A man dines at the West's and Whitaker's table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Item Overview

Title

A man dines at the West's and Whitaker's table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1927]

Date

1927

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

A poorly exposed photograph of an unidentified man sitting down and eating at the West and Whitaker party's picnic table at Soper's Ranch. He sits right-of-center on the bench of a picnic table in the near distance. He is in profile, facing the table at right. The table is strewn with cans, cups and canisters. In the foreground, coats and jackets hang along the right edge of the frame and a tarp lines the bottom edge. Trees stand in the background at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 656. Matilija, Calif. About 1927. The was Mr and Mrs H.H.West; Mr and Mrs Forrest Whitaker. H.H.West Jr. We camped at Soper's. Our table under the oaks. L to R: Mertie West. H.H.West Jr. H.H.West. 2 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Ojai

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Eating & drinking--California--Ojai
Camps--California--Ojai