Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900
Item Overview
- Title
- Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, 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 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_002
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002hv3kr
- Manifest url
-
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.