Waller Chanslor poses with ducks at the clubhouse, Gorman vicinity, circa 1910s

Item Overview

Title

Waller Chanslor poses with ducks at the clubhouse, Gorman vicinity, circa 1910s

Photographer

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

Date Created

[1910-1915]

Date

1910/1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Waller Chanslor stands in front of a corner of the Alamo Gun Club clubhouse at Crane (Quail) Lake. He is draped in ducks and wearing a big grin. The dead birds are draped over his shoulders and he raises up one hand that holds a string with more ducks. He stands in front of the side of the clubhouse. A gun is propped up against the side of the clubhouse to the left of Waller. The front porch of the clubhouse juts out from behind Waller on the the right. A couple of guns are propped up against the porch.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 397. Crane Lake, Calif. 1910 - 1915. L to R: Fred Gilmer. Dave F. Smith putting the ducks on Waller Chanslor. Waller Chanslor. Waller Chanslor after he is all decorated with ducks by Dave F. Smith. 2 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Chanslor, Waller Gordon, 1871-1956
Alamo Gun Club

Location

California--Gorman

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Firearms
Game bird hunting--California
Hunters--American--California--Gorman
Ducks
Dead animals--California
Hunting & fishing clubs--California--Gorman
Clubhouses--California--Gorman