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Title
William Mead stands on the front porch of the West's house with the West family and the neighbor's maid, Los Angeles, about 1900
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1900
about 1900
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Wilson D. West and Wayne West were H. H. West's brother. William P. Mead was their first cousin. Mr. and Mrs. George M. West (Wilhelmina Lemberger West) were their parents.
William Mead stands on the front porch of the West's house with the West family and the neighbor's maid. Mead wears a hat and leans on a cane. Mr. West smokes a pipe. There is a vase of flowers next to Mead, and there is a glass vase with water in it on the post at the bottom of the stairs. There is a small box on the stairs. The house number "240" is visible above the door. The neighbor's house is visible at the left.
According to negative sleeve #1767, Vicente worked for the Sepulveda family (who were the West's neighbors), but her last name was not Sepulveda.
Text from negative sleeve: 1796. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave. about 1900. 1. Left to right: George M. West. Mrs George M. West. Vicente Sepulveda. Will P. Mead with plug hat. Wayne W. West sitting in chair. Wilson D. West on post. 1 film.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1796_001
ark:/21198/zz002hv52z
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927
West, George Miller, 1831-1912
Mead, William P., 1871-1906
West, Wayne Warren, 1881-1965
West, Wilson Darby, 1884-1942
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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