When Action Counts

In this scene by Philip R. Goodwin (1923), the bear isn't a threat to the men on the swiftly moving raft (bear appears to be turning away) so they probably are hunting the bear. Unknown maker, plywood, interlocking with a 1-by-1 curve knob cut.  Print maker is Louis E. Dow Co, St. Paul.  Goodwin (1881 - 1935) was an American painter and illustrator who specialized in depictions of wildlife, the outdoors, fishing, hunting and the Old American West. He provided illustrations for numerous books and magazines, as well as for commercial items, such as posters, advertisements and calendars.  Wikipedia.  From our Wild Bear collection.