Gertrude Teel, Hattie Cline, John Teel and baby Ambrose Cline sit in the grass at John Teel's ranch, Los Angeles, [about 1915]

Item Overview

Title

Gertrude Teel, Hattie Cline, John Teel and baby Ambrose Cline sit in the grass at John Teel's ranch, Los Angeles, [about 1915]

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Shepard, Mary Adelbert Teel West, 1883-1960

Date Created

[circa 1915]

Date

1915

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

John Ernest Teel is the cousin of Mary A. Teel West Shepard and Hattie (Harriet) M. Teel Cline.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Gertrude Teel, baby Ambrose Cline, Hattie Cline and John Teel sitting in a field at John Teel's ranch in Chatsworth. The group is gathered together at center. Gertrude Teel sits leftmost on the grass. She rests a hand to her lap as she tilts her head to the right. To the right of her, Hattie Cline sits facing to the left. John Teel kneels to the right of Hattie and poses for the camera. Baby Ambrose Cline sits on the grass in front of the group, between Gertrude and Hattie. A sapling stands behind and to the left of Gertrude. The field stretches into the distance behind them. Trees line the edge of the field and power lines pass in front of the tree line in the background.
According to the text from the negative sleeve, this photograph was taken about 1912. This date is incorrect as Ambrose Cline was not born until 1915.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1876. Chatsworth Park, California. John Teel Ranch, about 1912. 1. 2. Two pictures, left to right: Mrs Jno [sic] Teel. Baby Ambrose Cline. Hattie Teel Cline. John Teel. Taken by Mrs Mary A. West. 3. 4. Two pictures, left to right: John Teel. Mary A. West. Hattie M.Cline. Baby Ambrose Cline. Taken by Mrs Jno [sic] Teel. 5. 6. Two pictures of Baby Ambrose Cline. 6 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

Cline, Ambrose, 1915-1997
Cline, Harriet Maria Teel, 1879-1942
Teel, Gertrude Mildred Logan, 1885-1940
Teel, John Ernest, 1871-1973

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Families--American--California--Los Angeles
Ranches--California--Los Angeles