Guy M. West stands with his gun and dog at the edge of Watson Lake, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Item Overview

Title

Guy M. West stands with his gun and dog at the edge of Watson Lake, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1895]

Date

1895

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Guy M. West standing on the edge of Watson Lake with his rifle and dog during a duck hunt. Guy M. West stands in the near distance at center. He faces towards the left and holds a rifle which points in the same direction. His dog sits on the ground to the right of him, also facing left. He stands at the very edge of the small lake. Its near shoreline enters from the lower left and stretches towards the right. Reeds rise out of the water and grasslands slope up from the opposite bank in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1334. Watson's Spur, On S.P.R.R. near Long Beach, Calif. About 1895. 1. Guy M West with gun and dog at edge of Watson lake duck hunting. 2. Guy M West and dog in the tules by the lake. 3. Same, with a duck in his hand. 3 films See 1335-

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Guy Mark, b. 1879

Location

California--Long Beach

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dogs--California--Long Beach
Firearms
Wetlands--California--Long Beach
Duck shooting--California
Lakes & ponds--California--Long Beach
Hunters--American--California--Long Beach