safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Mitchell, Carleton
Potomac River
2.25 x 2.25 x 0

Safety negative by Carleton Mitchell; Henry "Bunny" Rigg standing in a canoe and holding a rifle; oarsman at left with pole; canoe has painted, upside down, on bow 'No. 3'; they are surrounded by river reeds; rail birds would rise ahead of the boat, fly (or drop, if shot) a short distance, and go back into reeds; photographed during a hunting trip on the Potomac River in southern Maryland; for similar views of Bunny Rigg hunting see 1996.31.2318-2326; for Potomac hunting trip views see 1996.31.2280-2326; handwritten on original envelope neg.no. '2402', corresponds to original Mitchell contact; REF: correspondence file 1996.31 cataloging notes handwritten by Mitchell on photocopied contacts.

UNIDENTIFIED canoe
1996.31.2319