Frances, Elizabeth and Mary West ride donkeys along a mountain trail, Mount Wilson, about 1909

Item Overview

Title

Frances, Elizabeth and Mary West ride donkeys along a mountain trail, Mount Wilson, about 1909

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1909]

Date

1909

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from front to back, of Frances West, Elizabeth West and Mary West all riding donkeys along a trail near Mount Wilson. Frances West leads the group along the trail. She sits atop her donkey at right and looks to camera. Her donkey is viewed from the side. Behind Frances, Elizabeth West rides her donkey. She is at center and looks towards the right. The donkey faces the camera. Mary West rides a donkey behind and to the left of Elizabeth. Mary and the donkey she sits atop of both face towards the camera. The trail they follow is at its widest at the bottom edge of the image and tapers towards the center. A mountain stands in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 682. Mount Wilson, Winter about 1909. Elizabeth West leading, Frances West next and Mrs H.H.West in rear. We arrive at Orchard Camp, about half way up. Frances West on a rock. 3 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--Mount Wilson

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Riding--California--Mount Wilson
Donkeys--California--Mount Wilson
Wilson, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)
Trails & paths--California--Mount Wilson