Guy West stands with his bicycle, Santa Monica, 1901

Item Overview

Title

Guy West stands with his bicycle, Santa Monica, 1901

Photographer

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

Date Created

July 4, 1901

Date

1901-07-04

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

The negative sleeve indicates there are three negatives in this series, but there are, in fact, only two.
Guy West was H. H. West's brother.
Guy West, stands with his bicycle. He wears shorts, a sweater, and a neckerchief. One hand is on his hip and the other is on his bike. Two fences are behind him, one higher than the other.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1235. Santa Monica, Calif. July 4, 1901. The start of the Santa Monica road race. 1. Guy West on his bike right in the center of the picture. 2. Guy West in his racing suit and cap. 3. Guy Mark West, after the race. He came in second, after a bad spill. This last picture was taken in the S. P. Athletic park at Santa Monica. 3 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Guy Mark, b. 1879

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bicycles & tricycles--California--Santa Monica