Three cars sit in Jawbone Canyon, Kern County, 1914

Item Overview

Title

Three cars sit in Jawbone Canyon, Kern County, 1914

Photographer

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

Date Created

1914

Date

1914

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of three cars parked in Jawbone Canyon. Two cars are parked in the foreground. At right, Albert Schmitz sits on the ground in front of some woman's Ford that has broken down. He attempts to fix the problem. The Ford faces directly to the camera. Its license plate reads, "CAL 80821 1914." To the left of it, H. H. West's Buick is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side; it faces right. The woman stands near the back of the car and converses with Mary A. West who is sitting in the backseat. To the right of the woman, Elizabeth (left) and Frances (right) sit on the car's running board. A third car is parked in the distance behind and to the right of the Ford. It is viewed at an angle from the back and faces to the right. A chaparral covered hill rises in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1068. Silver Lake, Calif. 1914. Silver Lake Trip. Al Schmitz and family. H.H.West and family. Ted McClellan and Buttress. 1. H.H.West's Buick and A.B.Schmitz's Moon at Willow Springs, en route. 2. In Jawbone canyon we come on a woman in a Ford Car with brake gear broken? A.B.Schmitz gets a piece of pipe off an old oil stove beside the road and makes a good repair. A.B. in front of the Ford. The woman is talking to Mrs Mary A.West in my Buick, and Frances and Elizabeth West are by her side. 2 films

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
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948

Location

California--Kern County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Automobiles--American--California--Kern County
Automobile breakdowns
Canyons--California--Kern County