Ed Smith stands on the porch of the ranch house, Pomona, about 1895

Item Overview

Title

Ed Smith stands on the porch of the ranch house, Pomona, about 1895

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1895]

Date

1895

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Distant view of the ranch house on the Smith Ranch in Pomona. It stands left-of-center and is viewed from the front at an angle. Ed Smith stands at center on the front porch. He looks to the camera with his hands in his pockets. Trees stand in the foreground on either side of the house. An orange tree stands in the foreground at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 742. Pomona, Calif. About 1895. The Smith Ranch near North Pomona, or Claremont. Bim Smith's folks had a ranch there, bounded on the north by the Santa Fe railroad. I used to go out Saturday evenings and stay over Sunday. 1. L to R: H.H.West standing, Bim Smith sitting. 2. Ed Smith, dog and coyote skin. 3. The ranch house looking north. Leslie Smith on the porch. 4. Leslie Smith in the orange grove. 5. Pearl Smith - ,a beautiful girl. 6. Mrs Smith. 6 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Smith, Ed

Location

California--Pomona

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dwellings--California--Pomona
Orange trees--California--Pomona
Ranches--California--Pomona