Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Item Overview

Title

Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

July 4, 1901

Date

1901-07-04

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester and Romayne Shaw were their sons. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were Mertie and Josie's parents. Agnes Hawley later became Forrest Whitaker's wife. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
The baby in the bonnet may be Josie Shaw's son, Romayne Shaw. Though the negative sleeve states that H. H. West is in the photograph, it instead appears to be William Shaw. Also, it is unclear whether the man furthest from the camera is either Forrest Whitaker or Harvey Hall.
The back row of people are: Lelia Gillan, Josie Shaw, Mary Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, and either Forrest Whitaker or Harvey Hall. In the front row: Lester Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, William Shaw.
Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley. Lester Shaw wears a hat and looks down at the sand. Mertie Whitaker holds her hands at her knees and looks off to her right. West's tongue is sticking out. There are other people sitting behind them holding an umbrella. There is a building in the background with many windows. There are utility poles and wires overhead. A sign in the background reads, "surf bathing hot and cold salt water baths."

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1238. Santa Monica, Calif. July 4, 1901. L to R: Lester Shaw in front, Leila Gillan in rear. Mertie Whitaker. Josie Shaw. H. H. West. A. Whitaker. Forrest Whitaker. 1 film.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956
Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Lyddon, Lelia Gillan, 1880-1955
Whitaker, Mary Melissa Prickett, 1848-1924
Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934
Shaw, Lester Merle, 1895-1968

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Beaches--California--Santa Monica