Frank Mellus aims to shoot a duck overhead, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Item Overview

Title

Frank Mellus aims to shoot a duck overhead, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Photographer

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

Date Created

November 25, 1916

Date

1916-11-25

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Frank Mellus aiming his rifle into the air to shoot a duck (out-of-frame). Frank Mellus stands in the near distance on an embankment, left-of-center. His back is squared to the camera as points his rifle into the air towards the left. The embankment extends ahead of him into the distance. Ponds sit on either side of it. The opposite bank is visible in the far distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1272. Sunset Gun Club, November 25, 1916. 1. L to R: Standing, Theodore Lohman ("Pete" Lohman.) H.H.West. Squatting, L to R: Keeper Hardy & Frank Mellus. 2. Frank Mellus sees a duck coming. Grabs his gun. Keeper Hardy is stringing Frank's ducks. 3. 4. 5. Frank Mellus jumps up and shoots twice at a duck over head. Reloads, and I get him shooting at another. THESE PICTURES WERE NOT POSED. 5 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Sunset Gun Club
Mellus, Frank Hancock, 1880-1944

Location

California--Seal Beach

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Firearms
Hunters--American--California--Seal Beach
Duck shooting--California
Lakes & ponds--California--Seal Beach