Zeb Fawcett, mining partner of George Miller West, father of H. H. West
Item Overview
- Title
- Zeb Fawcett, mining partner of George Miller West, father of H. H. West
- Photographer
- West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
- Date Created
- [copied between 1935-1942]
- Date
- 1935/1942
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Collection
- West (H. H.) Collection
Notes
- Description
-
Half-length portrait photograph of Zeb Fawcett in a suit and brocade vest. Fawcett was a mining partner of George Miller West, H. H. West's father.
George Miller West travelled with the Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1853. West made the journey to mine in Oregon and California. He wrote a memoir relating incidents of crossing the plains to Oregon and his experiences in the goldfields of southern Oregon and northern California. The memoir was prepared in the form of a 49-page typescript by his son, H. H. West, who distributed the memoir to several libraries and archives, along with copied photographs of members of the Butler Train and one or two mining associates. The photographs were collected by H. H. West from about 1935 to 1942.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
cellulose nitrate film
Portrait photographs
black-and-white photographs
copy prints - Names
- Fawcett, Zebulon Pike, 1836-1895
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
Miners--California
Pioneers--California
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1998_000217_001
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002hpvbh
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.