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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing in the Wests' front yard on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at left. She looks to the camera while holding a camera in its bag. Behind and to the right of her, Josie Shaw stands in partial view. She looks down as she reaches her hand towards Will Shaw. Will Shaw stands rightmost and looks to the camera. The Wests' front yard stretches behind them. At right, the West residence stands in partial view along the right edge. A porch juts forward from the front of the building and is framed by an archway. In the background, neighboring houses stand in row that extends back towards the left. 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.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2404_004 ark:/21198/zz002j3z0k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Families--American--California--Los Angeles Lawns--California--Los Angeles Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956 Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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