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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Piano in the parlor of the West's house at 240 Griffin Avenue. The piano belonged to H. H. West's sister, Nella. It is at the right of the image with a small stool in front of it. There is a small table under the window and two chairs on either side. The house across the street is visible through the window, which has a sheer curtain hanging over it. There is a rug at the center of the room and a light fixture hanging over head. Tassels hang down in the upper right of the image. Text from negative sleeve: 1781. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave., 1899. 1. H. H. West on the sofa in parlor. 2. H. H. West standing in parlor. 3. Nell's piano in parlor. 4. Looking out the parlor window west across Griffin Avenue. The Penning house was directly across the street. 5. George M. West, with his pipe, in parlor. 6. Vicente Sepulveda in parlor. 6 films.
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