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Title
Al Siemsen poses while doing cement work at his home, Glendale, 1943
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
May, 1943
1943-05
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph of Al Siemsen posing in front of his home's garage on Los Encinos Avenue while doing cement work. Al Siemsen stands at left and looks to the camera. He holds onto a broom handle to the right of him. In the lower right corner, a vat of concrete sits in the driveway. Behind and to the right of Al, his garage stands in partial view, extending beyond the frame at right. The garage door is open and some of the garage's contents are visible. A mountain rises in the far distance at left.
Text from negative sleeve: 1999. Glendale, Calif., May 1943. Residence of Al Siemsen, 1811 Los Encinos. 1. Al Siemsen, doing cement work. 2. The cement flooring in the rear yard with garage in rear. Elizabeth Siemsen sitting with workmen in garage where they are eating lunch. 3. L to R: Mertie West. Elizabeth Siemsen. Al Siemsen
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1999_001
ark:/21198/zz002hvnsk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Concrete--California--Glendale
Maintenance & repair--California--Glendale
Dwellings--California--Glendale
Garages--California--Glendale
Siemsen, Alfred, 1906-1966
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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