Winnie Scott, Cleo Swain and Mills Helen eating lunch near an outcrop of rocks, Los Padres National Forest vicinity, about 1917

Item Overview

Title

Winnie Scott, Cleo Swain and Mills Helen eating lunch near an outcrop of rocks, Los Padres National Forest vicinity, about 1917

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1917]

Date

1917

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Winnie Scott, Cleo Swain and Mills Helen eating lunch by an outcrop of rocks near Piru Creek. Mills Helen sits nearest to camera at right. He sits on the ground, facing left, while scooping food from his plate. A pile of crumpled newspapers sits on the ground between him and the camera. Winnie Scott sits on the ground at left and is turned towards the right. He cuts up food on the plate in front of him. Behind Winnie and Mills, Cleo Swain stands facing towards the left. He holds up a bowl and cleans it. Their food supplies sit on the ground between Winnie and Cleo. Rocks stand in a pile behind Cleo. A bag hangs from a tree limb in the right corner. Hills rise in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 734. Piru Creek, Calif. Near Billy Smitt's cabin. We drove my Buick right down by the Piru. Party was H.H.West, Cleo Swain and Winnie Scott of the Western Rubber and Supply Co., and Mills Helen a friend of Swains. About 1917. 1. H.H.West with string of trout from Piru. 2. Cleo Swain washing the kettles at bank of Piru Creek. 3. Cleo Swain with pot fixing up a meal. 4. Eating lunch. L to R: Winnie Scott seated. Swain standing. Mills Helen at right seated. 5. Mills Helen with hat on with our string of fish. 5 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Swain, Cleo Eric, 1891-1974
Helen, Mills
Scott, Winnie

Location

California--Los Padres National Forest

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Los Padres National Forest (Calif.)
Outdoor cookery--California--Los Padres National Forest
Eating & drinking--California--Los Padres National Forest