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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. The women stand in the near distance in the middle of the yard. A chair sits in the foreground in the lower left corner. Beyond it at center and extending right, tables are lined up in a row. A small washing tub and dishes sit atop the tables. One unidentified woman at left stands in profile at the head of the tables. She faces right as she washes a dish in the washing tub. Alice Shaw stands behind the tables at center and to the right of the woman at left. She faces slightly towards camera and appears to place at dish onto the table. To the right of her, another woman stands behind the table. She stands in partial view along the right edge. Behind the women and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view. Behind the group at left, a low brick wall lines the yard and beyond it, a neighbor's house stands in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2131. El Serreno [sic], Calif. Home of W.H.Shaw, July 4, 1945. Rear yard. Alice Shaw (Mrs Lester Shaw) with salad bowl. Other film no good. 2 films.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2131_002 ark:/21198/zz002j2jh3
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dishwashing--California--Los Angeles Yards--California--Los Angeles Fourth of July celebrations--California--Los Angeles Shaw, Alice, 1903-1954
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