Will Mead stands by the gas engine at the well, Glendale, 1898

Item Overview

Title

Will Mead stands by the gas engine at the well, Glendale, 1898

Photographer

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

Date Created

1898

Date

1898

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Will Mead standing in profile at the water well's gas engine at Captain C. E. (Cameron Erskine) Thom's ranch in Glendale. The engine is at center with gears and pipes extending out of it. Will stands to the left of the engine and faces towards the right. He rests a hand on top of an engine part. Wood scaffolding stands above and around him and the engine. Trees stand in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 491. Glendale, Calif. Capt Thom's Ranch. 1898. This ranch is now known as "Rossmoyne" a swell residence section of Glendale. Davis on a bicycle. Will Mead at the gas engine at the well. L to R: Will Mead. Davis. At the pampas plume plant on the grounds. Will Mead and a bunch of grapefruit. Two of foreman White's children in the sulky. Foreman White's daughter and their big St Bernard dog. L to R: Davis. Will Mead. 7 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Mead, William P., 1871-1906

Location

California--Glendale

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Ranches--California--Glendale
Gasoline engines
Wells--California--Glendale