Members of the West and Schmitz families gathered outside the San Joaquin Valley Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Item Overview

Title

Members of the West and Schmitz families gathered outside the San Joaquin Valley Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Photographer

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

Architect

Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924
Winslow, Carleton Monroe, 1876-1946

Date Created

[circa 1915]

Date

1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of: Albert Schmitz, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Mrs. Harry Schmitz (Winifred M.) and Minnie West, gathered along a curbside in front of the San Joaquin Valley Building while attending the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park. Albert Schmitz stands at left, separate from the rest of the group. His back is towards the camera and he faces the curb to the right, where the rest of the group sits. Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Winnie Schmitz and Minnie West sit in a row at center on a curb that runs in front of the San Joaquin Valley Building. Mary and Elizabeth West look to the camera. Winnie Schmitz looks towards the left, as does Minnie West. Behind Mary, Kate Schmitz wears white and walks towards the building behind another woman. Landscaped grounds stretch between them and the building. The facade of the building is viewed at an angle and recedes into the distance at left. Trees stand in front blocking the first floor, but the ornately decorated second story rises above the landscaping.
According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The San Joaquin Valley Building, pictured here, wasn't built until 1915. It is more likely that these images are were taken in 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in the photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1150. San Diego Fair About 1912. San Diego. 1. Feeding the pigeons. L to R: Frances West and Elizabeth West. 2. At the fair. L to R: A.B.Schmitz with back to camera. Mrs A.B.Schmitz looking up. Mrs Mary A West sitting down Elizabeth West next to her. Mrs Harry Schmitz. Mrs George M.West. 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
West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927
Schmitz, Kate A. Gaver, 1871-1966
Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)
Schmitz, Winifred M.
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960
Schmitz, Albert B., 1871-1948

Location

California--San Diego

Longitude

32.730313

Latitude

-117.150259

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Exhibition buildings--California--San Diego
Balboa Park (San Diego, Calif.)