Keene Reel 15, Wilderness Scenes, Snowy Weather, African Lions, and Hunting Footage
Title
Keene Reel 15, Wilderness Scenes, Snowy Weather, African Lions, and Hunting Footage
Identifier
2021-1.15 AV (Keene Reel 15)
Source
Herman Keene Collection, 2021
Funding support for the digitization of this material was generously provided by The Schwemm Family Foundation.
Accession No.: 2021-1
Description
Black-and-white footage, some disturbing and graphic, of backcountry, wilderness, snowy weather, captive African lions, hunting and trapping of animals.
Child playing in yard with dog and cat; Trees and large rocks; Two people outside of structure in woods, very dark footage, reading paper; Horse walking through stream and walking along path on steep rocky hill; Cat running through yard of cabin in snowy weather; Backcountry, group of men in hats carrying covered stretcher or backboard that appears to have a body on it, placing the body on horseback; Group of turkeys in clearing behind fence; Keene holding chained African lion by chest/under its front legs and swinging it side to side; Keene beating African lion with chain; Man feeding African lion cub with bottle; Man and horse walking through snowy woods; Car driving along snowy road; Man outside canvas building rolling a cigarette; Man entering log cabin with shake roof; Man riding white horse out of brush, meeting another man leading a horse (bowlegged man from 2021-1.4), smoking pipes; Rattlesnake upside down in water, appearing to struggle; Man and horse in snowy woods; Man cooking on campfire; Upside down footage of chipmunk; Man carrying dead mountain lion in woods; Man looking through low brush; Horse outside cabin; Water under bridge, bridge missing parts, possibly destroyed, man in barrel hanging from cable navigates across gap between bank and bridge piling; Duplicate footage of Keene arriving to house with woman and two children; Two men shaking hands outside building; Icicles; Man leads horse to wooden drinking trough in woods; Sign on tree that reads "Santa Barbara National Forest, Henderson Trail, Frazier Mt Long Dave, Lockwood Valley - Lebec, Tejon Ranger Stations, Sespe Via Alder Creek"; Man leading horse through woods, using axe on downed tree; Bobcat in trap; Animal running away through woods; Paw prints in sand, dry dirt; Mountain lion in net being given water or milk (duplicate of 2021-1.1); Men on street pulling dead mountain lion in net out of back of car; Dead boar; Man and pack horses walking on trail through trees and large boulders; Man walking with pack horse past rock cabin with shake roof; Sailboat in cove; Backcountry; Man holding snake.
Child playing in yard with dog and cat; Trees and large rocks; Two people outside of structure in woods, very dark footage, reading paper; Horse walking through stream and walking along path on steep rocky hill; Cat running through yard of cabin in snowy weather; Backcountry, group of men in hats carrying covered stretcher or backboard that appears to have a body on it, placing the body on horseback; Group of turkeys in clearing behind fence; Keene holding chained African lion by chest/under its front legs and swinging it side to side; Keene beating African lion with chain; Man feeding African lion cub with bottle; Man and horse walking through snowy woods; Car driving along snowy road; Man outside canvas building rolling a cigarette; Man entering log cabin with shake roof; Man riding white horse out of brush, meeting another man leading a horse (bowlegged man from 2021-1.4), smoking pipes; Rattlesnake upside down in water, appearing to struggle; Man and horse in snowy woods; Man cooking on campfire; Upside down footage of chipmunk; Man carrying dead mountain lion in woods; Man looking through low brush; Horse outside cabin; Water under bridge, bridge missing parts, possibly destroyed, man in barrel hanging from cable navigates across gap between bank and bridge piling; Duplicate footage of Keene arriving to house with woman and two children; Two men shaking hands outside building; Icicles; Man leads horse to wooden drinking trough in woods; Sign on tree that reads "Santa Barbara National Forest, Henderson Trail, Frazier Mt Long Dave, Lockwood Valley - Lebec, Tejon Ranger Stations, Sespe Via Alder Creek"; Man leading horse through woods, using axe on downed tree; Bobcat in trap; Animal running away through woods; Paw prints in sand, dry dirt; Mountain lion in net being given water or milk (duplicate of 2021-1.1); Men on street pulling dead mountain lion in net out of back of car; Dead boar; Man and pack horses walking on trail through trees and large boulders; Man walking with pack horse past rock cabin with shake roof; Sailboat in cove; Backcountry; Man holding snake.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and White Film
Home Movie
10 min., 2 sec.
Subject
Sespe Wilderness (Calif.)
Mountain life
Animal carcasses
Puma
Lion
Captive wild animals
Santa Barbara Forest Reserve
Hunting
Trapping
Snow
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this film has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
Original Format
16mm film reel
Duration
10:02 at 18 fps
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Keene Reel 15, Wilderness Scenes, Snowy Weather, African Lions, and Hunting Footage,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 25, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/3825.