Shed on the West family's former property, Red Oak, 1900

Item Overview

Title

Shed on the West family's former property, Red Oak, 1900

Photographer

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

Date Created

1900

Date

1900

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Shed on the West family's former property. It has two windows that flank the door. There is a short set of stairs with a piece of material placed on top. A fence is open against the left side of the shed. There is a hen house and what may be another structure behind the shed. There are other structures visible at the right. There are trees in the background and at the left.
By 1900 H. H. West and other members of his family lived in Los Angeles.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 771. East. Red Oak, Iowa. 1900. The cob shed on the old West home place. Under the cottonwoods. Here we spread our walnuts, hazel nuts, and hickory nuts to dry. The hen house may be seen in the rear. It has a little cupola, like the one on the barn.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Iowa--Red Oak

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sheds--Iowa--Red Oak