Close-up of Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright standing in uniform on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Item Overview

Title

Close-up of Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright standing in uniform on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Photographer

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

Date Created

January 11, 1941

Date

1941-01-11

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright standing on the front walk of H. H. West's home on South Griffin Avenue. Both stand at center with their hands behind their backs and looking to the camera while wearing their military uniforms. The West's lawn stretches behind them. Neighboring houses stand along the left frame and face right, receding into the distance. Behind the 2 men and a few houses back, a large palm tree stands, left-of-center. A sidewalk and South Griffin Avenue pass through the background at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1914. Los Angeles, California. 2223 Griffin Avenue, January 11, 1941. See No.1913. 1. 2. Two pictures of Henry H. West shaking hands with Gilbert Cecil West of Mt Carmel, Illinois, on our front walk with Anderson's palm for a back ground. 3. Left to right: Gilbert Cecil West. William Roscoe Wright. 4. Close of same. Taken on our front walk looking up Griffin Avenue, with Anderson palm in rear. 4 films. 1 photo of #1

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

Wright, William Roscoe
West, Gilbert Cecil, 1919-1985

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.070929

Latitude

-118.211868

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Residential streets--California--Los Angeles
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles
Palms--California--Los Angeles
Lawns--California--Los Angeles