Who Is The Guy In The Picture?

[leadman]

I will give you a hint: This is the cover photo of a 77 year old American rifleman magazine.

[knifemaker]

That would be Elmer Keith and his wife along with their oldest son. I have his book, "Hell I was there". and I believe that photo is in the book.

[clodhopper]

I'm saying Elmer Keith you can tell by the hat.

[Johnk454]

Elmer Keith, wife Lorraine and daughter Druzilla, I believe.

[stubshaft]

Definitely Elmer sans stogie.

[leadman]

I knew that would be an easy one.

I believe that is the 284 DuBiel Magnum that he wrote up in the magazine. From his description it is very similar to the 7mm Rem Mag.

In one of his early articles he wrote about some copper bullets that his shooting friend made. Had relief bands like a Barnes bullet. Elmer said they were good bullets but too expensive to make by hand on a lathe. No remember if it was O or H of the OKH bunch that ran the lathe.

Saw prices for 30 cal cup and core jacketed that went for $.90 a hundred.

[MT Gianni]

I think that is Druzilla not Ted in the back. IIRC, that is up the Pashemeri valley, E of Salmon.

[Bret4207]

Yup, Dru who died of the flu IIRC, the same one that almost killed Elmer. A very sad chapter in their lives. We should count our blessings that things like that are relatively rare here and now.

[1Shirt]

Yep, that was Elmer!!!!
1Shirt~

[MakeMineA10mm]

That's one of a couple pictures in Hell, I Was There that shows you what Elmer saw in Lorraine... Pretty good-looking gal, and liked the frontier lifestyle too!

[firefly1957]

I knew it too! it has been a while since I read "HELL I WAS THERE" I thought it was a car accident that took Elmer's daughter not the flue?

[Don Purcell]

Car accident. My dad bore a striking resemblence to Elmer in lots of photos. Once when my dad and I were shooting with Kent Lomont, Kent and I were standing back watching dad shoot when Kent said "Your dad strikes me like he could survive pretty well on his own in the woods" he sure got that right!

[Johnk454]

Don,

Kent Lomont sure is a live wire, ain't he? :bigsmyl2:

[JeffinNZ]

I took one look at the hat and thought Elmer.

[leadman]

And you were right Jeff!

[Bret4207]

According to Elmer Dru died of the flu. I don't know where the car accident idea came from, but I think Elmer would have told it correctly.

[KCSO]

Elmer his wife and their son on an antelope hunt in the 1930's. That is HER antelope if I remember right and the rifle is a DUBILE?

[leadman]

The American Rifleman magazine (Nov 1934) that has this picture on the cover does not say who shot the antelope and only gave Elmers' name.
The rifle is a 280 DuBiel Magnum. There is an article in the mag about the rifle. Interesting as Elmer promotes the rifle but in an earlier mag there is a warning on dealing with DuBiel.

[firefly1957]

I remember the car wreck and Dru's weakened state not the flue but it had been some time since I read the book it also said that was Elmer's finest antelope in the book "Hell I Was There".

[Johnk454]

Dru went through the windshield of a car driven by her mother when a another car swerved into their lane to avoid a stalled truck. Crushed/dmaged vertebra in her neck and this caused serious health issues as she grew. Elmer said Docs expected her to die at some point. However, Dru and Elmer came down with the flu at about the same time and Dru died. Her weakened state was certainly no help against the flu. Elmer was unable to get out of bed to attend the funeral.

[KCSO]

If I rember right ""Hell I Was There" had the picture captioned, I will have to look.

Yeah that 280 was a pretty good pest rifle but not suited for Mule Deer and Elk.

[John Ross]

Here's a 35 year old pic of Elmer, discussing a .50 BMG rifle that some young guy built.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/JohnRoss_07/EK50-2.jpg

[Circuit Rider]

And in Elmer's right hand, what else besides a sixgun, a stogie. CR

[JeffinNZ]

HUH, that's the first photo of him I've ever seen sans hat.

[MT Gianni]

I visited with an old guy that drew an Antelope tag in Montana's first hunt post WW!. "lopers were protected game since the early 1900's. He few a tag in 1936 IIRC. I can see this being one of the first hunts in Idaho as the recovery in both States saw the return of huntable numbers around the same time. As many as we have now, that would have been a very notable story in the mid-30's.

[clodhopper]

HUH, that's the first photo of him I've ever seen sans hat.

Yah, no hat, but his hair looks like the hat had just come off!

And Circut Rider, he's got the sixgun on his hip.