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Title
Mertie West and Frances Wells pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1944
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
May, 1944
1944-05
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, from left to right, of Mertie West and Frances Wells posing on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence on Los Encinos Avenue. Mertie West and Frances Wells stand side-by-side at center in the middle of the lawn. Both don floral print dresses and look to the camera. Shrubby tree branches stand behind Mertie at left. A driveway passes behind the 2 women on an upward angle from right to left. The neighbor's hedge lines the far side of the driveway and a couple of neighbors' houses are visible standing in the background at center and right.
Text from negative sleeve: 2100. Glendale, Calif. Residence A.Siemsen 1811 Los Encinos Ave., May 1944. 1. Left to right: Elizabeth West Siemsen, H.H.West, Jr., Frances West Wells. 2. L to R: Mertie West. Frances Wells. 3. Dorothea Siemsen Burgess and baby William Burgess.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2100_002
ark:/21198/zz002j2fr8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Families--American--California--Glendale
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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