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Title
Tommy Newquist wears a fireman's helmet while riding a tricycle in front of the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
October, 1948
1948-10
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of Tommy Newquist riding a tricycle on the walkway in front of the West residence on North Ridgewood Place. The walkway stretches across the bottom edge on a slight upward angle from right to left. Tommy Newquist rides a tricycle, left-of-center. He and the tricycle face towards the right. Tommy wears a fireman's helmet as he looks to the camera. Behind him the front of the West residence stretches across the background. Three windows are inset into the right side of the facade. Vegetation grows behind Tommy at left. One of the front porch's arches stands in partial view along the left edge.
Text from negative sleeve: 2404. 830 '#0 N. Ridgewood Place, Hollywood, October 1948. 1. Mr and Mrs W.H.Shaw 2. Mr and Mrs W.H.Shaw, Mertie West, 3 and 4. Two fotos [sic] Tommy Newquest [sic] [handwritten:] To Bacon 7/'55 --- [end handwritten] [hand drawn circle around "5"] 5. Madeline Bacon, Unknown girl, Tommy Newquest [sic] [hand drawn circle around "6"] 6. Madeline Bacon and playmate 7. The Newquests [sic] - Rudy, His mother and wife, and two cousins.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2404_003
ark:/21198/zz002j3xzk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bicycles & tricycles--California--Los Angeles
Play (Recreation)--California--Los Angeles
Newquist, Thomas Rudolf, 1945-2008
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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