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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Josie, William, and Lester Shaw stand in their front yard with Abraham and Mary Whitaker. Mr. Shaw and Mr. Whitaker wear hats. Lester holds a flower. There are trees and a house in the background. Based on the age of Lester Shaw in this image, the date has been estimated as about 1896, rather than about 1898. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were the parents of Josie Shaw and Mertie Whitaker, who became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester Shaw was their son. Text from negative sleeve: 1743. Los Angeles, California, about 1898. Vallejo street. The Shaw family. 1. Left to right: Josie Shaw. Will H. Shaw. Lester Shaw - baby. Abe Whitaker. Mary M. Whitaker. At the Shaw residence on Vallejo street between Daly and Chestnut. 2. Josie Shaw and baby Lester Shaw. 3. Lester Shaw, creeping on the lawn. 3 films. 1 photograph. [Negative misfiled in sleeve number 1744.]
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1744_002 ark:/21198/zz002hv0bp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956 Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960 Whitaker, Mary Melissa Prickett, 1848-1924 Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934 Shaw, Lester Merle, 1895-1968
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