H. H. West fishing in Cottonwood Creek from a log, Inyo County, 1913

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West fishing in Cottonwood Creek from a log, Inyo County, 1913

Photographer

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

Date Created

[between August 31, 1913-September 1, 1913]

Date

1913-08-31/1913-09-01

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of H. H. West sitting on a downed tree while fishing in Cottonwood Creek. He sits in the near distance, low in the photograph. A downed tree extends from the bottom edge at center. H. H. West sits upon it and faces right. He appears to prop his foot on a boulder standing to his right. The stream appears to flow among rocks low across the image. The base of a mountain or hillside rises in the background. It is covered in rocks and dotted with brush and trees.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1127. Smith West tour August 1913. Cottonwood Creek. We got in there the last day of August and next day September first the golden trout season opened and we were the only fishermen in there. 1. H.H.West's Buick on the grade up Cottonwood Creek. 2. We camped at the only level place a level place by the bridge. 3. Our camp. Nella West standing talking to Mrs Dave Smith, sitting. 4. Our camp. Dave Smith by the stove. 5. Very brushy. I am fishing Cottonwood Creek from a log in the brush. 5 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

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

Location

California--Inyo County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Streams--California--Inyo County
Fishing--California