Frances West getting a drink of water at the faucet, Mount Wilson, 1909

Item Overview

Title

Frances West getting a drink of water at the faucet, Mount Wilson, 1909

Photographer

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

Date Created

Winter, 1909

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Frances West hunching over to get a drink of water from the faucet at the summit of Mount Wilson. She squats down at left and faces right. She turns her head away from the camera and towards the water faucet. A stream of water form the faucet passes in front of her. Behind and to the right of her, a man walks towards the right down the snow-covered slope. In the distance, a cabin stands at center and another building (partial view) stands up on the hill at left. Trees line the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 684. Mt Wilson trip, winter of 1909. Frances West getting a drink at the faucet at the summit. L to R: Elizabeth, Frances and Mrs H.H.West. L to R: The snow man they made, and Elizabeth and Frances West. L to R: Elizabeth and Frances West. L to R: Mrs H.H.West, Frances and Elizabeth West. All taken at the summit. 5 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Drinking fountains--California--Mount Wilson
Snow--California--Mount Wilson
Wilson, Mount (Calif. : Mountain)

Names

Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906

Location

California--Mount Wilson

Resource type

still image