Pet Elk, Big Pine

Name/Title

Pet Elk, Big Pine

Entry/Object ID

2024.0.240

Description

Photo postcard of an elk with antlers standing in a yard with a house and the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the background. It is titled, "Pet Elk, Big Pine" and was taken by photographer Harry W. Mendenhall. Written in pencil on reverse: One of first tule elk staid [stayed] around town and ate up vegetable gardens.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Big Pine

County

Inyo County

State/Province

California

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Mendenhall, Harry W.

Role

Photographer