Ted McClellan, his son, Elizabeth West, Frances West, Glen Velzy and H. H. West stand on the shore of Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1915

Item Overview

Title

Ted McClellan, his son, Elizabeth West, Frances West, Glen Velzy and H. H. West stand on the shore of Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1915

Photographer

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

Date Created

1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of: Ted McClellan, Ted's son, Elizabeth West, Frances West, Glen Velzy and H. H. West standing on the rocky shore of Convict Lake. All six stand at a distance and at a lower level than the photographer. Ted, his son, Elizabeth and Frances all face the camera with their backs to the lake. Glen and H. H. face left and turn their heads to the camera. The shoreline extends from the lower left on a slight upward angle to the right where it disappears behind a small tree. The lake expands into the distance towards the base of the mountains. The opposite bank extends horizontally and disappears behind a tree in the foreground on the right. Mountainsides rise up in the background behind the lake.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 346. Convict Lake, Calif. 1915. Convict Lake. Convict Lake with Ted McClellan's boat. Convict Lake. L to R: Ted McClellan. Ted's son. Elizabeth West. Frances West. Glen Velzy. H.H.West. 3 negatives.

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.)
Mountains--California
Lakes & ponds--California--Mammoth Lakes

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
McClellan, James Edward, 1886-1968
Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image