Al Schmitz and Glen Velzy standing by the cars stopped on the side of a road, Mendocino County vicinity, 1915

Item Overview

Title

Al Schmitz and Glen Velzy standing by the cars stopped on the side of a road, Mendocino County vicinity, 1915

Photographer

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

Date Created

1915

Date

1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Al Schmitz and Glen Velzy standing near two parked cars while stopped during a trip through Mendocino County. They stand, left-of-center, in the distance and face each other. Directly behind them, one of the group's cars is parked facing towards the right. To the right and nearer to camera, H. H. West's Buick is parked, viewed from the side with the front facing towards the right. Mary West can be seen sitting in the car. A dirt road occupies the foreground and narrows towards the left. Picket fencing and trees stretch along the far side of the road behind the cars.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 690. Mendocino County trip 1915. On the road. L to R: Al Schmitz. Glen Velzy. Mrs H.H.West in my Buick. L to R: Glen Velzy and Bessie McGee Velzy by Glen's Buick. Along the road. Al Schmitz by the cars. My Buick alongside the road waiting for the others. Elizabeth West by the car. Al Schmitz has a flat tire. Glen Velzy coming to his assistance. Al working with his flat tire on Ray's runabout Buick. 6 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948

Location

California--Mendocino County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dirt roads--California--Mendocino County
Automobiles--American--California--Mendocino County
Rest stops--California--Mendocino County