The Nelsons, Salbachs and Wests pose for a photograph on Thanksgiving Day, Orange County vicinity, 1912

Item Overview

Title

The Nelsons, Salbachs and Wests pose for a photograph on Thanksgiving Day, Orange County vicinity, 1912

Photographer

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

Date Created

November 28, 1912

Date

1912-11-28

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of: Ella Salbach, Elizabeth West, the daughter of Guy Mansberger, F. O. Nelson, Carl Salbach, Hilma M. Nelson, Frances West, Mary A. West and (Carl) Edward Salbach, all sitting in front of the front porch of a dwelling on Thanksgiving Day 1912. Ella Salbach sits leftmost in a chair and looks down towards her lap. A child, the daughter of Guy Mansberger, stands in front of her to the right. Behind them, Elizabeth West sits on the lap of F. O. Nelson, who sits on a step on the front porch of a dwelling. Right of him, Carl Salbach sits in front of one of the decorative posts on the porch. In front of and to the right of Carl, Hilma Nelson sits in a rocking chair, facing left but looking to the camera. Frances West stands to the right of her and leans her back into her mother. Mary A. West also sits in a rocking chair and to her left, Frances leans into her while resting her hand on Mary's knee. Mary faces towards the left. Behind Mary on the right, (Carl) Edward Salbach sits on a wagon and looks to the camera. The group poses in front the front porch of a ranch-style dwelling. The house extends across the entirety of the photograph. The porch has three decorative posts and flowers in planter boxes between the posts. Also visible on the dwelling are three windows and a door.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 298. Cazadores Gun Club. Thanksgiving Day 1912. The Nelsons, Salsbachs[sic] and Wests went to the gun club to spend Thanksgiving. Went to Los Patos on the Pacific Electric R.R. and were met by the keeper with a rig who hauled us over to the gun club, about 3 miles. Left to right: Mrs. Carl Salsbach[sic], with a child, who was daughter of keeper Guy Mansberger. Elizabeth West, sitting on lap of F.O. Nelson. F.O. Nelson. Carl Salsbach[sic]. Mrs F.O. Nelson. Frances West. Mrs H.H.West. Edward Salsbach[sic], the boy in rear.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Nelson, Franz
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
Salbach, Carl Edward, 1907-1939
Salbach, Carl, 1870-1962
Cazadores Gun Club
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
Nelson, Hilma M., b. 1887 or 88
Salbach, Ella (Stockwell), 1874-1948

Location

California--Orange County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Hunting & fishing clubs--California--Orange County
Rocking chairs
Holidays--California--Huntington Beach
Dwellings--California--Orange County