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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Dr. Bim Smith sitting at the West's dining table during a birthday dinner for Bim Smith and H. H. West. H. H. West and Dr. Bim Smith sit on the far side of the table in the near distance at center. They are viewed level with the top of the table. H. H. West sits at left and looks to the camera while resting an arm over the back of his chair. He wears a top hat. Bim sits to the right of him and looks towards the camera. A birthday cake sits in front of him on the table. At far the right, someone (looks to be Agnes Whitaker) dons a top hat and is captured in motion. Glasses and flatware sit atop the table. A tablecloth drapes over the front edge of the table in the foreground. One person sits on the near side of the table at right. They are in partial view with only their knees jutting into the image from the lower right corner. The seat of an empty chair juts into frame from the lower left corner. In the background, a large fireplace sits to the left of H. H. West, a bookshelf stands behind and to the left of Bim Smith and a wide doorway leads into another room at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2083. 2223 Griffin Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Sunday, January 23, 1944. Birthday dinner for H.H.West and Dr Bim Smith. 1. Forrest M. Whitaker, Dr Bim Smith, Agnes Whitaker - Mrs F.M.W. - Wayne West, Mrs Brooks, friend of Agnes. 2. L to R: H.H.West. Dr Bim Smith
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2083_002 ark:/21198/zz002j2ds9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dining rooms--California--Los Angeles Birthdays--California--Los Angeles Dinner parties--California--Los Angeles West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Smith, Bim, 1872-1954
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