A group of boys, including H. H. West, Jr., pose for a photograph after taking tests for the Boy Scouts, Los Angeles, 1931

Item Overview

Title

A group of boys, including H. H. West, Jr., pose for a photograph after taking tests for the Boy Scouts, Los Angeles, 1931

Photographer

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

Date Created

1931

Date

1931

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of six boys and a man posing for an informal group photograph at Sycamore Park after taking tests for the Boy Scouts. Three boys stand on the left, a man stands center with newspapers and books under his arms, and three boys stand on the right, including H. H. West, Jr. on the far right. They stand on a sidewalk and are surrounded by trees. On the sidewalk near their feet, the shadow of a man wearing a hat is visible towards the center of the photograph.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 239 Sycamore Park, Boy Scouts. 1931. H.H.West, Jr. after taking a test. A group of boys after taking tests. H.H.West, Jr. in shorts at right. 2 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
Boy Scouts of America

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Guides & scouts--California
Parks--California--Los Angeles