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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. H. H. West's car parked in front of the Hotel del Coronado. Bessie Velzy and West's first wife, Mary West (Mary Adelbert Teel West Shepard) sit in the car, along with one of West's daughters, Elizabeth and Frances. There is an American flag attached to the back of the car and a box and a cylindrical object on the running board. There are palm trees in the background. Other cars and people are in front of the hotel, which has many windows and balconies. Text from negative sleeve: 1140. Velzy West tour 1909. Coronado Hotel. 1, 2, 3, 4. Four pictures of our car at Coronado Hotel. 5. We find some red eucalyptus and decorate the car. L to R: Frances West, Mary A West. Bess Velzy. Glen Velzy. 6. Looking toward Point Loma. 7. Mary A West on the rock breakwater west of the Hotel Coronado. 8. Mr and Mrs H. H. West. 8 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1140_003 ark:/21198/zz002hsfck
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Automobiles--American--California--Coronado Hotels--California--Coronado Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.) Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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