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    Approximately 600 photographs taken by White on various trips to Africa. Images include people at camp on safari, hunting, posing with killed animals, and African men and women. Some prints have captions by White with chapter or article numbers.

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    Black and white photograph. Group posed at ship christening in Los Angeles (L to R): unknown man, Dorothy Chandler, Camilla Chandler and Harry Chandler. Paul Bertness Collection.

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    White and others in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite. Images include horseback riding, scenery, cabins, surveyors, logging, and captive bear cubs. Some have captions titled "The Pass" and "Sierras" by White. One image of four Native American women sitting with a white woman is captioned by White: "One of the white Indians, Maude Cheppo - the other myself." Research shows that a Maud Chepo is listed in Madera County in the Census of Non-reservation California Indians, 1905-1906 (C. E. Kelsey; Robert Fleming Heizer, 1971).

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    Snapshots of White fishing and in various sporting and recreational activities. A woman who appears to be his wife, Betty, is also in several photographs.

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    A collection of photographs taken by Stewart Edward White on his travels in Africa and the United States, and images documenting his army training during World War I. The travel images focus on outdoor recreation, particularly fishing, hunting, and boating. White appears in some images, as does his wife (sometimes called Bessie or Betty), and many are captioned in White's handwriting.

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