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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mary West has a picnic with her daughters, Elizabeth and Frances, and Glen and Bessie Velzy. Mrs. Velzy is in the foreground with her hand to her mouth, and Mrs. West is in the back with Frances closest to her and Elizabeth closer to Mrs. Velzy. There is a basket on the ground behind Mrs. Velzy. There is a tree at the left with clothes hanging from it. There are trees in the background. Mary A. West (Mary Adelbert Teel West Shepard) was H. H. West's first wife and the mother of his children. Text from negative sleeve: 1148. Velzy West tour 1909. July. Santa Ana River Canyon between Riverside and Santa Ana. 1. Stop for lunch beside the river. L to R: Glen Velzy with back to camera. Bess Velzy. Mary A West. Elizabeth West. Frances West. 2. Wading in the shallow river. L to R: Frances West. Bess Velzy. Mary A West. 3. L to R: Elizabeth West stooping over Frances West. 4. L to R: Both standing and facing the camera: Frances West. Elizabeth West. 4 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1148_004 ark:/21198/zz002hsfwb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Picnics--California--Anaheim Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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