Dave F. Smith, Isabelle Smith, Nella West and Mary A. West eating and prepping food in camp, Mono County, 1913

Item Overview

Title

Dave F. Smith, Isabelle Smith, Nella West and Mary A. West eating and prepping food in camp, Mono County, 1913

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 1913

Date

1913-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Dave F. Smith, Isabelle Smith, Nella West and Mary A. West in their camp at Thompsons. Dave F. Smith sits to the left at a small table. He faces towards the camera as he dines and tilts his head downward. Isabelle Smith crouches down at center and to the left of the camp stove. She appears to be cooking and faces towards the right. Pots and pans sit atop the stove and on the ground near Isabelle. Nella West stands behind the stove and looks off towards the left. Mary A. West stands at right, in profile, and looks down to the left towards Isabelle and the stove. Trees stand along the back edge of the camp at right and a small hill rises behind the camp at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1117. Smith West tour August 1913. Thompsons on Owen River. 1. Our camp at Thompsons. Dave Smith at the table. His wife at the stove, Nella West behind the stove and Mrs Mary A West at right with hat on. 2. Our cars in camp at Thompsons. Mrs Dave Smith at left. Nella West at right. 2 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Nella Adeline, 1874-1941
Smith, Isabelle, b. 1886 or 87
Smith, David Franklin, 1882-1960
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--Mono County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Outdoor cookery--California--Mono County
Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.)
Automobiles--American--California--Mono County
Camping--California--Mono County
Eating & drinking--California--Mono County