Keene Reel 19, Hunting and Trapping, Animals, and Animal Carcass Footage

Title

Keene Reel 19, Hunting and Trapping, Animals, and Animal Carcass Footage

Identifier

2021-1.19 AV (Keene Reel 19)

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, mainly of hunting and trapping, animal carcasses, captive wild animals, and mountain scenes.

Keene outside of a cabin covered in skins; High cliffs; Keene examines the leg of a horse with a mountain lion carcass on its back; Keene walks into a cabin on a snowy day; Keene walks with an animal trap under one arm; Snakes in a trap (footage upside down); Snakes in enclosure; Mountain scenery; Man leading horse with a load on its back up a mountain; Forest scenery; A mountain lion carcass hangs upside down with arrows in its side while Keene looks at it; A horse with mountain lion carcass on back; Two snakes in a trap; A bobcat and a jaguar in separate cages with a rodent running around that the jaguar catches; Keene and another man lead horses; Keene posing with flat dead condor; Deer carcasses; Woodpeckers mounted outdoors on a tree; Taxidermized birds set up on ground; Keene catching a snake; Rattlesnake closeup; Taxidermized mountain lion on lawn; Three African lions in cage with trainer (Goebel's); Keene removing dead condor from bag; Mountain lion running away; Kittens and cats; Mountain scenery and Keene leading horses through wilderness; Men examine mountain lion carcass; Men rolling a large basket up a hill behind a man on horseback; Two men examine a mountain lion carcass with arrows in its side hanging upside down from a tree; African lions perform in a cage with trainer (Goebel's); Exterior shot of a structure in a field; Group of men petting and feeding deer; Two men talk next to a car and two horses; Cat running; Group of people in tent at campground; Snake being poked with stick (video upside down); Keene holding a snake upside down; Men sitting next to a cabin; Keene holds snake to the ground and makes cutting motions under its jaw; Man arrives on a farm with a horse-drawn cart; Campground scene near a waterfall with wild boar hanging from tree; Men on horseback leading horses; Keene trapping snakes; Rattlesnake with rope tied around it.

Creator

Unknown

Date

No date

Format

Black and White Film
Home Movie
13 min., 29 sec.

Subject

Hides and skins
Animal carcasses
Mountain life
Hunting
Trapping
Captive wild animals
Lion
Keene, Herman, 1878-1965

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (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

13:29 at 18 fps

Citation

Unknown, “Keene Reel 19, Hunting and Trapping, Animals, and Animal Carcass Footage,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed March 19, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/3827.