Piano in the parlor of the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

Item Overview

Title

Piano in the parlor of the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

Photographer

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

Date Created

1899

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Piano in the parlor of the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. There is a small stool in front of the piano and pictures on top, including what appears to be a portrait of George Washington. There are two small tables, each with a vase of flowers on top. The window is covered by sheer curtains. There is a rocking chair at the right and another chair at the back wall. There is a closed door at the right. A light fixture hangs from the ceiling.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1781. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave., 1899. 1. H. H. West on the sofa in parlor. 2. H. H. West standing in parlor. 3. Nell's piano in parlor. 4. Looking out the parlor window west across Griffin Avenue. The Penning house was directly across the street. 5. George M. West, with his pipe, in parlor. 6. Vicente Sepulveda in parlor. 6 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Parlors--California--Los Angeles
Pianos

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.070609

Latitude

-118.21164

Resource type

still image