Photo Record
Images

Metadata
Title |
Captured Bear |
Date |
October 22, 1888 |
Description |
Matted professional photo of a dead bear on the sidewalk, lying across a box with a sign saying "Captured // Traig Borsch // [and other illegible words]". Photo taken in front of a business that sold pumpkins, oysters, ice cream, homemade candy and freshly killed ducks. Many unidentified men pose with the bear. Written on the mat is "Property W.E. Adams. Photo by Nels Nelson 10/22/1888." |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Catalog Number |
0070.119.001 |
Photographer |
Nelson, Nels |
Print size |
41/2x8 |
People |
Adams Family Borsch, Traig Adams, William Emery |
Search Terms |
1880s Animals Bears Ducks Hunting Men |