Nella A. West, Mary A. West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car, Santa Clarita vicinity, about 1910

Item Overview

Title

Nella A. West, Mary A. West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car, Santa Clarita vicinity, about 1910

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1910]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Group photograph, from left to right, of Nella West, Mary West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car while traveling through Newhall Pass near Santa Clarita. The Duro is parked off-center to the left on a dirt road. It is viewed from the side and faces left. Nella West sits in the driver's seat and looks down while facing left. Mary West stands behind and to the right of her; she looks to camera as she props up Frances West to the right. Frances looks off towards the right. Elizabeth West sits in the backseat. She is to the right of Frances and looks to the camera. Minnie West sits to the right and in front of Elizabeth and also looks to the camera. Small flowering tree branches are attached to the side of the car near Minnie. Tall grasses line the side of the road in foreground as well as behind the car. Trees stand behind the group near the roadside and mountains rise in the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1132. Newhall Pass, Calif. About 1910. The Duro Car with, L to R: Nella A West in front seat. Mary A West standing behind. Elizabeth West. Frances West. Mrs George M West. 1 film

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Mountains--California
Automobiles--American--California--Santa Clarita

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, Nella Adeline, 1874-1941
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--Santa Clarita

Resource type

still image