Charles Davis of Indianapolis poses with a 12-gauge gun, Acton, about 1906

Item Overview

Title

Charles Davis of Indianapolis poses with a 12-gauge gun, Acton, about 1906

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa October, 1906]

Date

1906-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Charles Davis of Indianapolis standing in a field of tall grasses while on a quail hunting trip. He stands just right-of-center, in profile, facing right and holding up H. H. West's 12-gauge gun. A hillside rises at right, behind him.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Acton, Calif. About October 1906. Guy West, H.H.West and Charles Davis, who was Western Agent for G and J Tire Co. Indianapolis, Indiana, took S.P. train to Acton one night. Staid[sic] at the hotel all night. Got a rig next morning at livery stable and went out quail hunting. Charles Davis, with my automatic 12 gauge gun. Davis at edge of field looking for quail. Davis feet hurt. Takes off his shoes. Davis sees a bottle by the canteen and hunches along on his belly to get it. 4 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Davis, Charles

Location

California--Acton

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Meadows--California
Firearms
Quail shooting--California
Hunters--American--California--Acton