US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph appears with the article, "Family Tree Dinner Held," Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec 1935: A3. Baby David's family moved to Los Angeles nine years ago from Wyoming, and on Christmas they celebrate his new arrival together at the home of his grandmother at 323 East One Hundred and Fifth street. Baby David Watson is held in his mother Freda's lap, who sits in front of her mother Ruby, who kneels in front of her mother Pearl, who sits in front of her father Thomas. Text from negative sleeve: 4202 - David T. Watson 5 wks Mrs Freda Watson 23 Mrs Ruby Morton 43 Mrs Pearl Moody 62 Thomas W. Milburn 88 (celebrating Christmas @ Norton home) 5 Generations (from Wyoming) 12-25-35 [stamped:] Dec 26 1935 Handwritten on negative: Bottom to top David Watson x Mrs. Freda Watson x Mrs Ruby Norton x Mrs Pearl Moody x Thomas w. Milburn 12-25-35 Text from newspaper caption: Here are five generations of the Clifford D. Watson family of 7167 Warring street, Hollywood, celebrating Christmas: Baby David T. Watson, 5 weeks of age; Mrs. Freda Watson, 23, his mother; Mrs. Ruby Norton, 43, his grandmother; Mrs. Pearl Moody, his great-grandmother, and Thomas W. Milnurn, 88, his great-great-grandfather.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_13241 ark:/21198/zz002hnd8r
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Holidays--California--Los Angeles Family Trees Moody, Pearl, (Orpha Pearl Milburn), 1873-1955 Watson, Freda (Freda M. Hammond), 1912-2007 Norton, Ruby (Ruby Moody), b. 1892 Watson, David T. (David Thomas), 1935-1999 Milburn, Thomas W., b. 1846 or 47
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