Subject: Duck shooting--California - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Glen Velzy picking up a dead duck out by the decoys, Seal Beach vicinity, 1917

Description:: An out-of-focus photograph of Glen Velzy standing in a pond and picking up a duck he shot while visiting the Sunset Gun Club. Glen Velzy wades in the pond, left-of-center. He bends over, facing towards the camera, to pick up a duck out of the water. Beneath his other arm, he carries his rifle. The pond stretches into the distance behind him. A dozen or so duck decoys float behind Glen. An embankment lines the opposite end of the pond in the background.
Date:: October 31, 1917
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Guy Mansberger, F. O. Nelson and Carl Salbach clean ducks after a shoot, Orange County Vicinity, 1912

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Guy Mansberger, Franz O. Nelson and Carl Salbach posing for a photograph while they clean ducks after a shoot. Guy stands at left with ducks tethered to a strap hanging off one shoulder and a bag hanging off of the other as he looks to the camera. F. O. is poised in a low crouched position with his elbows resting on his knees; he looks to camera. At right, Carl kneels over a row of ducks. One knee is down the the ground and the other is propped up. His hands reach down to the ducks beneath him; his head is turned towards the ground. In the background, a few wooden crates sit cluttered behind Guy Mansberger and further to the left, behind him, there stands a structure.
Date:: November 28, 1912
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Two ducks tied in an irrigation ditch, San Diego County, about 1908

Description:: Photograph of 2 ducks floating in an irrigation ditch. They have been injured and tied to serve as decoys for a duck shoot. They float close to the ditch's bank on the left. The ditch extends from the low right corner up towards the left and terminates at the horizon. Built up earth stretches along the opposite bank on the right. There appears to be lens flare in this image.
Date:: [circa 1908]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Keeper Jesse Shanklin carrying a box of ducks to the clubhouse, Gorman vicinity, circa 1910s

Description:: A blurry photograph of Keeper Jesse Shanklin carrying ducks in box from the boat to the Alamo Gun Club clubhouse. He walks towards the left with his back to the camera along a bank of Crane (Quail) Lake. He carries the ducks in an open wooden box high up on his back. The lake and low mountains rising from the opposite bank serve as the backdrop.
Date:: [1910-1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Keeper Jesse Shanklin cleaning ducks after a shoot, Gorman vicinity, circa 1910s

Description:: Jesse Shanklin, keeper of the Alamo Gun Club, stands in front of the clubhouse porch and cleans ducks. He looks to camera and holds a duck. To his right, ducks lie lined up in a row on a bench. On the porch behind him, duck decoys lie in a pile on the porch floor and some sit atop the porch rail. A bed is visible on the right side of the porch.
Date:: [1910-1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Billy MacNider poses with ducks and geese, Gorman vicinity, circa 1910s

Description:: A poorly exposed photograph of Billy MacNider posing for a photograph with ducks and geese he shot. He stands in front of the rear end of a car parked in the woods. He holds ducks and geese in his hands as well as slung over his shoulders.
Date:: [1910-1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Keeper Hardy, Theodore "Pete" Lohman, H. H. West and Frank Mellus pose during a shoot, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right of Keeper E. D. Hardy, Theodore "Pete" Lohman, H. H. West and Frank Mellus posing with ducks during a shoot at the Sunset Gun Club. The group is clustered together on an embankment, left-of-center. Keeper Hardy kneels at far left and looks to the camera. Next to him, Theodore Lohman stands and holds a gun over his shoulder as he looks towards the left. H. H. West stands to the right of Lohman and looks to the camera. In front of H. H. West, Frank Mellus kneels on the ground while handling the ducks. He faces towards the left and looks to the camera. Several ducks lie on the ground in front of the group. Behind them, a pond stretches into the distance.
Date:: November 25, 1916
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

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

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

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

Edward Zobelein poses with ducks killed on a shoot, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: Edward Zobelein poses for a photograph while holding onto a bundle of dead ducks hanging from each hand. He stands center and looks to the camera; he wears a jacket, vest and fedora. Both arms extend down as both hands grip onto straps from which several ducks hang. In front of him, a hose winds on the ground and disappears behind him. Directly behind him, a narrow, wooden plank extends from the right up to the left across the image. At the far left, an outhouse stands adjacent to the planked walkway. A man wearing a vest walks on the walkway, towards the camera and away from the outhouse. Further in the distance on the right, there is a picket fence.
Date:: about 1912
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

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

H. H. West and Rover sitting in the tules, Los Angeles, 1895

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Rover (Guy West's dog) and H. H. West sitting in the tules near Watson Spur hunting for ducks. Rover sits at left behind H. H. West. H. H. West is viewed in profile as he sits among the tules with his gun at the ready. Both he and Rover face right. A dead duck lies on top of flattened down tules in front of H. H. West at center. A shadow of someone's head enters the photograph from the bottom edge.
Date:: 1895
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

H. H. West poses with the limit of teal from a duck shoot, Orange County vicinity, 1909

Description:: H. H. West poses for photograph while holding what appears to be a couple dozen or more teal (ducks) from cords. In each hand, he holds a large group of the ducks which are securely tied up with cords and hang below his grip. His right harm hangs down to the side and he lifts his left arm up just below shoulder height. He poses for the photograph while standing in front of the driver side of a parked car and looks to the left. Behind the car, a single story dwelling with a front porch stands in the background.
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

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

Frank Mellus kneels near Keeper E. D. Hardy as he strings ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph of Keeper Hardy (left) stringing ducks killed on a shoot while Frank Mellus (right) kneels beside him. Both men are in the foreground on an embankment. Keeper Hardy is in partial view along the left frame. He faces towards the right as he strings together a few ducks that lie on the ground to the right of him. Slightly behind and to the right of him, Frank Mellus kneels with his back towards the camera. The embankment recedes as it extends into the distance at an angle to the right. Ponds sit to either side of it. The opposite bank is visible in the distance.
Date:: November 25, 1916
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

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

John T. Bailey poses with ducks from a shoot, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: John T. Bailey stands in profile and poses for a photograph with about a dozen dead ducks killed on a shoot. He stands at center, facing right, with ducks tethered to a strap that is slung over his shoulder. His visible hand hangs at his side while it grasps a few ducks. He wears boots, a jacket and a fedora. His shadow casts towards the left corner. In the distance, a picket fence just enters the frame at right.
Date:: about 1912
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

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

Keeper E. D. Hardy stands atop a stile and poses with strings of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph of Keeper E. D. Hardy posing with strings of ducks while standing on a stile at the Sunset Gun Club grounds. E. D. Hardy stands left-of-center and looks directly to the camera. A few strings of several ducks hang draped from his shoulders as he stands on the lower step of a stile. Wire fencing extends to the left and the right of the stile. Another hunter stands obscured behind and to the right of Hardy; they hold a rifle by the barrel. Beyond the fencing, the marshland sprawls into the distance.
Date:: December 16, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Dr. George Cox poses with ducks from a shoot, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: Dr. George E. Cox poses for a photograph while holding onto a bundle of dead ducks hanging from each hand. He stands left-of-center and looks to the camera; he wears a long coat and bowler hat. Both arms are curled as both hands grip onto straps from which several ducks hang. Directly behind him, a narrow, wooden plank extends horizontally across the image. A couple of pipes extend from the plank on the right; one towards the camera and one away towards the center of the image. Further behind him a house stands on the right and a hut stands on the left.
Date:: about 1912
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Guy Mansberger and Mat Everhardy cleaning ducks, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Guy Mansberger and Mat Everhardy posing for a photograph while they clean ducks. Guy kneels behind several ducks lying on the ground in front of him. He rests one knee to the ground and the other is placed with his foot flat to the ground and knee bent. One arm dangles at his side and the other rests on his one raised knee. Next to him, Mat stands with both hands at his sides; his left hand grasps a white towel. Directly behind them, a narrow, wood-planked walkway extends horizontally. Long shadows of the men and another person are cast on the ground in the direction of the left-hand corner of the photograph. Behind the men, a few huts stand. The framework for a structure stands in the distance between the two men.
Date:: about 1912
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

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

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

Guy Mansberger poses with ducks killed on a shoot, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: Guy Mansberger, Keeper for the Cazadores Gun Club, holds about a score of ducks as he stands for a photograph. He stands in the center and casts his gaze downwards. His right arm is curled up and holds a strap with several ducks hanging from cords. His left arm hangs down at his side and his hand holds on to a cord with a few ducks. Directly behind him, a low, raised, narrow, wood-planked walkway stretches horizontally behind him at an angle. A hut stands in the distance to his right and a fence is visible in the distance on the left.
Date:: about 1912
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

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

Frank Mellus aims to shoot a duck overhead, 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 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.
Date:: November 25, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Keeper E. D. Hardy, Frank Mellus and John A. Hunter pose with ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Keeper E. D. Hardy, Frank Mellus and John A. Hunter posing with their guns and strings of ducks in the wetlands at the Sunset Gun Club. The group stands left-of-center and all look to the camera. E. D. Hardy (partial view) stands along the left edge of the image. A string of ducks hang from his shoulder that extends beyond the frame. A stile stands on the ground to the right and behind him. On the top step of the stile, Frank Mellus stands. Strings of ducks hang draped over his upper body while he holds onto the barrel of rifle. To the right of Frank and the stile, John A. Hunter poses. He too is draped in strings of ducks and holds onto the barrel of a gun. Wire fencing stretches to the right from the stile, behind John Hunter and out-of-frame at right. Behind the group, marshlands extend into the distance.
Date:: December 16, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Keeper E. D. Hardy, Frank Mellus and John A. Hunter pose with strings of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Keeper E. D. Hardy, Frank Mellus and John A. Hunter posing with their guns and strings of ducks in the wetlands at the Sunset Gun Club. The group stands left-of-center and all look to the camera. E. D. Hardy stands at left. A string of ducks hang from one of his shoulders. Behind him at center, Frank Mellus stands on the top step of a stile; elevated above both Hardy and Hunter. Strings of ducks hang draped over his upper body while he holds onto the barrel of rifle. To the right of Frank and the stile, John A. Hunter stands on the ground and poses. He too is draped in strings of ducks and holds onto the barrel of a gun. Wire fencing stretches to the right from the stile, behind John Hunter and out-of-frame at right. Behind the group, marshlands extend into the distance.
Date:: December 16, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Frank Mellus and Keeper E. D. Hardy pose by the stile, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Frank Mellus and Keeper E. D. Hardy posing by the stile in the wetlands at the Sunset Gun Club. Frank Mellus stands at left and faces towards the camera. He holds a covered object in his hands. To the right of him at center, Keeper E. D. Hardy stands on the lower step of the stile. Strings of ducks hang draped from his shoulders as he looks to the camera. Wire fencing stretches to the right from the stile and out-of-frame. Behind them, marshlands extend into the distance.
Date:: December 16, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Keeper E. D. Hardy poses with strings of ducks while standing atop a stile, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph of Keeper E. D. Hardy posing with strings of ducks while standing on a stile at the Sunset Gun Club grounds. E. D. Hardy stands left-of-center and looks directly to the camera. A few strings of several ducks hang draped from his shoulders as he stands on the lower step of a stile. Wire fencing extends to the left and the right of the stile. Beyond the fencing, the marshland sprawls into the distance.
Date:: December 16, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Frank Mellus, Beecher Laswell, John Masters and Walter Morosco pose with ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Frank Mellus, Beecher Laswell, John Masters and Walter Morosco posing while showing off the ducks they shot during a visit to the Sunset Gun Club. Frank Mellus stands furthest back at left. He holds a string of several ducks in front of him as he looks to the right towards his fellow sportsmen. The other three men stand in a row the stretches from the right and back towards center. Walter Morosco stands nearest to camera and rightmost. He looks to the camera and holds up a string of several ducks. John Masters stands behind and to the left of Walter. He too looks to camera and holds up a string of several ducks. Beecher Laswell stands behind and to the left of John. He looks to the camera while holding both a string of ducks and the barrel of a rifle. Behind the group, a couple of shacks stand at center. The grounds of the gun club stretch into the distance at left.
Date:: December, 1920
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Frank Mellus aims his gun into the air, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph of Frank Mellus aiming his rifle in the air to shoot at a duck (out-of-frame) overhead. Frank Mellus stands in the near distance at center on an embankment that cuts through the marsh. He faces slightly left as he raises the barrel of his gun into the air, obscuring his face. The embankment he stands upon stretches from the bottom edge of the image and recedes into the distance at right; it is surrounded by ponds on either side. The opposite bank stretches across the image 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

Chet Edgell poses with ducks from a shoot, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: Photograph of Chet Edgell posing with ducks shot on a shoot during a visit to the Sunset Gun Club. Chet Edgell stands, left-of-center, and curls up an arm to hold onto a tether of several ducks. He faces towards the left, but looks to the camera. Behind him at right stands a fenced pen. A gate-frame is directly behind him and chicken wire extends from it towards the right. Further back on the grounds and at left, a shack stands in partial view.
Date:: December 30, 1916
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Frank Mellus poses with his rifle and a string of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Description:: Photograph of Frank Mellus wading in a pond and posing while holding his rifle and a string of ducks. Frank Mellus stands left-of-center in ankle deep water. He faces slightly left, but looks towards the camera. In one hand, he holds a string of a few ducks and with the other, he holds onto the butt of a rifle with its barrel resting on his shoulder. He stands in a pond which stretches behind him. In the distance, part of a shack stands along the right edge of the image and fence posts rise from the marsh.
Date:: December, 1920
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

John Masters poses with his rifle and a string of ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Description:: Photograph of John Masters posing with his rifle and a string of ducks while visiting the Sunset Gun Club. John Masters stands at center and looks the camera. He holds a string of several ducks in front of him and holds his rifle tucked between his arm and his side. The shooting grounds sprawl out behind him and into the distance.
Date:: December, 1920
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Charlie Stavnow poses with ducks killed on a shoot as a man runs behind him, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: Charlie Stavnow poses for a photograph with about a score of dead ducks killed on a shoot. He stands at center and looks directly forward with ducks slung around his neck, dangling from both hands and with several ducks laid on the ground in front of him. He wears boots, a jacket and a small hat. He casts a shadow horizontally towards the left. To the left and behind him, a man is captured, in motion, running from the left to the right. Just behind Charlie on the right, about three chickens stand in the grass. In the far distance, a picket-fenced enclosure stands at the right.
Date:: about 1912
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Glen Velzy shoots at ducks from the blind, Seal Beach vicinity, 1917

Description:: Photograph of Glen Velzy hiding in a blind and taking aim at a ducks(out-of-frame) with his rifle during a trip to the Sunset Gun Club. The blind is in the foreground, right-of-center, on an embankment that stretches into the distance. Glen Velzy is in the blind and is only visible from the arms up. He faces towards the right and raises his rifle towards the upper right corner as he takes aim. Low chicken wire on the ground encircles Glen and lines the blind. Water stands on either side of the embankment. The opposite bank stretches across the horizon in the far distance.
Date:: October 31, 1917
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Glen Velzy sitting on an embankment while duck shooting, Seal Beach vicinity, 1917

Description:: Photograph of Glen Velzy crouching down on an embankment while out on a duck shoot at the Sunset Gun Club grounds. Glen Velzy crouches down at center and faces toward the right. He holds a rifle to his side while a pipe hangs from his mouth. Chicken wire stands atop the ground at right. The embankment drops off behind Glen and a body of water stretches into the distance. The opposite bank extends across the horizon.
Date:: October 31, 1917
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Glen Velzy wades through a pond and retrieves a duck he shot, Seal Beach vicinity, 1917

Description:: Photograph of Glen Velzy wading through a pond of the Sunset Gun Club and retrieving a duck he shot. Glen Velzy trudges through the water in the near distance, left-of-center. He walks towards the left and carries a duck one hand and his rifle in the other. A few ducks or decoys float in the water behind and to the right of him. An embankment of the far side of the pond stretches across the image in 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 and Keeper E. D. Hardy pose by the stile, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:: An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Keeper E. D. Hardy posing by the stile in the wetlands at the Sunset Gun Club. H. H. West stands at left and faces towards the camera. He holds onto the barrel of a gun that stands on the ground. To the right of him at center, Keeper E. D. Hardy stands on the lower step of the stile. Strings of ducks hang draped from his shoulders as he looks to the camera. Wire fencing stretches to the right from the stile and out-of-frame. Behind them, marshlands extend into the distance.
Date:: December 16, 1916
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 around F. S. Hardin's Regal, Orange County vicinity, 1909

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of: Guy Mansberger, Charles Stavnow, John Bailey, Carl Salbach, Franz O. Nelson, Dr. Ferguson S. Hardin, Nathaniel W. Reynolds (father-in-law of Dr. Hardin), Phil Lyon, 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 couple of the men hold their guns. A black dog stands in the background behind Guy Mansberger on the left. The car faces left and is parked in front a ranch-style dwelling. Another dwelling stands in the background on the right.
Date:: October 1, 1909
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Ducks killed on a hunt lie in rows on a small rowed barge at Otay Reservoir, San Diego County, 1909

Description:: Photograph of an unidentified boy sitting in a small, rowed barge and escorting about a couple score of ducks killed on a duck shoot by H. H. West and company at the Otay Reservoir. The shoreline of Lower Otay Lake stretches from the lower left corner up to the right. The boy sits at left towards the back of the small barge that is partially ashore. The ducks lie in rows in front of him at center. Oars are affixed to the barge on either side of the boat. Another boat is partially ashore on the right. The lake expands into the distance and hills rise the background.
Date:: 1909
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Walter Morosco and Frank Mellus cleaning ducks, Seal Beach vicinity, 1920

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Walter Morosco and Frank Mellus cleaning ducks after a shoot at the Sunset Gun Club. Walter Morosco stands at left behind a pile of ducks. He faces right, but looks back to the left as he reaches an arm out-of-frame. To his right, Frank Mellus stands in the door frame of a shack. He faces to the left and looks down to the left as he holds a duck to clean it. In front of and to the right of him, a rifle rests vertically against the front of the shack. The marshland is visible behind them, stretching into the distance.
Date:: December, 1920
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Guy M. West holding a duck while standing in the tules with his dog, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Description:: Photograph of Guy M. West standing among the tules at Watson Spur with his dog. He stands at center, facing towards the camera, and looks down towards his dog to the left. In one hand, Guy holds a duck and with the other he holds onto his rifle which he rests atop his bent leg. Tules occupy the foreground in the lower left corner. The dog appears to walk down a slope behind these tules at left and towards Guy. Tules also stand behind and to the right of Guy and his dog, surrounding them.
Date:: [circa 1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Guy M. West and his dog lurk in the tules while duck hunting, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Description:: Photograph of Guy M. West lurking in the tules with his dog at Watson Spur. Guy M. West stands, with his rifle at the ready, behind tules that are in the foreground along the left frame. He stands left-of-center, partially obscured by the tules, and faces towards the right; he points his rifle in the same direction. In front and to the right of him, his dog stands facing towards the small lake. The lake is visible behind and to the right of Guy, between the tules. Tules stands along the right edge of the image and behind Guy at left. They also line the opposite bank of the lake in the distance.
Date:: [circa 1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

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

Description:: Photograph of H. H. West standing on the edge of Watson Lake with his rifle and Guy West's dog during a duck hunt. H. H. West stands in the near distance, left-of-center. He faces towards the left and holds a rifle, which he points downward. The dog stands on the ground in front of him, also facing left. H. H. stands at the very edge of the small lake. Its near bank stretches across the image behind H. H. Reeds rise out of the water near and parallel to the edge. The lake stretches into the distance towards the right. The far banks are lined with tall grasses. A dark shadow passes across a large swath of the lower left corner, obscuring it.
Date:: [circa 1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

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

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.
Date:: [circa 1895]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Charlie Stavnow poses with ducks killed on a shoot, Orange County vicinity, about 1912

Description:: Charlie Stavnow poses for a photograph with about a score of dead ducks killed on a shoot. He stands at center with ducks slung around his neck, hanging from both hands and with several ducks laid on the ground in front of him. He wears boots, a jacket and a small hat. He casts a shadow horizontally towards the left. Just behind him, two chickens stand in the grass near a shadow that enters the image from the right. In the far distance, a picket-fenced enclosure stands at the right.
Date:: about 1912
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

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