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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A poorly lit photograph of the West and Schmitz families visiting the Woreland Castle, built and lived in by Isaac J. Frazee, in Moosa Canyon. A tall "castle" wall in shadow spans across the image's mid-ground. A woman dressed in white stands in front of the wall at center with her back to the camera. A boy (likely Chester Schmitz) appears to be elevated in mid-air to the right of the woman with his back to the camera. A man's legs are visible beneath Chester; he is probably lifting Chester up. Walking down the side of the wall and up and to the right of Chester is a girl (looks to be Irene Schmitz). She looks down as she descends from the wall towards the right. Two woman stand and sit atop the wall, just left-of-center. Behind them at left rises the low, stone tower. A dark doorway surrounded by ivy stands behind the standing woman. The tower's crenellations are barely visible at the top edge of the image. Text from negative sleeve: 1156. San Diego County tour about 1915. Pala. 1. The indian [sic] homes at Pala. 2. Moosa Valley between Escondido and Valley Center. 3. My car at John Bailey's cottage on his ranch near Valley Center. 4. 5. We visit a home built like a castle at Valley Center. Not very good films but I see Mary A West, A.B.Schmitz, Mrs Schmitz, Chester and Irene Schmitz and Elizabeth and Frances West. 2 films. x. xxx 5 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1156_003 ark:/21198/zz002hsgdk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings--California--Bonsall Stone buildings--California--Bonsall Towers--California--Bonsall Schmitz, Irene, b. 1908 Schmitz, Chester Smith, 1910-1977
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