Dr. Bim Smith holds what may be a hamster or gerbil in Lincoln (Eastlake) Park, Los Angeles, 1899

Item Overview

Title

Dr. Bim Smith holds what may be a hamster or gerbil in Lincoln (Eastlake) Park, Los Angeles, 1899

Photographer

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

Date Created

March 26, 1899

Date

1899-03-26

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Dr. Bim Smith holds what may be a hamster or gerbil in Lincoln (Eastlake) Park. He wears a hat. There are men on either side of him. There are trees in the background.
Eastlake Park was renamed Lincoln Park in 1917.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1643. Los Angeles Parks. Eastlake Park, March 26, 1899. 1. Dr Bim Smith. 2. Dr Bim Smith, holding what looks like a monkey. Poor film. 2 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Smith, Bim, 1872-1954

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lincoln Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Parks--California--Los Angeles