Louise Ambrose, Alice Gordon and Grace Boal sit on the porch steps of the Lacy residence, Los Angeles, about 1900

Item Overview

Title

Louise Ambrose, Alice Gordon and Grace Boal sit on the porch steps of the Lacy residence, Los Angeles, about 1900

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1900]

Date

1900

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Louise Ambrose, Alice Gordon and Grace Boal sitting in a row on the porch steps of the Lacy family residence on West Ninth Street. The women sit in a row, along the width of the steps. Louise Ambrose sits leftmost. She faces camera, but turns to converse to the other two to the right of her. Alice Gordon sits at center and casts her gaze down to the right. Grace Boal sits rightmost. She turns her head to the left. A porch stretches horizontally behind them. The side of the house stretches across the background. A door stands behind and to the right of the women and a chair sits on the far left side of the porch.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1737. Los Angeles, California, about 1900. West Ninth street; Lacys's home. 1. Josephine Lacy, taken on the steps of the Will Lacy home on West Ninth street, just a few doors west of Figueroa street. 2. Alice Gordon, with hands behind her, and the Lacy barn in the rear. 3. Grace Boal, with hands behind her, with more of the house and less of the barn showing than when I took Alice Gordon. Alice has the big smile. 4. On the Lacy front steps: L to R: Louise Ambrose. Alice Gordon. Grace Boal. 4 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Boal, Grace, 1876-1922
Gordon, Alice Marie, 1878-1947
Wade, Anna Louise Ambrose Conable, b. 1876

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Porches--California--Los Angeles