Lester Shaw stands by a chalkboard sign holding firecrackers, Santa Monica, 1901

Item Overview

Title

Lester Shaw stands by a chalkboard sign holding firecrackers, Santa Monica, 1901

Photographer

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

Date Created

July 4, 1901

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Lester Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's nephew. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Lester Shaw stands by a chalkboard sign holding firecrackers. Firecrackers also stick out of his pockets. He wears a hat and looks of to his right. The sign lists food, including fish dinner, clam chowder, rice tomato soup, salad, and baked fish. There is a covered patio behind him where people sit on benches. There is a wooden walkway leading up to the patio. American flags fly from the patio and another building is visible behind it.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1236. Santa Monica, Calif. July 4, 1901. 1. Romayne Shaw in front of the sign with firecrackers in his arms. 2. Lester Shaw by the sign with a fire cracker sticking out of his pocket. 3. Left to right: Lizzie Chandler. Nettie Davies. 4. L to R: H. H. West. Romayne Shaw - the boy. Will Shaw, sitting. Other man and boy not known. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shaw, Lester Merle, 1895-1968

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image