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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 sits in the car along with one of West's daughters, either Elizabeth or Frances. A man walks in front of the car wearing a hat. The little girl holds an American flag and there is another one attached to the back of the car. There is a box and a cylindrical object attached to the running board. There is another car parked in front of the hotel in the background. The hotel has many windows and balconies. People sit on the porches. 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_004 ark:/21198/zz002hsfd3
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Automobiles--American--California--Coronado Hotels--California--Coronado Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918 Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.)
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