safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Mitchell, Carleton
USA, MD; Canada
Circa 1950
2.25 x 2.25 x 0

Safety negative by Carleton Mitchell, photographed circa 1950's; close view of a dog, a black Labrador retriever, standing guard next to several dead Canadien geese hanging from a hook near a door after being shot during a hunting trip; a rifle is propped next to the geese; location unknown, though most likely either in Canada or Maryland; for additional views see 1996.31.4569-4580; handwritten on original envelope neg.no. '4769', corresponds to original Mitchell contact.

1996.31.4580