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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. H. H. West's father, George M. West, sits on a rocking chair in the library of the West's house. He wears glasses and has his hands crossed in his lap, and he smokes a pipe. There is a large table at the right, partially obscuring the phonograph. There are bookshelves at the right and a fireplace on the back wall. Pictures hang on the wall and there is a clock on the mantel. Text from negative sleeve: 1806. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave. about 1898. 1. Father, George M. West, sitting in the library, listening to the new Edison phonograph that I had bought. 2. Guy M. West on our front lawn. Looking north up Griffin Ave. 2 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1806_001 ark:/21198/zz002hv5qs
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Libraries (Rooms & spaces)--California--Los Angeles Phonographs West, George Miller, 1831-1912
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