H. H. West poses with deer skin and antlers, Independence vicinity, 1916

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West poses with deer skin and antlers, Independence vicinity, 1916

Photographer

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

Date Created

1916

Date

1916

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

H. H. West stands next to the front of a car and poses with a deer hide and antlers from a deer he shot while hunting. The deer's hide hangs over the grille of the car. To the right, H. H. stands and holds the deer antlers in both hands. The car is parked on a road. Another car (partial view) is on the far left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 417. Division Creel[sic], 1916. Deer hunt. Two pictures of H.H.West and the hide of the deer I killed. The head of this deer was brot[sic] home and I had it mounted and now hangs in our hall. (1942) 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

Location

California--Independence

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Deer--California
Hides & skins
Deer hunting--California
Hunting trophies
Hunters--American--California--Independence
Dead animals--California