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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West posing on the front steps of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends from the middle of the bottom edge and up towards the right. A short set of steps stretches across the entryway and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand in the near distance at center, in front of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H., Jr. stands leftmost, on the walkway in front of the porch. H. H. West stands up a step at center and rests his hands to his hips. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a wide arch arcs over the front steps. The porch extends behind them at right. The front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." A cut-out window flanks the left side of the large archway. In the background, a portion of the building is visible at left, recessed back from the porch. Text from negative sleeve: 2099. 830 North Ridgewood Place, Hollywood, Calif. May 1944. 1 PFC Henry H.West, Jr., ASN 19028528 on arrival home after 26 months in the Aleutians. 2 Same, with his father H.H.West. 3. Left to right: Mertie West. Miss Norma Bolten. H.H.West, Jr. Miss Bolten drew Hebard's name at Lincoln High School and corresponded with him not knowing who or where he was.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2099_001 ark:/21198/zz002j2fm6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles Porches--California--Los Angeles West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998 West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
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