Christine Schmitz, Mary A. West and Minnie West sitting in a row on a car's running board, San Francisquito Canyon, [about 1917]

Item Overview

Title

Christine Schmitz, Mary A. West and Minnie West sitting in a row on a car's running board, San Francisquito Canyon, [about 1917]

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1917]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

According to the negative sleeve, the power plant was visited by the West, Schmitz and Lemberger party around 1912. The plant that stands in the accompanying image(s) was not completed until 1917. It is more likely these images were taken around 1917 or later.
Photograph, from left to right, of Christine Schmitz, Mary A. West and Minnie West sitting in a row along the running board of a car in San Francisquito Canyon. The car is viewed rather close-up. It is viewed at a slight angle from the driver's side and faces left; it extends out of frame on both sides of the image. Christine Schmitz sits leftmost. She rests her clasped hands to her knees as she gazes off towards the left. Mary A. West sits center. She crosses her arms over her lap and smiles as she looks ahead slightly to the right. Minnie West sits rightmost with her hands in her lap. She turns her head and looks directly to the camera. Behind them in the car, someone reads a newspaper in the backseat. A hillside is barely visible in the far distance behind the car at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1178. San Francisquito Canyon, about 1912. At the power house. May not be any of our party, but without pringing [sic], looks like, L to R: Elizabeth West. John Lemberger. Chester Schmitz. Frances West. Not sure. Large film. 2. Small film. L to R: Mother of A.B.Schmitz. Mary A. West. 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

Subjects

San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Rest periods--California--San Francisquito Canyon
Automobiles--American--California--San Francisquito Canyon

Names

Schmitz, Christina, b. 1845 or 46
West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--San Francisquito Canyon

Resource type

still image