Arthur C. Crowell and J. E. Smith pose together on the front walkway outside J. E. Smith's home, Los Angeles, 1943

Item Overview

Title

Arthur C. Crowell and J. E. Smith pose together on the front walkway outside J. E. Smith's home, Los Angeles, 1943

Photographer

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

Date Created

November, 1943

Date

1943-11

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Arthur C. Crowell and J. E. Smith standing on the front walkway outside J. E. Smith's home on South Eastlake Avenue. The two men look to the camera as they stand side-by-side at center on the concrete walkway that cuts through the front lawn. Arthur Crowell places a hand in his pocket and J. E. Smith stands with his hands behind his back. The walkway stretches on a slight upward angle beneath them from the lower left corner to the right. J. E.'s front lawn extends behind and to the left of the 2 men. A short palm tree stands at the edge of the yard behind Arthur, abutting a neighbor's fence. The sidewalk and South Eastlake Avenue pass through the image at right on an upward angle from right to left, running perpendicular to the walkway. Directly behind Arthur and J. E., South Eastlake and Darwin Avenues intersect. Neighboring houses are visible lining Darwin Avenue in the background at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2052. Los Angeles, Calif. 1943 South Eastlake Ave., Residence of the Smiths.-- November 1943 1. J. E. Smith. Was employed in the Superintendent's office S.P.R.R. Los Angeles from about 1895 to 1907,as file and copy clerk. Went to Mexico with S.P.R.R. of Mexico. Retired and living at above address. 2. Same. 3. J.E.Smith right and his brother in law Crowell, who married one of the Smith girls. He was in the baggage room of the S.P.R.R. at the old Arcade depot, Los Angeles, for years. [handwritten text in left margin:] 1 [underlined] [end handwritten text]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

Crowell, Arthur C., 1866-1954
Smith, James Edward, 1874-1957

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.06735

Latitude

-118.207811

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Residential streets--California--Los Angeles
Railroad employees