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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Glen Velzy filling a coal oil lamp outside his cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. Glen Velzy stands in the near distance at center. He faces towards the left and hovers over a table while filling the lamp. In the foreground, a tree trunk passes through the lower left corner on a diagonal. Behind it, the table stands in partial view. Buckets, lamps and an metal canister which reads, "MULTI PENN," sit atop the table. Behind the table, another tree stands. From it hangs a hat and a rag. Glen's cabin stands in the background and surrounds his work area. Text from negative sleeve: 1225. Santa Anita Canyon, July 4, 5, & 6, 1941. 1. L to R: Mertie West. Nina Meyers. Glen Velzy sitting. 2. Glen in chair doing some mending. 3. Glen Velzy filling the coal oil lamp. 4. H. H. West with a big hat on which was a sign "Lone Ranger." 5. H.H.West and Mertie West sitting by the tree. 6. Glen Velzy and Nina Meyers sitting on the stone wall. 7. Our table under the tree in back yard. At the table are Mertie West, Nina Meyers and Glen Velzy. 7 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1225_005 ark:/21198/zz002hsp29
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cabins--California--San Gabriel Mountains Angeles National Forest (Calif.) Lamps Maintenance & repair--California--San Gabriel Mountains Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951
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