A group photograph, from left to right, of Mrs. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker all standing in a line and looking towards the left. The women stand in a line from shortest to tallest, resting their hands on the shoulders of the woman standing in front of them. They all stand in profile, facing towards the ocean at left. They turn their heads to glance back to a camera to the left of the photographer of this photograph. The shoreline passes behind them on an upward angle from left to right.
Photograph, from left to right, of Ambrose Cline and H. H. West, Jr. standing on the beach in Topanga. Both boys stand at center with both hands to their hips. At left, Ambrose faces forward but glances to the left. To his right, H. H. West, Jr. also faces towards the camera, but he casts his gaze upwards. Tents stand on the beach behind them. Brush-covered mountains rise in the far distance.
Photograph of Mertie West (left) and Nita Tribe (right) posing with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm. The trio stands at center. The sheriff stands between the 2 women and rests his elbows on their shoulders as he looks forward. Mertie West stands at left and looks up to the sheriff. Nina Tribe stands at right and looks to the camera. The theme park grounds stretch behind them.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Frances Wells posing on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence on Los Encinos Avenue. Mertie West and Frances Wells stand side-by-side at center in the middle of the lawn. Both don floral print dresses and look to the camera. Shrubby tree branches stand behind Mertie at left. A driveway passes behind the 2 women on an upward angle from right to left. The neighbor's hedge lines the far side of the driveway and a couple of neighbors' houses are visible standing in the background at center and right.
Photograph, from left to right, of David Sparks, Herman Schultz and John Lynch posing outside the barracks at Camp Murray in Washington. A gravel and dirt drive stretches through the image on an upward angle from the lower left corner and up to the right. The trio stands in a row at center on the far side of the walkway. David Sparks stands leftmost and gazes up and to the right. Herman Schultz stands in the middle and looks directly to camera. John Lynch faces slightly left, but looks to the camera. A canvas and wood slat constructed barracks stands behind them, extending out-of-frame at left. Canvas hangs down slightly over the open doorway to the immediate left of David. Inside, the end of bed is visible. A second, identical barracks stands back and to the right of the group.
The Whitaker family poses in front of H. H. West's house on Hobart Boulevard. There are bushes on either side of the front walk. The front windows and door of the house are visible behind the group.
The Whitaker family poses in front of H. H. West's house on Hobart Boulevard. There are bushes on either side of the front walk. The front windows and door of the house are visible behind the group.
Photograph, from left to right, of Elizabeth West Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr. and Frances West Wells posing for an informal family photograph in the front yard of the Siemsen house. Elizabeth and Frances stand on either side of their brother, H. H., Jr.; both women look to camera. H. H. Jr. wears a uniform and gazes past the camera. The trio stands on the front lawn of Elizabeth's house. A small front porch and window are visible behind them.
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.
Photograph, from left to right (or back to front), of Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz and two unidentified women standing in a line and posing while attending a party at the Velzy residence. The six women stand in a line at right that extends back and to the left. Each woman rests a hand to the shoulder of the woman standing in front of them. All the women lean their heads to the left, except for an unknown woman standing at the front of the line. They stand in the Velzy's backyard. A house stands in partial view in the near distance along the right edge of the image. Latticed fencing lines the edge of the yard in the distance at left. Beyond the fencing, a neighbor's house stands in the background at left.
Photograph of 6 women posing on the front lawn of the Velzy's residence during a party. The women are grouped together in 2 rows in the near distance at center. Standing in the back, from left to right, are: Alice Schmitz, Bessie Velzy and Kate Schmitz. All three three stand with their hands behind their backs as they look to the camera. Three unknown women sit in a row on the ground in front of them, off-center to the right. The leftmost woman in front kneels on the ground and rests her hands to her hips as she looks to the camera. The other two women sit, facing left, and look to the camera. Behind the women, shrubbery lines the edge of the lawn. A neighbor's house stands behind them at left. The street and sidewalk pass alongside the yard at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of two unknown women, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz, Alice Schmitz and another unknown women posing as a group on the front lawn of the Velzy residence during a party. The women are grouped together in the near distance at center. All but the woman at right kneel on the grass in an arced row and look to the camera. The woman at right sits on the grass, facing left, and looks to the camera. Behind the women, shrubbery lines the edge of the lawn. A neighbor's house stands behind them at left. The street and sidewalk pass alongside the yard at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of Ambrose Cline, H. H. West, Jr. and Keyo standing near a stream flowing through San Francisquito Canyon in Santa Clarita. The trio stands at center. Ambrose Cline is dressed in cowboy attire and stands balanced astride 2 small rocks jutting out of the stream flowing beneath him. He either closes his eyes or casts his gaze downward. H. H. West, Jr. and Keyo stand to the right of Ambrose. They both look to the camera and stand on small rocks on the bank of the stream. Keyo rests a hand to H. H., Jr.'s arm. The width of the stream stretches across the bottom edge of the image. It narrows as it stretches into the distance at left. A rocky bank at right extends up from the stream. Tall grasses on this bank stand behind the boys. In the distance and on the opposite bank of the stream, a hillside rises.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Keyo and Ambrose Cline posing while standing atop some rocks that cut through a stream in San Francisquito Canyon in Santa Clarita. The trio stands at center and faces the camera. H. H. West, Jr. and Ambrose Cline stand on large rocks in front of Keyo. H. H., Jr. stands on the largest rock at left. Ambrose stands slightly further back on a smaller rock and is dressed in cowboy attire. Keyo stands tall behind and between them on the rocks. He rests a hand to each of their shoulders. The stream flows in front of the group from left to right. Flat grassy land expands from the bank of the stream and into the distance behind them. Trees line the background.
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
A informal group photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Nina Meyers, Glen Velzy and H. H. West, Jr. posing beside a cabin(?) in the woods near Matilija Creek. The group stands at center and all look towards camera. Nina takes a more playful pose and taps Glen on the shoulder. The group is surrounded by woods. A cabin(?) (partial view) stands to the right.
A informal group photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, H. H. West, Sr., Nina Meyers and H. H. West, Jr. posing beside a cabin(?) in the woods near Matilija Creek. The group stands at center and all look towards camera. They are surrounded by woods. A cabin(?) (partial view) stands to the right.
Group of women, including Olive Percival with cat in center, on a lawn in front of Percival's house, "Down-hyl Claim." The photograph is in a wooden frame.
Group photograph of Richard Siemsen and Boy Scout Troop no. 76 posing outside Asbury Methodist Church on North Workman Street. The group poses at center and are viewed at a slight angle. They gather on the lawn to the right of and adjacent to the front walkway and steps leading into the church. Richard Siemsen kneels in the front row, second from the left. Scoutmaster Charles Morgan kneels to the left of him. The boy to the right of Richard yawns. The Boy Scouts stand in a couple rows of 4 behind the front row and hold up flags. The front of the church stands behind and to the right of them, facing left. Church attendees stand at the top of the steps, in front of the doors. A neighboring house stands in the background at left. Along the left edge, a patch of white obscures part of the image.
Photograph of six boys and a man posing for an informal group photograph at Sycamore Park after taking tests for the Boy Scouts. Three boys stand on the left, a man stands center with newspapers and books under his arms, and three boys stand on the right, including H. H. West, Jr. on the far right. They stand on a sidewalk and are surrounded by trees. On the sidewalk near their feet, the shadow of a man wearing a hat is visible towards the center of the photograph.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw posing beside a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands in a line that extends back along the left side of the car with Josie Shaw nearest to camera and Mertie West furthest from camera. All three look forward. The car to the right of them is viewed at an angle from the front and side; it faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on a steep upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw posing in front of a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands along the curb in front of a parked car. H. H. and Mertie West stand at center and Josie Shaw stands at right. All three look to the camera. The car behind them is viewed at a slight angle from the side and faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on an upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
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.
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West and Maud West posing with their luggage while standing on the walkway in front of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. Wayne West and Maud West stand side-by-side at center on a walkway that extends horizontally through the image. Both look to the camera. Wayne holds luggage in both hands while Maud holds her purse and a bag sits on the walkway at her side. Neighboring houses at right line North Ridgewood Place and recede back into the distance. North Ridgewood Place stretches into the distance at left.
A Hollywood team rugby player in a striped jersey, a marine rugby player in an "M" monogram jersey, a Marine officer and three other men stand on a playing field.
Group portrait of the John C. Fremont High School Band, seated and standing in uniform in a carpeted room with paneling on the wall, with the band leader center front.
Possibly related to the articles, "THORNHILL DRIVES STANFORD GRIDDERS: PLAYERS IN FINE SHAPE Cripples Ready for 'Bama Everybody but Callaway Takes Part in Drill at Brookside Park," Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 1934: 5, or "It's All Work and No Play Twice a Day for Stanford's Footballers: TWO DRILLS BY INDIANS Passes Feature Workouts of Stanford, Alabama for Bowl Battle," Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 1934: 8
Parts of this photograph appear as cropped portraits appearing with the article, "FACTS POINT TO OFFICER SLAYER: Evidence Definitely Against Pasquale Sciortino Three Brothers Give Selves Up in Miller Death Absolute Silence Maintained on Counsel's Advice," Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 1926: A2
This photograph is related to the article, “CALLES SAILS FOR HAWAII: Former Mexican President Accompanied on Vacation by His Daughter,” Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 1935: 1
From left to right, Women's Breakfast Club members Dorothy Paonessa, Jeannette Brix and Mrs. Herbert Vincent walk in a row towards the camera. All three women smile as they approach the camera. Dorothy Paonessa wears a ribbon on her chest which reads, "HOSTESS." Behind them, what is possibly the Women's Breakfast Club's clubhouse stands at right. It is partially obscured by vegetation.