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

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

1912

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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.

Text from negative sleeve: 303. Cazadores Gun Club. About 1912. Franz O. Nelson. Nelson was agent for Diamond Tires in Southern California, with head quarters at Chanslor and Lyon Motor Supply Co. Later became agent for Diamong[sic] tires when they opened their branch at corner of Olive St. and 11th Street. When Diamond Tire Co. sold out to Goodrich, Nelson joined with Frank Price, (also of Diamond) and they opened up a tire house called Nelson and Price.

Firearms

Ducks

Dead animals--California

Duck shooting--California

Hunting & fishing clubs--California--Orange County

Hunters--American--California--Orange County

Nelson, Franz

Cazadores Gun Club

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