H. H. West and "Count" Adams stand near caught fish hanging on wooden beams, Santa Catalina Island, 1909

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West and "Count" Adams stand near caught fish hanging on wooden beams, Santa Catalina Island, 1909

Photographer

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

Date Created

1909

Date

1909

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and "Count" Adams standing near caught fish hanging upon a wooden beam. H. H. wears a fedora hat and mid-length jacket with his arms out to his sides as he stands just left-of-center. He poses for a photograph standing just beneath and next to nine fish that hang on a wooden beam from nails. Behind him and the fish, "Count" Adams stands on the right with his hands in his pockets as he looks towards the camera. They stand atop a cliffside and are surrounded by wooden framework. The ocean is in the background at left. On the right, a small wooden shack (partial view) sits behind "Count" Adams.
Annually, the Rubber Men's Picnic was organized by leaders in the rubber industry for tire and automotive accessory dealers in the automobile industry.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 276 Catalina Island. Rubber Men's picnic. 1909 L to R: H.H.West and "Count" Adams.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Adams, "Count"
Rubber Men's Picnic. Annual Outing (1909)

Location

California--Santa Catalina Island

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Fishing--California
Dead animals--California
Fish--California