Mrs. George M. West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West stand and watch the Catalina Island ferry as it leaves San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1910

Item Overview

Title

Mrs. George M. West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West stand and watch the Catalina Island ferry as it leaves San Pedro, Los Angeles, 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

Photograph, from left to right, of Minnie West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West standing on a shore and watching as the Catalina Ferry leaves the harbor in San Pedro. Everyone stands with their backs to the camera and looks into the distance to where the ferry is sailing. Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West all stand in a row in the near distance right by the water's edge. Minnie West stands separate from the group. She stands nearest to the camera at far left behind the others. The ferry is in partial view as it sails towards the right and out of frame. Two smokestacks billow smoke from the center of the ship. Water spans the space between the spectators and the ferry.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1206. San Pedro, California, about 1910. The breakwater and Point Firmin [sic]. 1. We go down to watch the Catalina boat leaving San Pedro. Couple sailing boats leaving the harbor. 2. 3. Two pictures of our group. L to R: Bessie Velzy. Glen Velzy. Frances West. Mrs George M. West. Elizabeth West. Dead Man's Island shows in these 2 films. 4. Close up of group. L to R: Mrs George M. West with back to camera. Bess Velzy, Glen Velzy, Elizabeth & Frances West. 4 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Ferries--American--California--Los Angeles

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Velzy, Bessie Grace McGee, b. 1883 or 84-1918
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
Port of Los Angeles
Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951
West, Wilhelmina Lemberger, 1844-1927

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image