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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Per the caption from the negative sleeve, Christina Schmitz is misidentified as Kate A. Schmitz. According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The buildings in some of the photographs were not built until 1915. It is more likely that these images are were taken in 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in the photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event. A blurry photograph of Elizabeth West, Minnie West, Christina Schmitz and Frances Cline riding an Osborn Electriquette along a road through Balboa Park. Their electriquette drives along the road, left-of-center. It appears to be in motion and moving towards the left. Elizabeth sits on the front end of the wicker cart and holds two long sticks into the air. A "6" is painted onto the front of the cart to the left of Elizabeth. From left to right, Minnie, Christina and Frances sit across the seat of the cart. The road they ride upon extends back and to the right. Set far off the side of the road behind them, a roller coaster stands. Down the road at right, the Standard Oil Company's exhibit building stands. It is viewed from the side and 2 flagpoles stand in front of the building. Text from negative sleeve: 1152. San Diego Fair About 1912. At the Fair. L to R: Elizabeth West in front. Mrs George M West. Mrs A.B.Schmitz. Frances Cline. 2. Resting. L to R: Mrs Mary A. West. Winnie Schnitz [sic] wife of Harry Schmitz. Elizabeth West. Frances West in behind. Mrs A.B.Schmitz ? [handwritten:] Mrs G M West [end handwritten] 2 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1152_002 ark:/21198/zz002hsg70
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Exhibition buildings--California--San Diego Rickshaws--American--California--San Diego Roller coasters--California--San Diego Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.) Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927 Cline, Harriet Frances, b. 1904 or 05 Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.) Schmitz, Christina, b. 1845 or 46
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