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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mary A. West (Mary Adelbert Teel West Shepard) was H. H. West's first wife and the mother of his children. Frances West (Frances Lucille West Wells) was their daughter. Mary West and Frances West stand in the water wearing bathing suits. Mrs. West's hands are on Frances's chest. Frances is smiling. There are other swimmers in the background and the shore is visible at the right. In the background, the Abbot Kinney Pier is visible with the Ship Café at the far left. Text from negative sleeve: 1327. Venice, Calif. about 1910. Mildred ave cottage. 1. The Ship Café on the pier. 2. Our cottage facing Mildred, and at extreme right is the little 3-room cottage facing the alley. 3. Front view of the front cottage. 4. H. H. Cooper sitting on porch. Frances and Elizabeth West on sand. 5. A close up of same. 6. Mary A West with Frances West in surf. 6 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1327_002 ark:/21198/zz002hsztj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Wading--California--Venice Amusement piers--California--Venice Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906 Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
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