Elmer Cole cooking fish while Al Schmitz, Otto Schmitz and Charles Stavnow eat, Los Padres National Forest, about 1915

Item Overview

Title

Elmer Cole cooking fish while Al Schmitz, Otto Schmitz and Charles Stavnow eat, Los Padres National Forest, about 1915

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1915]

Date

1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Otto Schmitz, Al Schmitz, Charles Stavnow and Elmer Cole eating and cooking in their campsite near Piru Creek. Elmer Cole sits on a rock in the foreground at center. He holds a cup in one hand and with the other cooks a fish in a pan at left. He looks at the fish he's cooking. Otto Schmitz, Al Schmitz and Charles Stavnow all stand in the background to the left of Elmer Cole. Otto Schmitz kneels at far left, he faces right as he looks towards Elmer Cole. Al Schmitz stands behind him with his back to the camera. Charles Stavnow stands behind Elmer's arm. He faces slightly towards the left. The group's food supplies and cooking utensils sit on the ground surrounding Elmer Cole. A hillside covered in chaparral stands in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 736. Piru Creek, Calif. About 1915. The party was Charles Stavnow. Elmer Cole. Otto Schmitz. Al Schmitz. H.H.West. We made our camp right at Billy Smitt's xx cabin on the Piru. We drove our cars right down to the creek. 1. L to R: Otto Schmitz. Al Schmitz. Elmer Cole at the stove. Charles Stavnow in rear. 2. Close up. L to R: Otto Schmitz with Al Schmitz back to camera behind him. Stavnow and Cole at the stove. 3. Two views of our catch in the Piru, Snowy Creek and Buck Creek. 4 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Schmitz, Otto E., 1869 or 70-1939
Stavnow, Charles Ashworth, 1868-1947
Cole, Elmer
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948

Location

California--Los Padres National Forest

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Los Padres National Forest (Calif.)
Camping--California--Los Padres National Forest
Outdoor cookery--California--Los Padres National Forest
Eating & drinking--California--Los Padres National Forest