Palisade Public Library Collection ➔ Photo of a Mountain Lion Killed by Elvy Bell
Photograph -- Black-and-White Photograph
Identifier:
1979.23.118Description
Black and white photograph depicting four men holding rifles kneeling on the snowy ground with a dead mountain lion laying on the ground in front of them, its head propped up on a pile of snow. The mountain lion was killed by Elvy Bell, the man on the far right, on the cliffs north of Palisade, CO, near Mt. Lincoln. The man on the far left has been identified as Bill Larson.Attached to the bottom of the front of the photograph is a piece of paper with the following typed caption: "Mountain Lion, killed by Elvy Bell, on Mt. Lincoln above Palisade. no.4- Elvy Bell". Written in blue ink on the back of the photo is the message, "Palisade Colo / Elvy Bell killed mountain lion, Mt. Lincoln / on cliff above Palisade / 1. Bill Larson / 4. Elvy Bell".