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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the caption form the negative sleeve, the children, from left to right are: Irene Schmitz, Frances West and Chester Schmitz. They are all misidentified, the children in the photograph from left to right are: Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz. Photograph, from left to right, of: Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz, standing around the camp near Silver Lake while someone cooks. The group stands in the near distance and no one looks to the camera. Mary A. West stands leftmost and separate from the rest of the group. She is in profile, facing right. She casts her gaze slightly downward while she rests her hands to her hips. Standing in front of and to the right of her is the camp stove. A fire pit is to the right of that. Elizabeth West stands in front of the fire pit with her back to the camera. Chester Schmitz is to the right of her. He leans into her and wraps an arm around her waist. At the fire pit, someone (partially obscured by Elizabeth and Chester) seems to cook up some eggs. Frances West and Irene Schmitz approach the fire pit from the right. They stand behind the backs of Elizabeth and Chester. Frances approaches with her back to the camera and Irene is in profile, facing left. At the back edge of camp, towels hang from tree branches that lie on the ground. Tall grasses line the back edge of camp as well and mountains rise in the far distance. Text from negative sleeve: 1073. Silver Lake trip. 1914. 1. In camp Silver Lake. L to R: Chester Schmitz. Irene Schmitz. Elizabeth West. The tire with the boot on is mine. I had a blow out between Convict Creek bridge and Summer's ranch, and fixed the blown out tire when we got to Silver Lake to use as a spare. 2. A.B.Schmitz at our stove. 3. Camp. L to R: Mary A. West, Mrs Schmitz. 4. Camp. L to R: Mary A. West. Irene Schmitz. Frances West. Chester Schmitz. 5. Chester Schmitz with a fish. 5 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1073_002 ark:/21198/zz002hs82h
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Outdoor cookery--California--June Lake Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.) Camping--California--June Lake Stoves Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Schmitz, Irene, b. 1908 Schmitz, Chester Smith, 1910-1977 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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