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Title
Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and H. H. West, Sr. dine at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa 1927]
1927
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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A poorly exposed photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and H. H. West dining at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch. All three sit on the far side of the table, facing towards the camera. They are viewed from a slight angle. Mertie sits at left, closet to the camera and looks down the table to her right. Agnes sits center, she raises a drink and also looks to the right. H. H. West, Sr. sits at the far end. He holds a slice of melon and looks towards the left. The table is covered in a white tablecloth with plates, cups and other dining implements sitting atop it. Trees stand in the background. A long tear stretches vertically from the bottom edge, right-of-center.
Text from negative sleeve: 657. Matilija, Calif. About 1927. L to R: Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, H.H.West and H.H.West Jr. L to R: Mertie West. Agnes Whitaker. Forrest Whitaker. 2 negatives
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0657_001
ark:/21198/zz002hr5c8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Eating & drinking--California--Ojai
Camps--California--Ojai
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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