Webster and Bob Brain stand with a gun, Irwindale, about 1900

Item Overview

Title

Webster and Bob Brain stand with a gun, Irwindale, about 1900

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1900]

Date

1900

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of brothers Webster and Bob Brain standing with a gun and looking like they're about to pose for a photo after a hunt in Irwindale. Webster stands left-of-center. He is in profile, facing right, and holds the barrel of a gun that is between him and his brother. Bob Brain stands right-of-center. He faces towards camera, but casts his gaze down towards the gun. In his hand at right, he holds a bunch of dead rabbits. To his right, small cacti cover the ground. Mountains stand in the far distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 607. Irwindale, Calif. About 1900. Web and Bob Brain cleaning rabbits. 2 films. Bob Brain. Bob Brain and Web Brain eating lunch. Web is drinking out of a bottle. L to R. Web Brain - Bob Brain, - standing Web is holding the gun. Under the Castor Bean tree at the irrigation pipe outlet. L to R: Web and Bob Brain. 6 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Brain, Robert T., 1869-1946
Brain, Webster C., 1871-1941

Location

California--Irwindale

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Rabbits--California
Firearms
Dead animals--California
Hunters--American--California--Irwindale