/ H. H. West cradles a rag doll, Los Angeles, about 1899

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Title: H. H. West cradles a rag doll, Los Angeles, about 1899
Contributor: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1899]
1899
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of H. H. West standing in a fenced in yard and cradling a rag doll in the vicinity of the Kellum family's residence. H. H. West stands at center, in profile, facing towards the right. In his arms, he cradles a handmade rag doll and casts his gaze down towards it. He stands in a yard overgrown with tall grasses. In the distance, a fence extends across the image and surrounds the yard. A house is visible in the far distance at right.
Text from negative sleeve: 1712. Los Angeles, California, about 1899. The Kellums. Clanton or Stamford Ave. and 14th street. 2 individual pictures of H.H.West taken at this place. 2 films
Type
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1998_1712_002
ark:/21198/zz002htx24
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Cloth dolls
Yards--California--Los Angeles
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Source: West (H. H.) Collection

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