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Title
Will Mead and a man named Davis pose by a Pampas grass plant on the grounds, Glendale, 1898
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1898
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph, from left to right, of Will Mead and a man named Davis posing for a photograph on either side of a Pampas plume plant at Captain C. E. (Cameron Erskine) Thom's ranch in Glendale. The men stand on either side of the plant at center. They both slightly turn their bodies towards center and look to the camera. A house stands in the distance behind and to the right of the Pampas plant. A man's shadow (partial) is cast onto the ground in front of them at the bottom right edge of the photograph.
Text from negative sleeve: 491. Glendale, Calif. Capt Thom's Ranch. 1898. This ranch is now known as "Rossmoyne" a swell residence section of Glendale. Davis on a bicycle. Will Mead at the gas engine at the well. L to R: Will Mead. Davis. At the pampas plume plant on the grounds. Will Mead and a bunch of grapefruit. Two of foreman White's children in the sulky. Foreman White's daughter and their big St Bernard dog. L to R: Davis. Will Mead. 7 negatives
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0491_001
ark:/21198/zz002hqmpr
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ranches--California--Glendale
Dwellings--California--Glendale
Plants--California--Glendale
Grasses
Mead, William P., 1871-1906
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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