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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of three cars parked in Jawbone Canyon. Two cars are parked in the foreground. At right, Albert Schmitz sits on the ground in front of some woman's Ford that has broken down. He attempts to fix the problem. The Ford faces directly to the camera. Its license plate reads, "CAL 80821 1914." To the left of it, H. H. West's Buick is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side; it faces right. The woman stands near the back of the car and converses with Mary A. West who is sitting in the backseat. To the right of the woman, Elizabeth (left) and Frances (right) sit on the car's running board. A third car is parked in the distance behind and to the right of the Ford. It is viewed at an angle from the back and faces to the right. A chaparral covered hill rises in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1068. Silver Lake, Calif. 1914. Silver Lake Trip. Al Schmitz and family. H.H.West and family. Ted McClellan and Buttress. 1. H.H.West's Buick and A.B.Schmitz's Moon at Willow Springs, en route. 2. In Jawbone canyon we come on a woman in a Ford Car with brake gear broken? A.B.Schmitz gets a piece of pipe off an old oil stove beside the road and makes a good repair. A.B. in front of the Ford. The woman is talking to Mrs Mary A.West in my Buick, and Frances and Elizabeth West are by her side. 2 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1068_002 ark:/21198/zz002hs7g7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Automobiles--American--California--Kern County Automobile breakdowns Canyons--California--Kern County Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960 Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948
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