H. H. West and George Thomas of Pomona stand next to caught fish hanging on wooden beams, Santa Catalina Island, 1909

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West and George Thomas of Pomona stand next to 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 George Thomas posing for a photograph with caught fish hanging from a wooden beam. H. H. wears a fedora hat and mid-length jacket; he is smoking a cigar. George Thomas wears an ascot cap and vest. He poses for the photograph with one hand holding a fish's tail and the other holding a cane. They stand to the left of and slightly beneath nine fish that hang on a wooden beam from nails. They stand atop a cliffside with wooden framework and beams stretching overhead. The ocean is in the background at left. On the right, a wooden shack (partial view) sits with wooden framework extending from it towards the center of the photograph.
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: 278 Catalina Island. Rubber Men's Picnic. 1909 Left to right: H.H.West and George Thomas, who was an auto dealer at Pomona, Calif. 2 negatives.

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
Thomas, George
Rubber Men's Picnic. Annual Outing (1909)

Location

California--Santa Catalina Island

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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