IMAGE

Clarence Sutliff & Grizzly Bear Item Info

Title:
Clarence Sutliff & Grizzly Bear
Donor:
Nola Milek
Date Created (Archival Standard):
May 26, 1921
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1921-05
Description:
Roger Billings wearing a hat sitting in a forested area with a large bear lying in front of them. Roger Billings and Neil Meyer at Hughes Meadows.
Original Description:
Story written up for the Feb. 1933 edition of Outdoor Life. This was the second bear killed, the one that almost killed Billings. Photo bears the following inscription on the back written by Billings: "Clarence Sutliff with grizzly bear killed by himself, myself and Neil Meyer: may 26, 1921. 5 fatal shots out of 7 hits. 303 Savage, 30-30 Winchester, 32 Remington pump. This is the bear that jumped me. Hughes Meadows, Boundary Co., Ida." Marilyn Cork wrote a "Pot Pourri" column about this event for the Oct. 14, 1987 edition of the Priest River Times.
Subjects:
hunting bears Ursus arctos (species)
Original Subject:
hunting
Location:
Bonner County
Latitude:
48.87312252
Longitude:
-117.0024988
Source:
Marylyn Cork Collection, Priest River Library
Source Identifier:
hunt1-7
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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Preferred Citation:
"Clarence Sutliff & Grizzly Bear", Marylyn Cork Priest River Historical Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/priestriver/items/priestriver0050.html
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