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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of H. H. West sitting on a bench with 2 old west figures at Knott's Berry Farm. The bench sits up on an elevated wood-plank platform at center. H. H. West sits in the middle of the bench, between the 2 cowboy figures. H. H. looks to the figure sitting at left. The figure at left appears to look towards H. H. The second figure sits to the right of H. H. and looks forward while stretching an arm across the back of the bench. A building's wall stretches across the background. Affixed to the wall, behind and above H. H., a placard reads, "GHOST TOWN GOLD TRAIL HOTEL THIS BENCH IS RESERVED FOR HANDSOME BRADY, WHISKEY BILL AND THEIR FRIENDS GOLD TRAIL HOTEL." Text from negative sleeve: 2278. Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, May 18, 1947. 1 H.H. West between two images of old timers on the bench in the Ghost City. 2 L to R Mrs H.H. West & Mrs D.L. Tribe in front of the old Wells-Fargo Express office. 3 The Silver Dollar saloon. Persons not known. 4 Mr and Mrs D.L. Tribe leaning against rear end of spring wagon in front of Wells Fargo & Co express office. 5 L to R Mrs H.H. West. The Sheriff of Ghost City and Mrs D.L. Tribe
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2278_005 ark:/21198/zz002j374h
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Fictitious characters Mannequins Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, Calif. : Amusement park) West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
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