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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from front to back, of Elizabeth West, Mary A. West and Frances West sitting on a beach in the vicinity of Topanga. They sit on the beach clumped together at center. Elizabeth sits with her legs stretched out in front of her to the right as she looks to the camera and brings her hand to her mouth. Behind her, Mary West sits facing right, but looks down towards Elizabeth. She holds on to a rifle that stands upright on the beach. Behind her, Frances West peeks behind Mary's back and looks to the camera. Behind them at left, a picnic basket sits on the beach. Waves approach the shore in the distance at right. Low mountains stretch across the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1299. Topango [sic] Canyon, about 1907. 1. Mary A. West with Elizabeth West in front and Frances West in rear. That rifle being held by Mrs West was given to me in Lordsburg, N.M. about 1894 by the assistant agent, whose name I now forget. The rifle was in the office and he told me that the stock had been cracked over a man's head. Was a 32 rim fire Winchester. I cleaned the rifle up and used it for many years on rabbits, etc. Gave it to Al Siemsen about 1936 and last I saw of it it was hanging up in his garage at 1811 Los Encinos Ave., Glendale, Calif. (1942) 1 film
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1299_001 ark:/21198/zz002hswq1
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Beaches--California--Topanga Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.) Firearms Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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