Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, about 1900
Item Overview
- Title
- Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, viewed close-up, 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, silhouetted photographic portrait of Nella A. West taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Nella West is viewed close-up and in profile, facing left. Her profile is covered in shadow. Behind her, light streams through a sheet that covers a window.
- Caption
- Text from negative sleeve: 1776. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave., about 1900. 1. 2. Two silhouettes of Nella A. West made by hanging sheet over window and making an exposure. 2 films.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
cellulose nitrate film
Portrait photographs
black-and-white photographs - Names
- West, Nella Adeline, 1874-1941
- Location
- California--Los Angeles
- Longitude
- 34.070609
- Latitude
- -118.21164
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
- Silhouettes
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1998_1776_001
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002hv3j7
- Manifest url
-
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.