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Franz O. Nelson poses for a photograph with his gun and ducks, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:
Franz O. Nelson poses for a photograph with his gun and several ducks killed on a shoot. With his arm extended, he holds the barrel of his gun in his left hand with butt of the gun resting on the ground. His right arm is bent as he lets a strap with several tethered ducks dangle in front of him. The ducks hang from cords and hover just above the ground. Franz wears a hat, a knit cardigan and boots. He also has a pipe hanging out of the left side of his mouth. He stands in the middle of an empty, grassy landscape. Behind him and to the right, there is a wooden shack and a fence made of wire and wood.
Date:
about 1912
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Franz O. Nelson poses for a photograph with his gun and ducks, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

H. H. West stands by the blind with his rifle and ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1917

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West standing near a blind on the shooting grounds of the Sunset Gun Club and holding onto a rifle and ducks. H. H. West stands at center, on an embankment that stretches across the foreground, and leans forward while facing slightly towards the right. He holds the barrel of a rifle in one hand and from the other, a couple ducks dangle towards the ground. Ducks lie on the ground in front of him, piled up next to the blind. The blind is surrounded by tall grasses and chicken wire in the lower right corner. Behind him, a large pond sprawls into the distance.
Date:
October 31, 1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West stands by the blind with his rifle and ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1917

Carl Salbach poses with ducks killed during a hunt, Orange County vicinity, 1912

Description:
Carl Salbach poses for a photograph while holding on to a strap with hunted ducks tethered on both ends. He stands at center and looks to the camera; he wears a tie and suspenders. His arms extend slightly outward as both hands grip onto a strap from which several ducks hang from either end. On the ground in front of him, a gun rests upon a narrow wooden plank that extends horizontally at an angle. Behind him is an open, grassy land with a few huts standing in the distance on the right.
Date:
November 28, 1912
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Carl Salbach poses with ducks killed during a hunt, Orange County vicinity, 1912

Dr. Ferguson S. Hardin poses with ducks piled on him, Orange County vicinity, 1909

Description:
Dr. Ferguson S. Hardin poses for a photograph while wearing piles of ducks shot on opening day. He stands at center and is covered head to toe in dozens of ducks that have been tethered together. A strap stretches across the crown of his head and ducks hang from either side. Behind him on the right, a car (partial view) is parked. The front of the car disappears behind Hardin and the back half of the car is out of frame. A person with crossed legs and a hand on their knee sits right of the steering wheel; the rest of this person is out of frame. A gun rests, barrel pointed up, against the car's running board. To the right of the gun, 2 bags sit atop the running board. Behind the car, there is a house on the right. At left, beyond Hardin, a portable house stands.
Date:
October 1, 1909
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dr. Ferguson S. Hardin poses with ducks piled on him, Orange County vicinity, 1909

Members of the Cazadores Gun Club pose for a photograph after a shoot, Orange County vicinity, October 1, 1909

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Guy Mansberger, Charles Stavnow, Carl Salbach, Dr. Ferguson S. Hardin, Phil Lyon (sitting in front seat), Franz O. Nelson, Nathaniel W. Reynolds (father-in-law of Dr. Hardin), Ed Zobelein and Jack Jenkins all pose for a photograph while standing around Dr. Hardin's Regal automobile that is decorated with the duck limit. Ducks hunted by the men hang and lie across driver's side of the vehicle. On the ground in front, a gun rests against the running board and a canvas bag sits in front of the rear tire. A black dog stands in the background behind Mr. Jenkins. The car faces left and is parked in front a ranch-style dwelling.
Date:
October 1, 1909
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the Cazadores Gun Club pose for a photograph after a shoot, Orange County vicinity, October 1, 1909

Al Schmitz waits in blind no. 3 at the Center Gun Club, [Orange County], 1943

Description:
Photograph of Al Schmitz waiting in a blind on the hunting grounds of the Center Gun Club in Orange County. A circular blind rises just above the ground in the near distance at center. Al Schmitz stands in the middle of it and is visible from the torso up. He rests a hand on the edge of the blind and faces slightly right. To the right of Al, the barrel of a gun pokes out of the blind. Tall grasses cover the marshlands in the foreground; they surround the blind and stretch into the distance.
Date:
November 5, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Al Schmitz waits in blind no. 3 at the Center Gun Club, [Orange County], 1943

Frank Mellus aims his gun towards the sky, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:
Photograph of Frank Mellus aiming his rifle into the air to shoot a duck (out-of-frame). Frank Mellus stands on an embankment, left-of-center. He faces towards the right and points his rifle into the air. The embankment extends behind him into the distance. Ponds lie on either side of it. The opposite bank is visible in the far distance.
Date:
November 25, 1916
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frank Mellus aims his gun towards the sky, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Beecher Laswell poses with his rifle and a string of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Description:
Photograph of Beecher Laswell standing in a pond at Sunset Gun Club while posing with his rifle and a string of ducks. Beecher Laswell stands at center and faces slightly left as he looks to the camera. With one hand, he holds onto a string of several ducks that hangs from his shoulder and with the other he holds the butt of his rifle, which rests on his shoulder. A large bag hangs from the butt of the gun. He stands in a marshy pond that stretches across the background. In the distance at left, a shack rises from the marsh and stands in partial view.
Date:
December, 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Beecher Laswell poses with his rifle and a string of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Carl Salbach stands holding a gun and ducks killed during a hunt, Orange County vicinity, 1912

Description:
Carl Salberg poses for a photograph with a gun slung over one shoulder and several dead ducks tethered to a strap hang over the other shoulder. He is turned in partial profile to the left and gazes off in that direction. He dons a hat, glasses, a handkerchief tied about the neck, a button-down shirt, a glove on one hand and boots. The barrel of the gun points behind him. At his feet, a watering hose lies on ground. He stands in front of a shack with a small porch behind him on the right. Carl casts a shadow that is oriented at an angle to the left. His reflection is visible in the window behind him and to his left. In the distance on the right, a couple more small huts are visible.
Date:
November 28, 1912
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Carl Salbach stands holding a gun and ducks killed during a hunt, Orange County vicinity, 1912

Theodore "Pete" Lohman poses with his rifle and a string of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Description:
Photograph of Theodore "Pete" Lohman standing in front of a shack and posing with his rifle and a string of ducks after a shoot at the Sunset Gun Club. Theodore Lohman stands, left-of-center, facing towards the camera but looking left. A corn-cob pipe hangs from his mouth as he rests one hand to his hip. In his other arm, his rifle rests in the crook of his elbow. A string of several ducks hang from his shoulder. Behind him and to the right, a shack stands in partial view along the right half of the image. At left, the marsh extends into the distance behind Theodore.
Date:
December, 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Theodore "Pete" Lohman poses with his rifle and a string of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920