Franz O. Nelson poses for a photograph with his gun and ducks, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Item Overview

Title

Franz O. Nelson poses for a photograph with his gun and ducks, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Photographer

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

Date Created

about 1912

Date

1912

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Franz O. Nelson poses for a photograph with his gun and several ducks killed on a shoot. With his arm extended, he holds the barrel of his gun in his left hand with butt of the gun resting on the ground. His right arm is bent as he lets a strap with several tethered ducks dangle in front of him. The ducks hang from cords and hover just above the ground. Franz wears a hat, a knit cardigan and boots. He also has a pipe hanging out of the left side of his mouth. He stands in the middle of an empty, grassy landscape. Behind him and to the right, there is a wooden shack and a fence made of wire and wood.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 303. Cazadores Gun Club. About 1912. Franz O. Nelson. Nelson was agent for Diamond Tires in Southern California, with head quarters at Chanslor and Lyon Motor Supply Co. Later became agent for Diamong[sic] tires when they opened their branch at corner of Olive St. and 11th Street. When Diamond Tire Co. sold out to Goodrich, Nelson joined with Frank Price, (also of Diamond) and they opened up a tire house called Nelson and Price.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Nelson, Franz
Cazadores Gun Club

Location

California--Orange County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Firearms
Ducks
Dead animals--California
Duck shooting--California
Hunting & fishing clubs--California--Orange County
Hunters--American--California--Orange County