Leon T. Shettler sits and turns to look to the camera, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Item Overview

Title

Leon T. Shettler sits and turns to look to the camera, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1908]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Leon T. Shettler smoking a cigar as he sits and turns to look to the camera while he attends the Rubber Men's Picnic in Santa Monica Canyon. Leon Shettler sits at center. He turns his upper body towards the left as he tries to look to the camera; he looks off to the left. Another man (partial view) sits next to Leon along the right edge of the image; his back is to the camera. A table is visible just beyond Leon and the other man. Other attendees stands in the area. A man stands directly behind Leon and is obscured from view by him. Another man stands behind and to the left of Leon. He faces towards the camera as he holds a cigar and gazes off towards the right. Two other men stand behind this man with the cigar and turn their backs towards the camera. A tree stands beyond this group, left-of-center. A canyon wall stretches across the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1242. Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908. Rubber Mens picnic. 1. Jim Jeffries eating with us. At Jim's right hand is Webb Brain. At Jim's left hand is Bill Newerf, Goodyear agent. Back of Newerf is George Crackel, then with the Goodrich Tire Co. 2. Beer keg on the Water Wagon. Can't know identify the fellows. 3. Vincent Loos, of John T.Bill Co. helping with the barbecue. 4. Leon T. Shettler, with cigar, turing [sic] to look at the camera. 5. Mel Nordlinger in shirt sleeves. Other fellow with badge unknown now. 6. One of the cloth signs among the trees. 6 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shettler, Leon Thorp, 1880-1940
Rubber Men's Picnic. Annual Outing (1908)

Location

California--Santa Monica Canyon (Los Angeles County)

Resource type

still image