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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of: Mary West, Elizabeth West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Al Schmitz, Ray Schmitz and Frances West standing in the distance and gathered around the Velzy's Buick Runabout while posing for a group picture as they traveling through Mendocino County. A large swath of bare ground stretches across the foreground. Two cars are parked side-by-side at left and face right towards the group. Further ahead of the two cars, the Velzy's Buick is parked and the group stands in a row-like formation in front of the rear end of the car. All but Bessie Velzy stand around the car. She leans out of the back window opening of the car. A dirt road passes behind the cars on a slight upward angle from left to right. Fencing and trees line the opposite side of the road in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 693. Mendocino County trip 1915. Glen Velzy's runabout Buick with group around it. L to R: Mrs H.H.West. Ray Schmitz. Elizabeth West. Frances West. Al Schmitz. All three cars here. Best can make out L to R: Mrs H.H.West. Elizabeth West. Bessie Velzy in car. Glen Velzy. Al Schmitz. Ray Schmitz. Frances West. 2 negatives
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0693_002 ark:/21198/zz002hrc6k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dirt roads--California--Mendocino County Automobiles--American--California--Mendocino County Rest stops--California--Mendocino County Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Schmitz, Raymond A., 1889-1972 Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960 Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948
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