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Wilson D. West stands in front of the old West family residence on South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Photograph of Wilson D. West standing in front of the old West family residence, built by George M. West, on South Griffin Avenue, about 40 years after it was built. South Griffin Avenue stretches on an upward angle across the foreground from right to left. A couple of cars park along the far side of the street, facing left. On the far sidewalk, Wilson D. West stands, right-of-center, facing the camera, in front of the old West home. The house stands behind him and is viewed at an angle from the front. Awnings hang over the windows on the second floor. A low, stacked stone wall runs across the front yard, next to the sidewalk. Large trees stand in front of the house, partially obscuring it. An apartment complex sits to the left of the former West residence.
Date:
1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wilson D. West stands in front of the old West family residence on South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1936

Will Witherby poses in front of Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. He stands at center and holds a suitcase while he looks to the camera. Behind him, the front of the house is viewed close-up and stretches across the background. The arched front door stands behind Will. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." A porch extends from the left of the door and out-of-frame; it is obscured by shrubbery standing in front of it. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby poses in front of Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Wilhelmina West in front of Wilson West's home at 4262 Walton Avenue, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
H. H. West's mother, Wilhelmina, in front of his brother, Wilson's home at 4262 Walton Avenue. The house number is above the porch. Wilhelmina wears a hat that appears to have a feather sticking out of it. Another woman is in the doorway of the house. The neighboring his is visible at the right.
Date:
About 1915
1915
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wilhelmina West in front of Wilson West's home at 4262 Walton Avenue, Los Angeles, about 1915

West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

Description:
West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. The house has a front porch with plants growing up the column. There are other plants in front of the house and along the side. A fence is visible behind the house and other houses and trees are visible at the right. A man is standing next to the house toward the backyard. West's shadow is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1897
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

Description:
West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. The house has a front porch and two small windows on the second floor. There are trees at the right and left of the image and a small bush in front of the house. Another house is visible at the left and in the background, there is a fence, trees, and another house.
Date:
1897
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

Wayne W. West, Nella A. West and Charles Rucher sit on the front porch steps of the West's residence, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne W. West, Nella A. West and Charles Rucher sitting on the front porch steps of the West family's residence on South Griffin Avenue. The trio sits together, left-of-center. Wayne W. West sits leftmost and in partial view. He sits atop the stair rail along the left edge, facing right, and looks towards Nella A. West. Nella A. West sits at center on the steps. She sorts flowers on her lap and looks down at her task. To the right of her, Charles Rucher sits a step lower; he smiles for the camera. The steps extend up behind Nella and Charles to the front porch. Behind Charles, a door stands and behind Nella sits a decorative window. The porch appears to wrap around the left side of the house.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne W. West, Nella A. West and Charles Rucher sit on the front porch steps of the West's residence, Los Angeles, about 1900

Unidentified house on Bunker Hill or possibly Fort Moore Hill, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
View towards a Victorian house on an embankment elevated above the street level. The house has a square tower with a sign reading "Apartments" and a wrap around porch. The caption on the negative might refer to the residence of Mary Hollister Banning, located on Fort Moore Hill at W Cesar E Chavez Ave & N Hill Pl. In 1887 Banning purchased a beer garden at from Jacob Philippi and converted the complex into her home
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Unidentified house on Bunker Hill or possibly Fort Moore Hill, Los Angeles, 1928

Tacoma Winkler stands on a tree lawn and poses in front of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1918

Description:
Photograph of Tacoma Winkler standing on the tree lawn opposite her home and posing. A sidewalk lines the bottom edge of the image. It is lined by a tree lawn and curb. Tacoma Winkler stands at center, in the grass of the tree lawn, and looks to the camera. A palm stands to the left of her and a lamp post stands to the right. Wellington Road stretches across the image behind her. On the far side of the street, her family's home at 1639 Wellington Road stands in partial view, right-of-center. It is viewed from the front. A car is parked on the far side of the street at left and extends beyond the left frame.
Date:
[circa 1918]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tacoma Winkler stands on a tree lawn and poses in front of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1918

Romayne Shaw, Richard Shaw, Edith Shaw and Josie Shaw pose in the backyard of W. H. and Josie Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Romayne Shaw, Richard Shaw, Edith Shaw and Josie Shaw posing while standing in the rear yard of William H. and Josie Shaw's home on Stockbridge Street. The group stands in the middle of the yard at center. They stand in a line that angles back to the left and all smile to the camera. Richard Shaw is dressed in his Navy uniform. The back exterior wall of W. H. Shaw's home extends behind the group on an angle at right. At left, a low brick wall lines the edge of the property. Behind the brick wall, a neighbor's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Romayne Shaw, Richard Shaw, Edith Shaw and Josie Shaw pose in the backyard of W. H. and Josie Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1946

Romayne Shaw, Richard Shaw and Edith Shaw pose in the backyard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Romayne Shaw, Richard Shaw and Edith Shaw posing while standing in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home on Stockbridge Street. The group stands in a row in the middle of the yard at center. Richard Shaw stands slightly more forward from the others and is dressed in his Navy uniform. Someone's arm reaches into the image from the right edge. The back exterior wall of W. H. Shaw's home extends behind the group on an angle. Along the left edge, a low brick wall lines the edge of the property. Behind the brick wall, a neighbor's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Romayne Shaw, Richard Shaw and Edith Shaw pose in the backyard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1946

Romayne Shaw and Richard Shaw pose in the backyard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Romayne Shaw and Richard Shaw posing while standing in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home on Stockbridge Street. Father and son stand in the middle of the yard at center. They stand on an angle and smile to the camera. Richard Shaw is dressed in his Navy uniform. The back exterior wall of W. H. Shaw's home extends behind the 2 men on an angle at right. At left, a low brick wall lines the edge of the property. Behind the brick wall, a neighbor's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Romayne Shaw and Richard Shaw pose in the backyard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1946

Richard Siemsen poses with a cane in H. H. West's yard next to a furniture sale sign, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing with a cane while standing next to a furniture sale sign on the front lawn of H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. Richard Siemsen stands in the near distance, left-of-center, on the front lawn. He looks to the camera and holds George M. West's cane out to the right. To the left of Richard, a sign posted in front of the house reads, "FURNITURE FOR SALE." Behind Richard, the front of the West's home on Griffin Avenue stretches across the background. It is viewed at an angle from the front and enters frame at left. Directly behind Richard, from left to right, Mertie West and Maud F. West stand beneath the arch of the front porch. From the front porch, a walkway extends on a downward angle towards the right. Wayne West stands on the far side of the walkway with his back turned to camera. Beyond him, a neighbor's house stands in the background at right.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses with a cane in H. H. West's yard next to a furniture sale sign, Los Angeles, 1944

Residence of John W. Prior on North Sichel Street, viewed from the front, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Photograph of the residence of John W. Prior on North Sichel Street as viewed from the front. North Sichel Street stretches across the foreground. The Victorian-style home of John W. Prior stands on the opposite side of the street at center. It is viewed from the front. Bay windows and a gable stand along the left side of the front of the house. A door sits recessed behind a small porch on the right. Tall palm trees surround the house.
Date:
May 25, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Residence of John W. Prior on North Sichel Street, viewed from the front, Los Angeles, 1941

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the West's residence while visiting on a 3-day pass, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. stands, left-of-center, and looks to the camera as he rests his hands behind his back. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him at right, the front porch of the dwelling stands in partial view. A short set of steps lead up to the arched entry to the porch. Directly behind H. H., Jr., the building extends towards the left. A walkway extends on a diagonal to the left beneath and behind H. H., Jr. A neighboring house stands in the background at left.
Date:
August 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the West's residence while visiting on a 3-day pass, Los Angeles, 1944

PFC H. H. West, Jr. stands in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Henry H. West, Jr. posing in front the West's residence while home for Christmas. The front lawn stretches across the bottom edge in the foreground. H. H. West, Jr. stands, left-of-center, on a concrete walkway that runs through the image horizontally. He dons his military uniform and rests his arms behind his back as he looks to the camera. Immediately behind him, shrubbery and small trees grow in front of the West's building, extending towards the right. The building is viewed close-up. A window is inset behind and to the right of H. H., Jr. To the left of him, the porch juts out to the left and a cut-out, arched window is inset on the side of the porch.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
PFC H. H. West, Jr. stands in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses outside the West's residence while visiting on a 3-day pass, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. stands, left-of-center, and looks to the camera as he rests his hands behind his back. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him at right, the front porch of the dwelling stands in partial view. A short set of steps lead up to the arched entry to the porch. Directly behind H. H., Jr., the building extends towards the left. A walkway extends on a diagonal to the left beneath and behind H. H., Jr. A neighboring house stands in the background at left.
Date:
August 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses outside the West's residence while visiting on a 3-day pass, Los Angeles, 1944

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses outside the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front walkway of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends at an angle from the lower right and up towards the left. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the near distance at center, along the walkway. He faces slightly left and turns his head to look towards the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him at right, a low set of wide steps leads up to a porch that juts out from the front of the building. An arch arcs over the front steps. It is flanked by a cut-out window on the left. A large shrub stands behind H. H., Jr. and in front of the building. In the background at left, a neighboring house stands in partial view; it is viewed from the side.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses outside the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

PFC H. H. West, Jr. poses on the walkway in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Henry H. West, Jr. posing in front the West's residence while home for Christmas. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center on a walkway in the near distance. The walkway enters frame from the lower right corner and stretches on an upward angle to the left. He stands at the edge of the walkway and faces slightly left while looking to the camera. H. H., Jr. wears his military uniform. Behind him and to the right of the walkway, trees and shrubbery stand, slightly obscuring the porch. Beyond the shrubbery, the front porch of the West's residence juts out from the right and towards the left. A cut-out, arched window sits on the side of the porch at right. An archway on the front of the porch stands behind H. H., Jr. Beyond the porch, a neighboring house stands in the distance, facing to the left.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
PFC H. H. West, Jr. poses on the walkway in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses in front of the West's residence while visiting on a 3-day pass, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing in front of the front porch of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. stands left-of-center, just in front of the short set of steps that leads up to the porch. H. H., Jr. faces slightly left and looks to the camera. He is dressed in his military uniform. A wide arch arcs over the steps, off-center to the right and behind H. H., Jr. Further behind and to the right of H. H., Jr., a door stands back on the porch. Its number plate reads, "832." At left, a rectangular, cut-out window flanks the large arch at the front of the porch.
Date:
August 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses in front of the West's residence while visiting on a 3-day pass, Los Angeles, 1944

PFC H. H. West, Jr. poses in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Henry H. West, Jr. posing in front the West's residence while home for Christmas. The front lawn stretches across the bottom edge in the foreground. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the near distance at center on a concrete walkway that runs through the image horizontally. He dons his military uniform and hangs his arms by his sides as he looks to the camera. Immediately behind him, shrubbery and small trees grow in front of the West's building. The building is viewed close-up. A window is inset behind and to the right of H. H., Jr. To the left of him, the porch juts out towards the camera and a cut-out, arched window is inset on the side of the porch.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
PFC H. H. West, Jr. poses in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand on the front steps of H. H. West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West posing on the front steps of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends from the middle of the bottom edge and up towards the right. A short set of steps stretches across the entryway and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand in the near distance at center, in front of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H., Jr. stands leftmost, on the walkway in front of the porch. H. H. West stands up a step at center and rests his hands to his hips. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a wide arch arcs over the front steps. The porch extends behind them at right. The front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." A cut-out window flanks the left side of the large archway. In the background, a portion of the building is visible at left, recessed back from the porch.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand on the front steps of H. H. West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

PFC H. H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth pose in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Henry H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth posing in front H. H. West's residence at North Ridgewood Place on New Year's Eve. The front lawn and a walkway stretch across the bottom edge in the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. H. H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth stand in the near distance, left-of-center on the walkway. H H., Jr. dons his military uniform and wraps an arm around Anna's shoulder as he looks to the camera. Anna stands next to him and looks to the camera. Immediately behind them, shrubbery and small trees at left grow in front of the West's building. The building is viewed close-up. A window is inset behind and to the right of H. H., Jr. and Anna.
Date:
December 31, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
PFC H. H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth pose in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Minnie Kellum stands in front of the front porch steps of the Kellum residence, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Minnie Kellum standing in front of the front porch steps of her family's home. Minnie Kellum stands at center and stands in partial profile, facing slightly right. She dons a boaters hat as she removes a glove from her hand. Steps leading up the front porch of her family's home extend up and behind her at right. The front door stands back in the shadows beyond the steps. The front of the house extends towards the left and out-of-frame.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Minnie Kellum stands in front of the front porch steps of the Kellum residence, Los Angeles, about 1899

Minnie Kellum poses on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Minnie Kellum posing while sitting on a sofa in her family's home. Minnie Kellum sits on a sofa in the near distance at center. She sits upright in the middle of the sofa and looks sternly towards the camera. A decorative rug lies on the ground in front of her. In front and to the left of her, a potted plant sits atop a small side table. A banjo leans upright against the sofa to the right of Minnie. Behind her, curtains cover a window at left and pictures hang from the walls at center.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Minnie Kellum poses on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Minnie Kellum, Earl Kellum, Lucretia Kellum, H. H. West and Charles Wilde pose on the front porch of the Kellum's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Minnie Kellum, Earl Kellum, Lucretia Kellum, H. H. West and Charles Wilde posing on the front porch of the Kellum family residence. The house stretches across the image. The side of the house is at left, the front porch steps are at center and the front porch stands at right. Minnie Kellum and Charles Wilde pose on the front porch steps. Minnie stands about midway up the steps at left. She faces towards the camera and holds her hands in front of her. Charles Wilde sits on the stair rail at right. He faces left and turns to look to the camera. Behind them, Earl Kellum, Lucretia Kellum and H. H. West stand in a row in front of the front door. Earl stands behind and to the right of Minnie. He faces the camera. Lucretia stands next to him, she faces the camera but looks down. H. H. West stands to the right of her and behind Charles. He faces towards the right and looks in the same direction.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Kellum, Daisy
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Minnie Kellum, Earl Kellum, Lucretia Kellum, H. H. West and Charles Wilde pose on the front porch of the Kellum's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Minnie Kellum dons men's attire and poses on the front porch of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Minnie Kellum wearing men's attire and posing while standing on the front porch of her family's home. Minnie Kellum stands at center and smiles to the camera. She wears trousers, a jacket, vest and hat. Minnie places her hands in her trouser pockets. The front door of the house stands to the right of her along the right edge; it faces towards the left. An external wall stands behind her. The floor of the porch extends from the wall behind Minnie and towards the bottom edge of the image. In the distance, the Kellum's yard and neighboring houses are visible at left.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Minnie Kellum dons men's attire and poses on the front porch of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Minnie Kellum dons men's attire and lounges on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Minnie Kellum wearing men's attire while lounging on a sofa in her family's home. The sofa stretches across the image and out-of-frame at right. Minnie Kellum lies across the sofa with her head at left and feet oriented towards the right. She is dressed in men's clothing and wears trousers, a jacket and vest. Minnie leans back towards 3 pillows on the left side of the sofa. She rests on arm behind her head and holds smoking paraphernalia in her other hand as she looks to the camera. She crosses one leg over the other. Behind the sofa, palm fronds hold photographs. Curtains hang over a doorway that stands behind and to the left of the sofa. A fingerprint is visible along the top edge of the image at center.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Minnie Kellum dons men's attire and lounges on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Minnie Kellum and Daisy Kellum sit on their sofa and perform a scene from a play, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Minnie Kellum and Daisy Kellum sitting together on a sofa in their home and performing a scene from "Loving, proposing and kissing." Minnie Kellum sits on the left side of the sofa and is dressed as a man. She glances down towards Daisy while holding Daisy's hand and wrapping her other arm around her. Daisy Kellum sits to the right of Minnie and leans into her. She casts her gaze downward while she holds Minnie's hand and holds onto the lapel of Minnie's jacket. Behind the sofa, palm fronds hold photographs at center and curtains hang from a doorway at left.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Minnie Kellum and Daisy Kellum sit on their sofa and perform a scene from a play, Los Angeles, about 1899

Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
Photograph of Mertie Whitaker posing while sitting on a banister alongside the front steps of the West's residence in Los Angeles. She sits at center and smiles to the camera. Her legs hang off the front edge of the banister and her hands rest clasped in her lap. To her left, a short set of stairs lead up to a porch. The porch extends behind her at left. Two decorative posts rise directly behind her.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West stands outside her residence at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the walkway in front of her home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center. She dons a fur coat and faces towards the right. A walkway stretches from the lower left corner and back to the front porch steps. It also branches and veers on an angle to the right. A large front porch stretches back behind and to the left of Mertie. An arch stretches over the steps. The doors to the units sit side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their address plates read, from left to right, "832," and "830."
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands outside her residence at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West stands on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place in Los Angeles. Mertie West stands at center. She dons a fur coat and looks to the camera. The walkway beneath her stretches across the image, widening as it approaches the front porch steps of her home at right and narrowing as it approaches the street at left. The front yard stretches behind her at center. Cars park along North Ridgewood Place in the distance at left. Neighboring houses stand in a line stretching back at right.
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing in the Wests' front yard on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at left. She looks to the camera while holding a camera in its bag. Behind and to the right of her, Josie Shaw stands in partial view. She looks down as she reaches her hand towards Will Shaw. Will Shaw stands rightmost and looks to the camera. The Wests' front yard stretches behind them. At right, the West residence stands in partial view along the right edge. A porch juts forward from the front of the building and is framed by an archway. In the background, neighboring houses stand in row that extends back towards the left.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948