H. H. West sits on the beach with Lester Shaw and William Shaw, Santa Monica, 1901

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West sits on the beach with Lester Shaw and William Shaw, 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

Based on the dates, the boy is more likely Lester Shaw rather than Romayne. Lester and Romayne were William and Josie Shaw's sons. Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister and Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
H. H. West sits on the beach with Lester Shaw and William Shaw. West wears a hat and has a piece of paper sticking out of his pocket. Lester Shaw looks at West. There is a cardboard box in front of them. William Shaw has his mouth open. He wears a hat and bow tie and holds one hand up to his other wrist. A man and boy walk behind them, the man looking down at the group. There are other people on the beach behind them, as well as a large building with many windows. There is a sign behind them that reads, in part, "surf bathing."

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

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Shaw, Lester Merle, 1895-1968

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Beaches--California--Santa Monica