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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mary West sits on a wooden bench eating lunch with her daughter, Elizabeth West, and her in-laws, George and Wilhelmina West. Both women wear large hats. Elizabeth is sitting on the long pile of wood next to the picnic baskets. George and Wilhelmina sit on wooden stumps. There are other wood planks at the right. In the background, there are buildings with scaffolding in front of them and wagons parked in front. There are utility poles and wires throughout. Mary A. West (Mary Adelbert Teel West Shepard) was H. H. West's first wife and the mother of Elizabeth West (Elizabeth West Siemsen) and his other children. George M. West was H. H. West's father and Wilhelmina Lemberger West was George's wife and H. H. West's mother. Text from negative sleeve: 1306. Venice, Calif. About 1903. Venice building. 1. Mrs Mary A West. 2. Mrs Mary A West and Elizabeth West. 3 H. H. West and Elizabeth West. 4. L to R: Mrs Mary A West. Elizabeth West. Mrs George M. West - back to camera. George M. West. Eating lunch on Mildred Ave. 4 films.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1306_001 ark:/21198/zz002hsx78
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Picnics--California--Venice Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 West, George Miller, 1831-1912 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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