Worm's-eye view group portrait of members of the West, Whitaker, Shaw, Prickett and Witherby families standing on a porch, Manhattan Beach, about 1930

Item Overview

Title

Worm's-eye view group portrait of members of the West, Whitaker, Shaw, Prickett and Witherby families standing on a porch, Manhattan Beach, about 1930

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1930]

Date

1930

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

A worm's-eye view photograph, from left to right, of: Josie Shaw, Will Shaw, Abraham Whitaker, Mertie West, Everett Shaw, Wright Prickett, Jr. and Wes Witherby posing in the open window area of a porch for an informal group portrait at Bailey's cottage in Manhattan Beach. The shingle-style cottage is viewed from the ground and the camera looks up towards the group. They stand in a row to the right of column with "1008" on it. A portion of the roof is visible in the upper left corner and a shutter is visible at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 648. Manhattan Beach. Bailey's cottage. About 1930. L to R: Josie Shaw. Will Shaw. A. Whitaker. Mertie West. Everett Shaw. Wright Prickett. Wes Witherby

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Shaw, Everett, 1906-1996
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934
Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948

Location

California--Manhattan Beach

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dwellings--California--Manhattan Beach