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Title
View overlooking Sawpit Canyon and the West mining party's campsite, Monrovia, 1898
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1898-10-30
October 30, 1898
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of Sawpit Canyon and surrounding mountains as seen from an elevated view. In the distance at center, the West and Lemberger mining party's tent is visible. Frank Lemberger (partial view) sits in the lower right corner of the image with a gun.
Text from negative sleeve: 672. Monrovia, Calif. October 30, 1898. Sawpit canyon. Going over into the canyon from Monrovia, Guy West in the distance. George M.West wanted to test Sawpit canyon for gold. Went in with a miner's tent, with aid of Uncle Frank Lemberger who lived at Monrovia. We went over one Sunday to see him. L to R: Guy West with gun. Dont[sic] know the other boy by tent unless it is Wayne West. George M. West stooping over. Frank Lemberger on the saw horse, smoking. George M. West panning for gold. H.H.West the other side of him watching. Frank Lemberger at right. L to R: George M. West and Frank Lemberger looking for "color" in the pan. 4 negatives
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0672_004
ark:/21198/zz002hr6zj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landscapes (Representations)
Canyons--California--Monrovia
Tents--California--Monrovia
Lemberger, Jacob Frank, 1850-1939
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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