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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. H. H. West's daughter, Elizabeth, wraps her arm around her baby brother, H. H. West Jr., who holds on to a trunk. He wears a hat. There is a clothesline above them and another at the right. There is a fence surrounding the yard with bushes in front of it. Utility poles and wires, houses, and trees are in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 1886. Los Angeles, California. 1644 Wellington Road, about 1919. 1. H. H. West, Jr. standing beside my Cadillac running board trunk; Elizabeth West behind him. Taken in our back yard. 2. Elizabeth West on our front lawn. 3. Elizabeth West playing jacks on our driveway. Across the street at the left is the home of Mr. Boos, who owned several cafeterias. Had a big green parrot that we could hear every day. 4. Mrs. Mary A. West with a couple of fish. Taken in back yard. Small film. 5. Elizabeth West holding out a fish, almost cut off the film. 5 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1886_001 ark:/21198/zz002hvcfj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Backyards--California--Los Angeles Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
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