Bessie Velzy, Elizabeth West, Minnie West and Frances West enjoy Whitmore Tub, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1914

Item Overview

Title

Bessie Velzy, Elizabeth West, Minnie West and Frances West enjoy Whitmore Tub, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1914

Photographer

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

Date Created

1914

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right of Bessie Velzy, Elizabeth West, Minnie West and Frances West at Whitmore Tub (hot spring). Bessie sits in a crouched position with her arms across her legs. She wears a hat, knit cardigan and long skirt. Her body faces towards the right. Behind her, a wooden pallet lies in the grass. Elizabeth West sits behind and below Bessie Velzy. She is mostly obscured by Bessie's knee and is only visible from the nose up; she wears a knit hat. Next to Elizabeth, Minnie sits at the spring's edge with her legs dangling in the water. Frances stands in the spring with her pants rolled up and her hands on her hips as she looks to the camera. The hot spring occupies the lower right portion of the photograph. It is surrounded by tall grasses. A few low hills stand in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 341. Convict Lake, Calif. 1914. Whitmore Tub. L to R: Mrs Glen Velzy. Elizabeth West. Mrs H. H. West. Frances West

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.)
Springs--California--Mammoth Lakes
Wading--California--Mammoth Lakes
Children--California--Mammoth Lakes

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image