Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz standing around the camp, June Lake vicinity, 1914

Item Overview

Title

Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz standing around the camp, June Lake vicinity, 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

According to the caption form the negative sleeve, the children, from left to right are: Irene Schmitz, Frances West and Chester Schmitz. They are all misidentified, the children in the photograph from left to right are: Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz, standing around the camp near Silver Lake while someone cooks. The group stands in the near distance and no one looks to the camera. Mary A. West stands leftmost and separate from the rest of the group. She is in profile, facing right. She casts her gaze slightly downward while she rests her hands to her hips. Standing in front of and to the right of her is the camp stove. A fire pit is to the right of that. Elizabeth West stands in front of the fire pit with her back to the camera. Chester Schmitz is to the right of her. He leans into her and wraps an arm around her waist. At the fire pit, someone (partially obscured by Elizabeth and Chester) seems to cook up some eggs. Frances West and Irene Schmitz approach the fire pit from the right. They stand behind the backs of Elizabeth and Chester. Frances approaches with her back to the camera and Irene is in profile, facing left. At the back edge of camp, towels hang from tree branches that lie on the ground. Tall grasses line the back edge of camp as well and mountains rise in the far distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1073. Silver Lake trip. 1914. 1. In camp Silver Lake. L to R: Chester Schmitz. Irene Schmitz. Elizabeth West. The tire with the boot on is mine. I had a blow out between Convict Creek bridge and Summer's ranch, and fixed the blown out tire when we got to Silver Lake to use as a spare. 2. A.B.Schmitz at our stove. 3. Camp. L to R: Mary A. West, Mrs Schmitz. 4. Camp. L to R: Mary A. West. Irene Schmitz. Frances West. Chester Schmitz. 5. Chester Schmitz with a fish. 5 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
Schmitz, Irene, b. 1908
Schmitz, Chester Smith, 1910-1977
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--June Lake

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Outdoor cookery--California--June Lake
Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.)
Camping--California--June Lake
Stoves