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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Frances West hunching over to get a drink of water from the faucet at the summit of Mount Wilson. She squats down at left and faces right. She turns her head away from the camera and towards the water faucet. A stream of water form the faucet passes in front of her. Behind and to the right of her, a man walks towards the right down the snow-covered slope. In the distance, a cabin stands at center and another building (partial view) stands up on the hill at left. Trees line the background. Text from negative sleeve: 684. Mt Wilson trip, winter of 1909. Frances West getting a drink at the faucet at the summit. L to R: Elizabeth, Frances and Mrs H.H.West. L to R: The snow man they made, and Elizabeth and Frances West. L to R: Elizabeth and Frances West. L to R: Mrs H.H.West, Frances and Elizabeth West. All taken at the summit. 5 negatives.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0684_004 ark:/21198/zz002hr8vz
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Drinking fountains--California--Mount Wilson Snow--California--Mount Wilson Wilson, Mount (Calif. : Mountain) Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
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