Elizabeth West stands next to the chimney of the West's beach cottage, Venice, about 1903

Item Overview

Title

Elizabeth West stands next to the chimney of the West's beach cottage, 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

Elizabeth West (Elizabeth West Siemsen) was H. H. West's daughter.
Elizabeth West stands next to the chimney of the West's beach cottage. She wears a straw hat over a bonnet and holds a spoon. There are stones piled up next to the chimney. At the left and right there is wooden siding. There are stones and other debris in the sand around her feet.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1307. Venice, California, about 1903. 1. Elizabeth West beside the chimney of our cottage Island Ave. 2. Mrs Mary A West and Elizabeth in the surf. 3. A bait boat going out in Santa Monica bay from Venice. 4. Lola Bidwell with Elizabeth West in the baby buggy in front of our house. 5. Lola Bidwell with Elizabeth West in the buggy on the Speedway. 5 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

Location

California--Venice

Resource type

still image