Forrest Whitaker rigging up his tackle, Big Bear Lake, 1943

Item Overview

Title

Forrest Whitaker rigging up his tackle, Big Bear Lake, 1943

Photographer

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

Date Created

September 1-8, 1943

Date

1943-09-01/1943-09-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Forrest Whitaker sitting in a boat and rigging up his tackle while fishing on Big Bear Lake. The boat spans the width of the foreground and extends back towards center. Wood plank seating stretches horizontally across the image. Along the bottom edge, a cushion sits at center atop a seat. Forrest Whitaker sits in the back of the boat at right. He faces towards the camera, but looks down at the tackle he is rigging. Beyond the boat, Big Bear Lake stretches into the distance. A nearby shore stands in the background at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2031. Big Bear Lake trip Sept. 1-8-1943. Forrest and Agnes Whitaker H.H. and Mertie West. 1. Lighthouse Camp where we stayed from the boat. 2. Forrest Whitaker rigging up his tackle. 3. Forrest and Agnes fishing from the boat.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972

Location

California--Big Bear Lake

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Big Bear Lake (San Bernardino County, Calif. : Lake)
Fishing & hunting gear
Fishing--California
Boats--American--California--Big Bear Lake