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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mary West (Mary Adelbert Teel West Shepard) was H. H. West's first wife and the mother of his children. Bessie Velzy has a picnic with Mary West and West's daughters, Elizabeth and Frances. Mrs. Velzy's back is to the camera. Elizabeth is to her left. Mrs. West is next to her, and Frances looks at the camera. There is a picnic blanket covered with food and packaging. At the right, there is a bench with a basket on it. There are trees in the background and horses at the right, beyond the bench. There is a hat on the ground at the left next to two cylindrical objects. There is a basket on the ground behind Frances. Text from negative sleeve: 1145. Velzy West tour 1909. Elsinore, Calif. 1, 2 and 3. Three pictures of Bess Velzy, Mary A West, Elizabeth West and Frances West eating lunch in the park at Elsinore. Think this was July 4, 1909. 3 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1145_003 ark:/21198/zz002hsfp7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Picnics--California--Lake Elsinore Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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