Chet Edgell poses while skinning a deer shot by H. H. West, Independence vicinity, 1916

Item Overview

Title

Chet Edgell poses while skinning a deer shot by H. H. West, Independence vicinity, 1916

Photographer

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

Date Created

1916

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Chet Edgell skinning a deer in the forge house on Leslie McAfee's property. H. H. West shot the dear near Sand Canyon. Chet Edgell stands to the right of the buck he is skinning and looks towards the camera. The deer hangs upside-down from the ceiling.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 416. Division Creek, 1916. Deer Hunt. I kill a dear near Sand Canyon. We drive the truck to Half Way house, get a horse and go up near Sand Canyon for deer. Had to hunt for it in dark with matches. Got it on horse and brot[sic] it to our Division creek camp. McAfee Supt of the power plant told us to move into the forge house out of the snow and cold. Chet Edgell skinning the deer in the forge room. Mrs McAfee told us to bring over the liver and she would cook u us a supper at the house, and we had a swell supper with hot biscuits and lots of honey, - and venison. 2 negatives showing Edgell skin ning the deer in the forge room.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Deer--California
Hides & skins
Deer hunting--California
Dead animals--California

Names

Edgell, Chester Arthur, 1879-1943

Location

California--Independence

Resource type

still image