Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz sit in front of a beach umbrella, Santa Monica, [about 1915]

Item Overview

Title

Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz sit in front of a beach umbrella, Santa Monica, [about 1915]

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1915]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Per the negative sleeve caption, this photograph was taken in 1910, the same year that Chester Schmitz was born. He looks considerably older than that, maybe about 5 or 6, in this photograph. The other children also look older than what their age would be in 1910. It is more likely that this image was taken around 1915.
Photograph, from left to right, of Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz sitting in a row on the sand in front of a beach umbrella. All four children look to the camera as they sit on the sand. Behind Chester and Frances, a beach umbrella is propped up on the sand with the top of it facing towards the camera. Beyond the umbrella, a couple of cars are parked on a roadway that stretches across the image. One is parked behind and to the left of the umbrella and the other is parked at far right. The bluffs of Santa Monica rise beyond the road and extend across the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1328. Venice, Calif. About 1910. Mildred Ave cottages. 1. L to R: Elizabeth West. [hand drawn: right facing arrow pointing above Elizabeth West's name] France West. Irene Schmitz. Chester Schmitz. Al Schmitz told me he thought the stout bathing girl in the surf was his sister Lottie Schmitz. 2. L to R: Elizabeth West. Frances West with kelp. Venice pier in rear. [handwritten:] 3 [end handwritten] films. [handwritten:] Santa Monica bluffs { Small film L-R Elizabeth West Chester Schmitz Frances West Irene Schmitz 1910

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Umbrellas
Beaches--California--Santa Monica
Cliffs--California

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
Schmitz, Irene, b. 1908
Schmitz, Chester Smith, 1910-1977

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image