West's Cadillac. Elmer Cole digging worms right in front of Smith and Newlin's Garage at entrance to town. Al Schmitz and Charlie Stavnow looking on. U. G. Smith, one of the owners of the garage, and who let us have his shovel, is helping get the worms. We are on our way to Rock Creek. 2 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Smith, U. G., b. 1871
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Stavnow, Charles Ashworth, 1868-1947
Cole, Elmer
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948

Location

California--Bishop

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Automobiles--American--California
Digging--California--Bishop
Worms