Abraham Whitaker surf fishing near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Item Overview

Title

Abraham Whitaker surf fishing near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Photographer

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

Date Created

[about 1924]

Date

1924

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Abraham Whitaker standing on the shore near Rincon Point and fishing in the ocean. Abraham Whitaker stands in profile, left-of-center. He faces left towards the ocean and turns his back slightly towards the camera. He leans back and holds his fishing rod up by his chest. The shoreline extends at an upward angle from left to right. Waves crash in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 830. Rincon, Calif. Above Ventura. About 1924. A. Whitaker fishing in the surf. A. Whitaker in front of the tent. Mertie Whitaker cooking. 3 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934

Location

California--Carpinteria

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Surf fishing--California--Carpinteria
Beaches--California--Carpinteria