Mary West sits on a pile of wooden planks with her daughter, Elizabeth, Venice, about 1903

Item Overview

Title

Mary West sits on a pile of wooden planks with her daughter, Elizabeth, Venice, about 1903

Photographer

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

Date Created

about 1903

Date

1903

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mary A. West (Mary Adelbert Teel West Shepard) was H. H. West's first wife and the mother of his children.
Mary West sits on a pile of wooden planks with her daughter, Elizabeth. She wears a large hat and has her arms around Elizabeth, who holds food in her hands. A hat, basket, and mug sit on the wooden plank. In the background, there are horses, buildings, scaffolding, and other planks of wood. A man's leg is visible at the bottom right corner of the image.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1306. Venice, Calif. About 1903. Venice building. 1. Mrs Mary A West. 2. Mrs Mary A West and Elizabeth West. 3 H. H. West and Elizabeth West. 4. L to R: Mrs Mary A West. Elizabeth West. Mrs George M. West - back to camera. George M. West. Eating lunch on Mildred Ave. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--Venice

Resource type

still image