Members of the West, McClellan, Stavnow and Velzy party either load or unload a car, Kern County, about 1915

Item Overview

Title

Members of the West, McClellan, Stavnow and Velzy party either load or unload a car, Kern County, about 1915

Photographer

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

Date Created

[about 1915]

Date

1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Ted McClellan, his son, Charles Stavnow, Glen Velzy and Bessie Velzy standing around and loading/unloading a car near Dove Springs. Ted McClellan, his son and Charles Stavnow walk in the road towards the front end of the car; their backs are to the camera. Bessie Velzy and Glen Velzy stand at right along the side of the car and are either loading it or unloading it. The car (partial view) is parked at right with its back end to the camera. The blur of a girl's skirt cuts through the image in the lower right corner. The road winds in to the hills in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 412. Dove Springs, Calif. About 1915. L to R: Mrs H.H.West in tonneau. Ted McClellan just over hood. Elizabeth West in front with hand on fender. L to R: Ted McClellan. McClellan's son. Charles Stavnow. Glen Velzy. Bessie Velzy. 2 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918
Stavnow, Charles Ashworth, 1868-1947
McClellan, James Edward, 1886-1968
Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951

Location

California--Kern County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Travelers--American--California--Kern County
Deserts--California--Kern County