Josie Shaw plays with her son, Lester, Los Angeles, about 1896

Item Overview

Title

Josie Shaw plays with her son, Lester, Los Angeles, about 1896

Photographer

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

Date Created

[about 1896]

Date

1896

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Josie Shaw was the sister of Mertie Whitaker, who became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Based on the age of Lester Shaw in this image, the date has been estimated as about 1896, rather than about 1898.
Josie Shaw plays with her son, Lester. She is bending over and therefore slightly blurry. He wears a white gown. There are trees in the background and a fence at the left with a gate that is ajar. There are houses across the street and utility poles with wires.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1743. Los Angeles, California, about 1898. Vallejo street. The Shaw family. 1. Left to right: Josie Shaw. Will H. Shaw. Lester Shaw - baby. Abe Whitaker. Mary M. Whitaker. At the Shaw residence on Vallejo street between Daly and Chestnut. 2. Josie Shaw and baby Lester Shaw. 3. Lester Shaw, creeping on the lawn. 3 films. 1 photograph. [Negative misfiled in sleeve number 1744.]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956
Shaw, Lester Merle, 1895-1968

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.070727

Latitude

-118.216005

Resource type

still image