Josephine Lacy sits on the front porch steps of the Lacy family home, Los Angeles, about 1900

Item Overview

Title

Josephine Lacy sits on the front porch steps of the Lacy family home, 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

An out-of-focus photograph of Josephine Lacy sitting on the front porch steps of her family's home on West Ninth Street. Josephine Lacy is viewed close-up as she sits at center on the rail lining the front porch steps. She looks to the camera and folds her hands in her lap. The stairs beneath her stretch up and to the left. Behind Josephine, the porch's decorative railing stands elevated from the ground. The porch extends back and to the left where it exits the frame. A neighboring house stands to the right of the Lacy's residence. It is viewed from the side and occupies the background.

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
Portrait photographs
black-and-white photographs

Names

Higgins, Josephine Lacy, 1892-1943

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

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