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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Piano in the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. A stool sits in front of the piano. There is a piece of music open on the music stand. A cloth is draped over the top of the piano and there are pictures on top, including what appears to be a portrait of George Washington. At the right of the piano there is a small table with a vase of flowers on it. At the left, there is a stool with newspapers on top. A dining chair sits at the left of the piano. A painting hangs above the piano and another, smaller one is at the left. There is a window at the left and the leg of what may be another table at the left edge of the image. Nella A. West was H. H. West's sister. Text from negative sleeve: 1755. Los Angeles, Calif. 240 South Griffin Ave. 1897. 1. The stairway from the front room. 2. The library and mantel from front room. 3. Another view of the library from front room, with more of the front room shown. 4. The library, mantel and book case from the front room. The book case was made by father out of oak dining table extension boards that I bot [sic] cheap from The Heywood-Wakefield Co., where Guy West worked. 5. Father writing at the library table. 6. Nell's piano in corner of front room. 6 films.
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