cessna Report post Posted July 9, 2013 Grancel Fitz was one of the founding members of the current Boone and Crockett measuring system. As a book collector of old hunting books, I acquired a book of his. Inside was a transparency showing his measuring a polar bear skull in 1956. This is a scan of that slide that was sent to B&C by myself for their Grancel Fitz library. I added the information to make the photo more informative. This was truly a rare find. Mr. Fitz was a famous commercial photographer in New York City and most always had his medium format camera with him. I hope you enjoy this rare photo of a pioneer in North American big game hunting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted July 9, 2013 Thanks for sharing. Awesome! TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted July 9, 2013 Very cool!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted July 9, 2013 Great find. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted July 10, 2013 Reminds me of the old school Santa Claus I grew up with who always had a pipe clenched between his teeth! Those images are difficult to find in modern Christmas books. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cessna Report post Posted July 10, 2013 kidso, In all his books and the photos I've seen of him, he was never without his pipe. I understand about the pipe smoking Santa Claus. I remember him also from my youth. Ah modern times. I had some young folks in my den the other day, who could'nt understand why I had so many books, much less take time to read them. We had a quick lesson in imagination and the adventures contained in books. I think they all left staring at their smart-phones, not convinced books were all that great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
