Distant view of the West-Schmitz-Stavnow-Cole campsite near Hilton Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, about 1920

Item Overview

Title

Distant view of the West-Schmitz-Stavnow-Cole campsite near Hilton Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, about 1920

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1920]

Date

1920

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

A blurry photograph of the West-Schmitz-Stavnow-Cole party campsite near Hilton Creek. The campsite is bounded by a tent at left, boulders at center and H. H. West's Cadillac on the right. A member of the camping party bends over the camp stove in front of the boulders just right-of-center. Charles Stavnow stands at right in front and to the left of the Cadillac with his back to the camera. The Cadillac is viewed from the front at an angle. In the distance at right, a snow-covered mountain stands.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Hilton Creek, Calif. About 1920. Al Schmitz, Charlie Stavnow, Elmer Cole, H.H.West, with H.H.West's Cadillac. We camped in the rocks where Hilton Creek crossed the old lower road close to Owens River. Snow all around us. Bitter cold, and very windy. We put up a tarpaulin between the rocks to break the wind so as to have a fire to cook. Stavnow went thru the snow to his arm pits on the bank of Magee Creek. 2 views of the camp. Charlie Stavnow fishing in Convict creek on the meadow. Charlie Stavnow with two fine trout out of Convict creek. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Stavnow, Charles Ashworth, 1868-1947

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Automobiles--American--California--Mammoth Lakes
Mountains--California
Tents--California--Mammoth Lakes
Boulders--California
Camping--California--Mammoth Lakes