/ Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900

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Title: Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900
Contributor: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1900]
1900
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection
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Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
An out-of-focus, silhouetted photographic portrait of Nella A. West taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Nella West is viewed in profile, facing left. Her profile is covered in shadow. Behind her, light streams through a sheet that covers a window.
Text from negative sleeve: 1776. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave., about 1900. 1. 2. Two silhouettes of Nella A. West made by hanging sheet over window and making an exposure. 2 films.
Type
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1998_1776_002
ark:/21198/zz002hv3kr
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Silhouettes
West, Nella Adeline, 1874-1941
Source: West (H. H.) Collection

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