Will P. Mead stands atop a rock and fishes in the San Gabriel River, San Gabriel Canyon, about 1903

Item Overview

Title

Will P. Mead stands atop a rock and fishes in the San Gabriel River, San Gabriel Canyon, about 1903

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1903]

Date

1903

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Will P. Mead standing atop a rock in the San Gabriel River and fishing the river. At left, rocks line the right bank of the river in the foreground. The San Gabriel River flows on an arc down from behind the trees at right, towards the left and then curves back to the right and out of frame. Will P. Mead is perched on a rock at left that juts out of the river. He stands in profile, facing right, and holds a fishing rod out in front of him to the right. Trees line the left bank of the river in the near distance along the right edge of the image. Mountains rise in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: San Gabriel Canyon about 1903. Mead West camp in the canyon. The table. L to R: Will Mead eating. Mary A West standing in rear. Sena Mead stooping over table. 2. At the table, L to R: Mary A. West. Will P Mead, Sena Mead. All sitting down. 3. 4. 5. Three pictures of Will Mead with the broad brimmed hat fishing the San Gabriel river. 6. 7. Two pictures of H.H.West with cap fishing the San Gabriel river. 7 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Mead, William P., 1871-1906

Location

California--San Gabriel Canyon

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Mountains--California
Fishing--California
San Gabriel Canyon (Calif.)
San Gabriel River (Calif.)