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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright, dressed in their military uniforms, standing in front of H. H. West's Buick parked along South Griffin Avenue. A sidewalk passes through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner and to the right. A tree lawn lines it. The 2 men stand on the curb in the near distance at center and face towards the camera. Behind them, H. H. West's Buick is parked along the curb. It is viewed from the side and the rear; it faces towards the right. South Griffin Avenue passes behind it. Houses on the far side of the street stand in the background. Text from negative sleeve #1913: 1913. Los Angeles, California. 2223 Griffin Avenue. January 11, 1941. Gilbert Cecil West, son of Everett and Myrtle West of Mt Carmel, Illinois, arrives in Los Angeles, en route to Moffet Air Field, Sunnyvale, near San Jose, California. His buddy with him is William Roscoe Wright. They slept at our home that night. 1. Left to right: Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright in front of my Buick, in front of our place. 2. 3. Two pictures of Gilbert Cecil West on our front walk, with Anderson's palm for background. 4. 5. Two pictures of Gilbert Cecil West on our front walk with with rear of our Buick and the other side of Griffin Ave. 5 films. 1 photo of #4
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1914_001 ark:/21198/zz002hvfsp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Residential streets--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--American--California--Los Angeles Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles Palms--California--Los Angeles Wright, William Roscoe West, Gilbert Cecil, 1919-1985
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