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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the negative sleeve, the power plant in the accompanying photographs was visited by the West, Schmitz and Lemberger party around 1912. The plant that stands in the images was not completed until 1917. It is more likely these images were taken around 1917 or later. Photograph, from left to right, of: Irene Schmitz, Kate Schmitz, John Lemberger, Minnie West, Ray Schmitz, Chester Schmitz, Al Schmitz, Mary A. West and Christine Schmitz gathered around and dining while stopped somewhere near San Francisquito Canyon. Chester Schmitz sits front and center and looks to the camera. To the left of him, Kate Schmitz sits in profile facing right. Someone sits directly behind her. To the left of Kate and slightly separate from the group, Irene Schmitz sits and looks to the camera. John Lemberger stands, left-of-center, behind the group. He rests a hand in his pocket and gazes off towards the left. Sitting next to one another immediately in front of him are Minnie West and Ray Schmitz. Al Schmitz sits on a car's running board behind and to the right of Ray Schmitz. In front of Al, Mary West sits and looks to camera. Someone sits in front of her and peeks to the camera (maybe Elizabeth West?). In front of Mary and Elizabeth?, Christine Schmitz sits and faces slightly to the left. Blankets or cloths cover the ground at the center of the group. Dining utensils and supplies sit on the cloth and around the group. A car is parked at center behind everyone. It is viewed at an angle from the side and rear; it faces right. Beyond the car, fencing stands in the distance at right and a tent-like structure stands in the distance at left. A brush-covered hillside rises in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1177. San Francisquito Canyon, about 1912. L to R: Mrs A.B.Schmitz. John Lemberger standing with Mrs George M West in front of him. Ray Schmitz, Al Schmitz, Mary A West, then the mother of Al and Ray Schmitz, with Chester Schmitz in the front sitting down. 2. The power house in the canyon. 3. Uncle John Lemberger waving. Al Schmitz and his mother at left of Uncle John. Looks like Ray Schmitz with Mary A West and his wife in the right rear. 3 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1177_003 ark:/21198/zz002hsj2c
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.) Eating & drinking--California--San Francisquito Canyon Rest periods--California--San Francisquito Canyon Schmitz, Christina, b. 1845 or 46 West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927 Schmitz, Kate A. Gaver, 1871-1966 Schmitz, Raymond A., 1889-1972 Lemberger, John L., 1846-1932 Schmitz, Irene, b. 1908 Schmitz, Chester Smith, 1910-1977 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960 Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948
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