Mary West, Ray Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Frances West and Al Schmitz gather around the Velzy's Buick, Mendocino County vicinity, 1915

Item Overview

Title

Mary West, Ray Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Frances West and Al Schmitz gather around the Velzy's Buick, 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 Mary West, Ray Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Frances West and Al Schmitz standing around the Velzy's Buick Runabout that is parked off to the side of the road during a trip through Mendocino County. The car is parked at center and is viewed from the back and the side; it faces right. Mary West, Glen Velzy and Elizabeth West stand at the rear end of the car while Frances West and Al Schmitz stand on the right side of the car. Mary West and Glen Velzy stand facing towards the right. Elizabeth West faces left, but turns her head to look towards the camera. Frances West and Al Schmitz both face towards the left. Frances turns her head to look towards the camera. The road passes behind the car on a slight upward angle from left to right. A thicket of trees line the opposite side of the road in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 693. Mendocino County trip 1915. Glen Velzy's runabout Buick with group around it. L to R: Mrs H.H.West. Ray Schmitz. Elizabeth West. Frances West. Al Schmitz. All three cars here. Best can make out L to R: Mrs H.H.West. Elizabeth West. Bessie Velzy in car. Glen Velzy. Al Schmitz. Ray Schmitz. Frances West. 2 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
Schmitz, Raymond A., 1889-1972
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