safeman wrote:
The bear is fascinating do you suppose his demise was caused by a bear?
That is the head stone of William Holbrook Beard. He was a famous artist who specialized in animal paintings. One of his most famous was that of the bulls and bears fighting on Wall Street.
From Quora: “Ansel used a Hasselblad, a Korona view, a Polaroid Land (a.k.a SX-70) he was a consultant to Polaroid for years, a Leica, a Linhof, a 35mm Zeiss Contax. His view cameras included several 4x5s and 8x10s. Primarily a view camera, 4x5 and 8x10“