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

Item Overview

Title

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

Photographer

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

Date Created

October 31, 1917

Date

1917-10-31

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

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.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1277. Sunset Gun Club, October 31, 1917. I took Glen Velzy down as a guest. 1. Glen Velzy, sitting on dike. 2. Glen Velzy in blind taking shot at a duck. 3. Glen Velzy picking up a dead duck out by the decoys. 4. Glen Velzy wading into the blind after picking up a duck he had shot. 5. H.H.West at the blind with ducks. 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
Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951

Location

California--Seal Beach

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Hunters--American--California--Seal Beach
Dead animals--California
Duck shooting--California
Decoys (Hunting)
Ducks--California
Lakes & ponds--California--Seal Beach