Elizabeth West, Minnie West, Christina Schmitz and Frances Cline riding an Osborn Electriquette past the Nevada Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924 Winslow, Carleton Monroe, 1876-1946
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A blurry photograph of Elizabeth West, Minnie West, Christina Schmitz and Frances Cline riding an Osborn Electriquette along a road through Balboa Park and past the Nevada Building. Their electriquette drives along the road at center. It appears to be in motion and moving towards the left. Elizabeth sits on the front end of the wicker cart and holds a long stick out in front of her with one hand and holds on to the hat on her head with the other. 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. Behind them, the Nevada Building stands in partial view on the left half of the image. A couple visitors to the park walk along a sidewalk in the distance at far right. Behind the visitors, trees stand in the background. 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. Text from negative sleeve: 1153. San Diego Fair about 1912. Fair. 1. L to R: Elizabeth West in front. Mrs George M.West. Mrs A.B.Schmitz. Frances Cline. 2. Resting at the fair: L to R: Mrs Mary A West. Elizabeth West. 2 ladies not recognized. Frances West turning around. Chester Schmitz? 2 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1153_002 ark:/21198/zz002hsg91
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Exhibition buildings--California--San Diego Rickshaws--American--California--San Diego Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.) Schmitz, Christina, b. 1845 or 46 West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927 Cline, Harriet Frances, b. 1904 or 05 Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.) Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
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