H. H. West's friends and family sit on the porch of his beach cottage, Venice, about 1903

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West's friends and family sit on the porch of his beach cottage, Venice, about 1903

Photographer

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

Date Created

about 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 Elizabeth and his children. Harriet Maria Teel Cline was Mary's sister and Wilfrid Cline Jr. was Harriet's son.
H. H. West's friends and family sit on the porch of his beach cottage. There are large windows at the front of the cottage. Sand is in front and on the steps. Elizabeth West is crying. Wilfrid Cline Jr. is sliding down the stairs.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1309. Venice, Calif., about 1903. Our cottage Island Ave and Speedway. 1. L to R: H. H. Cooper - against post L. Fred Colyer - against post R. Sitting: Belle McConville - our maid. Mrs Mary A West, holding Elizabeth West. Hattie Marie Teel [handwritten:] Cline, holding Wilfrid M. Cline Jr. Marie Dixon ["Colyer" crossed out] - became Fred's wife. 2. Same group and place and time, from another angle. 2 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
Cooper, Harry Hershey, 1855-1928
Cline, Harriet Maria Teel, 1879-1942
Colyer, Marie Dixon, 1876-1960
Colyer, Fred
McConville, Belle
Cline, Wilfrid M.
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Location

California--Venice

Resource type

still image