Handwriting on back: Handwriting on back of photo: Park Comissioners Seated left to right, Warren Bovard, Mabel Socha and E.P. Ryland. Standing L to R Van M. Griffith & Walter Yeatman
Photograph, from left to right, of Lattice Chapman Reid, Lena Brigham, Lizzie Ritchie Geddes and Alice Riley Tallman posing at the Pioneer Picnic held in Sycamore Grove Park. The women stand in a row, off-center towards the left. All look to camera except for Lizzie Ritchie Geddes; she looks to the left. Trees stand directly behind them, occupying the background.
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 left 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 rocks they stand upon stretch back in a line to the right. Flat grassy land expands into the distance behind them. Trees line the background and fencing is visible behind the group at left.
Photograph, from left to right, of Elizabeth Siemsen, Dorothea Siemsen and H. H. West standing on a sidewalk and posing in front of the Siemsen family's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. The group stands in a row on a sidewalk at center. All look to the camera. The sidewalk stretches behind them on a slight angle to the right. Los Encinos Avenue runs parallel to the sidewalk at right and stretches into the distance. Hedges line the left side of the sidewalk. The Siemsen family residence stands in partial view along the left edge. It faces right and is obscured by trees that stand in front of it. Mountains rise in the far distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of Irene Schmitz, Frances West, Chester Schmitz and Elizabeth West posing in a clearing in their campsite at Silver Lake. The 4 children stand right-of-center, in a row and hold hands. All look to the camera; Elizabeth West frowns. Behind and to the left of Irene, the camp stove sits on the ground. A pot sits atop one of the stove's burners. Clothes and towels hang over downed tree branches at left. Tall grasses line the back edge of the campsite. A mountain rises in the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Ambrose Cline, H. H. West, Jr. and Keyo posing while standing in front of some tall brush in San Francisquito Canyon in Santa Clarita. The trio stands left-of-center and all look to the camera. Ambrose Cline stands leftmost and is dressed in cowboy attire. H. H. West, Jr. stands to the right of him. Keyo stands behind H. H., Jr. He rests a hand to the shoulders of Ambrose and H. H., Jr. Tall brush stands directly behind them. A hillside rises in the background at right.
A blurry and out-of-focus group photograph of: Mrs. Noe (seated, center), Louie Kai (left), Mr. Woeful (right), Mrs. Woeful, Mrs. Hunter and an unidentified woman gathering for the departure of Mrs. Noe from the Independent Order of Foresters Sanatorium in Lopez Canyon to her home in Phoenix. Mrs. Noe sits at center in a trailer made by H. H. West. A sign hangs from the trailer. Louie Kai stands at far left and more forward than the rest of the group. Mr. Woeful stands at right with his hands to his pockets. Three women pose behind Mrs. Noe. Two of the women are Mrs. Woeful and Mrs. Hunter; the third is unknown. Low posts dot the background and mountains rise in the distance.
A worm's-eye view photograph, from left to right, of: Josie Shaw, Will Shaw, Abraham Whitaker, Mertie West, Everett Shaw, Wright Prickett, Jr. and Wes Witherby posing in the open window area of a porch for an informal group portrait at Bailey's cottage in Manhattan Beach. The shingle-style cottage is viewed from the ground and the camera looks up towards the group. They stand in a row to the right of column with "1008" on it. A portion of the roof is visible in the upper left corner and a shutter is visible at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Frances Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr., posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group is viewed close-up and stands together, off-center to the right. They stand in staggered rows on the steps and all look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands on the lowest level at right. Behind and to the left of him, Anna West stands a step higher. Mertie West stands on the same step to the left of Anna. Behind Mertie and Anna, Richard Siemsen stands on the highest step. Frances Wells stands beside him to the left. The covered porch stretches back behind the group, with the front door standing behind Frances. A few punch holes line the bottom edge at right.
Group photograph, from left to right, of Nella West, Mary West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car while traveling through Newhall Pass near Santa Clarita. The Duro is parked off-center to the left on a dirt road. It is viewed from the side and faces left. Nella West sits in the driver's seat and looks down while facing left. Mary West stands behind and to the right of her; she looks to camera as she props up Frances West to the right. Frances looks off towards the right. Elizabeth West sits in the backseat. She is to the right of Frances and looks to the camera. Minnie West sits to the right and in front of Elizabeth and also looks to the camera. Small flowering tree branches are attached to the side of the car near Minnie. Tall grasses line the side of the road in foreground as well as behind the car. Trees stand behind the group near the roadside and mountains rise in the distance.
Photograph of 2 uniformed servicemen standing in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on an upward angle towards the right. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Two servicemen stand on the walkway in front of and running parallel to the barracks. They stand side-by-side at center and look to the camera while dressed in uniform. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of them. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at right.
Wayne West was H. H. West's brother. Lynn West was H. H. West's second cousin twice removed. H. H. West's great-grandfather, Hezekiah West, was Lynn West's third great-grandfather.
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.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Ebey and Louise Ambrose posing outside the Ambrose home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). Agnes Ebey stands at left with hands clasped behind her back. She faces slightly right and tilts her head to look to the camera. Louise Ambrose stands at right. She too looks to the camera as she clasps her hands behind her back. Palm fronds grow behind them. In the background, the side of a house stands alongside the left edge.
According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The buildings in some of the photographs were not built until 1915. It is more likely that these images are were taken in 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in the photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event.
Photograph of 4 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the bottom edge at center and stretches through the image on an upward angle towards the right. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Four servicemen stand on the steps and walkway leading up to barrack's door. A man in uniform stands on the walkway at center and looks to the camera. Behind and to the left of him, another man wearing a heavy coat faces the camera, but looks down towards his hand which holds a cigarette. On the topmost step in front of the door and to the left him, 2 more men stand. The leftmost man shields his eyes as he looks to the left. Another man peeks from behind and to the right of him while resting his foot on wooden post. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front; it faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
Photograph of 3 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing on the walkway in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on a slight upward angle towards center. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Three servicemen stand on the corner of the walkway leading up to barrack's door in the near distance at center. A man in uniform stands leftmost and links arms with the man standing at center, who wears a heavy coat. Another man stands to the right of the man at center. He faces left and holds the the hand of the man at center. All look to the camera. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces right. Corrugated sheet metal covers the side and the roof of the structure. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
Photograph of 3 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing on the walkway in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on a slight upward angle towards center. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Three servicemen stand on the corner of the walkway leading up to barrack's door. A man in uniform stands on the walkway at center and wraps an arm over the shoulder of the man standing at left. Another man stands to the right of the man at center and places his hand in his pocket. All look to the camera. The front of the barracks (partial view) stands behind and to the left of the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front; it faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Everett Shaw, Hebard West, Lester Shaw, Will Shaw, J. W. McDonald and Chloe McDonald posing around a picnic table in the McDonalds' backyard. The lawn spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. A long table sits on the lawn in the foreground, right-of-center. The group poses around the table; 4 stand on the left, long side and 2 stand on the far, short side. Everett Shaw stands nearest to camera at left. Behind and to the right of him stands Hebard West, followed by Lester Shaw and Will Shaw. All 4 men look to the camera. Behind the far end of the table at right, J. W. and Chloe McDonald stand and look to the camera. A fence lines the back/left boundary of the yard. It stretches back on an upward angle from left to right in the near distance. Behind it, a cinder-block wall runs parallel to it. Tree tops rise across the background, behind the wall. An opaque, white patch occupies the lower right corner, dissipating as extends upwards along the right edge.
According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The Home Economy Building, viewed here was not built until 1915. It is likely that this image was taken around 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in this set of photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event.
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Ann West and Richard Siemsen posing on the front steps of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood. The group stands off-center to the left and all look to the camera. They are viewed close-up with some standing in partial view. Mertie West stands in partial view along the left edge. Frances Wells stands to the right of her; her hat extends beyond the top edge. Behind and to the right of Frances, H. H. West, Jr. stands a step higher. His head extends beyond the top edge. In front of H. H., Jr. and to the right, Ann Roth stands between Frances and Richard. Richard Siemsen stands rightmost; his head also extends beyond the top edge of the image. The front steps of the church rise behind them and towards the decorative front portal of the church that spans the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Ann West posing on a lawn outside the First Methodist Church of Hollywood. The group stands off-center to the left in a row and all look to the camera. Behind the group, a sign stands at center. It reads, "[GLENN] RANDALL PHILLIPS, D.D. SUNDAY, JUNE 30. 9:30 [...] CHURCH SCHOO. [?]:45 A [...] 'AME[...] P[...']." Also behind the group, foliage lines the ground surrounding the exterior of the church, which stretches across the background.
Photograph of Nellie Hiatt (left) and 2 other women posing in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic. The women stand in a row, off-center to the left, and all look to the camera. The park's treed grounds sprawl behind them and into the distance. Other picnic attendees mill about in the background.
Photograph of Boy Scouts of America Troop 76 posing for a group photograph at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp before readying to leave for home. The group is split into two rows; the front row kneels and the back row stands. Nine people kneel in the front row, including: H. H. West (leftmost, front row), H. H. West, Jr. (4th from the left, front row) and Dudley Nichols (6th from the left, front row). Eighteen boys stand in the back row, including: Ed Saxton (leftmost, back row) and Frank Willis (6th from left, back row). The group poses for the photograph in a wintry landscape. Trees occupy the background behind them on the right and it appears that Jackson Lake may be behind them on the left.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Minnette Worley, Maud Foreman West, Mrs. G. W. Foreman (Anna Pike Foreman), Frances West Wells, H. H. West and Wayne West standing in a row and posing in front of the Wells' millwork shop for a group photo. Clothing hanging on a line blows in the wind at the top of the photo from left to center and its shadow is visible on the side of the workshop above the group.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Minnette Worley, Maud Foreman West, Mrs. G. W. Foreman (Anna Pike Foreman), Frances West Wells, Clarence (boy in the shop) and Wayne West standing in a row and posing in front of the Wells' millwork shop for a group photo. At sign atop the roof of the building says, "LIGHT MILLWORK". Clothing hanging on a line blows in the wind at the top of the photo from left to center.
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.
According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The Home Economy Building, viewed here was not built until 1915. It is likely that this image was taken around 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in this set of photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Frances West, Mary West, Hattie Cline, Elizabeth West and Wilfrid M. Cline standing under a tree and posing for a photograph near Elizabeth Lake. The group stands in two rows. The children (Frances and Elizabeth, left and right) stand in front and Mary, Hattie and Wilfrid stand behind them. They all stand in front of and under a large tree on the side of a dirt road.
Photograph, from left to right, of P.F.C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West standing on an observation deck and posing in front of the lower Multnomah Falls. The observation deck extends from the lower left corner on an upward curving angle towards the right. A low, stone barrier wall extends across the backside of the deck. In the near distance and right-of-center, Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Johnson and Mertie West stand by the wall and all turn their heads towards the camera. In the distance behind Ernest Lewis, the lower Multnomah Falls cascades through the gorge. A gorge wall stands behind the observation deck at left and extends towards the falls. Above the falls, Benson Bridge spans the gorge.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis and Mrs. Ray Johnson standing in front of a parapet at the Crown Point rest and viewing area on the Columbia River Highway. The trio stands right-of-center. Mertie stands leftmost at center. She faces slightly right and looks up towards Ernest Lewis. Ernest Lewis stands in the middle and gazes off towards the right. Mrs. Ray Johnson stands to the right of him and looks to the camera. Behind them, a stone parapet stretches from right to left, ending just left-of-center. A stone stairway down to another tier of the observation area creates a break in the wall to the left of Mertie. In front of them, a parking space occupies most of the foreground at left and center. A car is parked in the adjacent space at right; only its fender is visible in the lower right corner. Behind the group, a distant and hazy vista of the Columbia River (left) and the Washington side of the river (right) are visible.
Photograph of 2 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing outside of their quarters while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. The duo poses at center standing on a wood plank that passes in front of the barracks. To the right of the men, another planked walkway extends perpendicularly from it and stretches back towards the barracks. The Quonset hut-style barracks stands off-center to the right, extending out-of-frame. A Dutch door in the center of the building is open at top. Three more servicemen stand behind it and look to the camera. A window sits to the right of the door. On the window's frame, a number plate reads, "24." To the left of the building, a blanket lies atop shrubbery and in the distance, a hillside rises.
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet (Bertha) and Mrs. George Pawley (Luellen) posing on the walkway in front of the Pawley residence on Maple Avenue in Pasadena. The group stands off-center to the left and all but Bertha Longstreet look to the camera. They are viewed at a slight angle, facing left. Both Longstreet men stand with their hands behind their backs. Luellen Pawley wraps an arm around her sister's shoulder. The Pawley residence is obscured by shrubbery growing along the right edge. The front walkway and yard extend towards the left. Maple Avenue enters frame in the background at left.
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet (Bertha) and Mrs. George Pawley (Luellen) posing on the walkway in front of the Pawley residence on Maple Avenue in Pasadena. The group stands at center and all but Bertha Longstreet look to the camera. Both Longstreet men stand with their hands behind their backs. Luellen Pawley wraps an arm around her sister's shoulder. The Pawley residence stands in partial view along the right edge, facing left. Steps are visible leading up to the dwelling's front porch. Beyond the group, neighboring houses and yards occupy the background.
Per the negative sleeve caption, this photograph was taken in 1910, the same year that Chester Schmitz was born. He looks considerably older than that, maybe about 5 or 6, in this photograph. The other children also look older than what their age would be in 1910. It is more likely that this image was taken around 1915.
Per the negative sleeve caption, this photograph was taken around 1910, the same year that Chester Schmitz was born. He looks considerably older than that, maybe about 5 or 6, in this photograph. The other children also look older than what their age would be in 1910. It is more likely that this image was taken around 1915.
An out-of-focus and blurry photograph, from left to right, of an unknown boy and H. H. West, Jr. posing outside. The two boys stand at center and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. is the shorter of the two. He stands at right with one arm down and the other resting on his stomach. The other boy stands at left with both arms hanging by his sides. Rocks, trees and brush sprawl behind them and into the distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of: H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Nita Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sitting on a bench while visiting Knott's Berry Farm. A walkway stretches on an upward angle from right to left across the foreground. Stacked stones stand beside the walkway along the right edge. In the near distance, a bench lines the far side of the walkway. H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Nita Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sit in a row on the bench and all look to the camera. Behind them, trees and shrubby stand in a row across the background.
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.
Per the caption from the negative sleeve, the order from left to right is: Frances West, Elizabeth West, Mrs. A. B. Schmitz (Kate), Mary A. West, Irene Schmitz and Chester Schmitz. This is incorrect. The order from left to right, is: Elizabeth West, Frances West, Mary A. West, Kate A. Schmitz, Chester Schmitz and Irene Schmitz.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West, Wayne West, Maud Foreman West and Agnes Whitaker posing on the lawn of Wayne West's residence in Santa Ana. The group stands in the near distance at center on a manicured lawn. All look to the camera. H. H. West, Wayne West and Agnes Whitaker stand slightly forward of Mertie West and Maud West. Behind them, a sidewalk stretches through the lawn on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. South Birch Street runs behind and parallel to it. Houses and trees line the opposite side of the street in the background. In the distance at right, a man walks down the sidewalk, away from camera, and a large palm tree stands in partial view along the right edge.
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A short set of steps stretches across the foreground and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. Planters sit at the ends of the steps. A wide archway arcs over the front of the porch. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch. Both look to the camera; H. H., Jr. wraps an arm around Mertie's shoulder and Mertie wraps an arm around H. H., Jr.'s waist. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The door to 830 stands ajar. Cut-out windows line the side of the large archway at center and an arch cut into the side of the porch is visible at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center and is viewed close-up. All the women look to the camera. H. H. West holds his glasses in hand at his side and glances off towards the right. Behind him and to the right, a tiled fountain sits in partial view in the lower right corner. A man sits at the far end of the fountain. Behind the group, a rounded building, covered in ivy, stands. Additional Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the courtyard in the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center. Everyone faces slightly left, except Zetta Witherby, who faces forward. Both Wes Witherby and Dode Witherby look to the camera while Zetta Witherby and Mertie West look to the left. Behind them and to the right, a tiled fountain sits low to the ground. A woman sits near the fountain in the distance at right. Another woman walks through the grass behind the group at left. The courtyard stretches behind the group. Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the perimeter of the courtyard in the background.
Distant photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. The front lawn of the duplex occupies the foreground. A walkway entering from the lower right corner stretches to the front steps back at center. The building is viewed at an angle from the front. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The central section of the building juts forward from the sides. A neighboring house is visible in the background at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Hebard West, Lester Shaw, Will Shaw, J. W. McDonald, Everett Shaw, Chloe McDonald, Ann West, Josie Shaw, Mertie West, Hannah Lockwood and Alice Shaw posing around a picnic table in the McDonalds' backyard. The lawn spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back towards center. A long table sits on the lawn in the near distance at center. A short-end of the table is nearest to camera. The group stands in a semi-circle around the table. They surround the long sides and the distant short-end of the table. The men stand along the left side of the table in a line that stretches back from left to center. Of the men, Hebard West stands leftmost and nearest to camera and here Everett Shaw stands at the far end of the table at left. All face slightly right and look to the camera. Along the right side of the table, the women stand. Alice Shaw stands rightmost and nearest to camera of the women. The women stand in a line that stretches back on an angle towards center. At the end of the line and behind the short-end of the table, Chloe McDonald stands. All the women face slightly left and look to the camera. In the background, tree tops are visible rising from neighboring yards. An opaque, white patch occupies the lower right corner.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Everett Shaw, Hebard West, Lester Shaw, H. H. West, Will Shaw, J. W. McDonald and Chloe McDonald posing around a picnic table in the McDonalds' backyard. The lawn spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. A long table sits on the lawn in the foreground, right-of-center. The group poses around the table; 5 stand on the left, long side and 2 stand on the far, short side. Everett Shaw stands nearest to camera at left. Behind and to the right of him stands Hebard West, followed by Lester Shaw, H. H. West and Will Shaw. Lester Shaw is visible standing behind and between the 2 West men. All 5 look to the camera. Behind the far end of the table at right, J. W. and Chloe McDonald stand and look to the camera. Chloe McDonald stands in partial view along the right edge. A fence lines the back/left boundary of the yard. It stretches back on an angle from left to right in the near distance. Behind it, a cinder-block wall runs parallel to it. Tree tops rise across the background, behind the wall. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Photograph of the West girls and Mead boys standing in a row with other children and posing at the beach in front of the Venice amusement pier. Nine children, including the 2 West girls and the 2 Mead boys stand in a row near the surf and with their backs towards the south side of the pier; all look to the camera. Elizabeth West stands second from the left. Edmond Mead stands at center. Frances West stands to the right of him and Paul Mead stands to the right of Frances. The water approaches the shore at left and the shoreline extends on an angle towards the pier, which stretches across the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Al Fallon and Rhetta Strayhorn Scott posing while attending the Pioneer Picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. Al Fallon stands at left. He faces slightly right and looks to the camera. To his right, Rhetta Strayhorn Scott faces slightly left and looks to the camera. Plants, trees and shrubbery stand in the background directly behind them.
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 front lawn adjacent to the front walkway and steps leading into the church (out-of-frame at right). Richard Siemsen kneels in the front row, second from the left. Scoutmaster Charles Morgan kneels to the left of him. The Boy Scouts stand in 2 rows of 4 behind the front row and hold up flags. Behind the group, church attendees stand on the steps at right and along the walkway that stretches behind and to the left of the Scouts. Houses line North Workman in the distance at left. A wide streak of white stretches on an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right, obscuring part of the image.
An out-of-focus photograph of members of the West and Cline families posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's home on South Harvard Boulevard. The group is positioned into 2 rows. Standing at back, from left to right, are: Minnie West, Nella West, Absalom Cline and Mary A. West. Sitting on the steps in front, from left to right, are: Elizabeth West, Frances Cline and Frances West. Minnie West, Absalom Cline and Frances West all look to the camera. Nella West stands between Minnie and Absalom and looks to the left. Mary A. West stands to the right of Absalom. She faces and looks to the left as she rests her hands in her skirt pockets. Up front, Elizabeth West sits and appears to read the newspaper. To the right of her, Frances Cline glances down to Elizabeth. Tiered, low stone walls line the steps at right. A wide porch, shrouded in shadow, stretches across the image behind the group.
Photograph of members of the West and Cline families posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's home on South Harvard Boulevard. The group is positioned into 2 rows. Standing at back, from left to right, are: Minnie West, Absalom Cline, Clarence Cline and Mary A. West. Standing on the step below them, from left to right, are: Elizabeth West, Frances Cline and Frances West. Everyone except Elizabeth West looks to the camera. Up front, Elizabeth West holds a newspaper in front of her and looks down to read it. Low stone walls line the front of the porch on both sides of the steps. A wide porch, shrouded in shadow, stretches across the image behind the group.
Photograph, from left to right, of: H. H. West, Jr., David Sparks and Herman Schultz standing in front of the barracks at Camp Murray. A gravel and dirt drive stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. The men stand in a line at center, in front of the barracks. H. H. West, Jr. stands inside the left side of the door frame of the barracks and looks to the camera. He rests his hands and head on the shoulder of David Sparks to the right. David Sparks stands at center with his back against the right side of the barrack's door frame. He grimaces to the camera and rests his hands in his pockets. Rightmost, Herman Schultz leans against the exterior wall of the barracks. He smiles to the camera while holding a cigarette at his side and resting a hand in his pocket. The barracks is constructed of wood slats and canvas. Through the open doorway, a bed is barely visible within the barracks. A second, identical barracks stands in the background at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen and Mertie West posing in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition near Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles. Richard Siemsen and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center. Both look to the camera. Other exhibit attendees stand on either side of them; all face away from camera and towards the exhibit behind Richard and Mertie. A plane is displayed in the near distance at center. It is partially obscured by Richard and Mertie. The tail of the plane is elevated at left and a portion of a swastika is visible on it. Beyond the plane, signage for the exhibit stands elevated above the exhibit, it reads, "SHOTFROMTHESKY."
Photograph, from left to right, of Minnie Kellum and Lucretia Kellum standing on a sidewalk in their neighborhood. Minnie Kellum stands leftmost and faces slightly right. She holds an umbrella beneath her arm and looks to the camera. Lucretia Kellum stands to the right of her, also facing slightly right. She holds a handkerchief in the palm of one hand and looks towards the right. The sidewalk stretches back from the bottom edge of the image, disappearing behind the Kellum women. A dirt road stretches parallel to the sidewalk along the left edge. To the right of the women, a vacant lot with overgrown grasses stretches into the distance. A couple houses stand in the background at right and center.
Photograph, from left to right, of Daisy Conner Thompson, Jessie Conner McIntyre and Viola S. Conner posing while attending the Pioneer Picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. They all stand at center and look to the camera. The Conner women stand in a line that extends back and to the left with Viola Conner in front and Daisy Thompson in the back. A patch of grass extends along the left side of the image. At right, small trees and shrubbery extend towards the center, occupying the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Hattie Temple Corwin, Daisy Corwin (later James), Theodore Corwin and Clyde Corwin standing in a row in front of the side of their home. All face the camera. Ivy crawls up the side of the porch at right. A dog standing behind Theodore peeks between Theodore and Clyde.
Photograph of 8 servicemen standing in front of the quarters of H. H. West, Jr. while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame at left and stretches through the center of the image on an upward angle towards the right. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Eight servicemen stand on the steps and walkway leading up to barrack's door. A man stands on the walkway at center. To the right of him, another man crouches down on the walkway. Behind both of them and to the right, 3 men stand in a row on a landing. On the topmost step in front of the door and to the left of everyone else, 3 more men stand. All look to the camera. The front of the barracks stands behind them to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
A slighty askew group photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Josie Shaw posing in front of the Idyllwild Inn. They stand in the near distance in a row. The inn stands behind them and extends out of frame on both the left and right sides. A sign atop the building's roof reads, "IDYLLWILD INN [left-facing arrow] COFFEE SHOP [down facing arrow] OFFICE [right-facing arrow]." Beneath that, another sign hangs from the eave, it reads, "The SKI SHOP Entrance thru OFFICE [right-facing arrow]." A sign just behind Josie Shaw reads, "OFFICIAL HOTEL NO. 49 UNDER CONTRACT WITH Automobile Club of Southern Calif."
A distant group photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing by their car in front of the bike shop at Idyllwild Inn. They stand left of center in a row in front of the side of a parked car. The Idyllwild Inn stands behind them at left and extends towards a flagpole at right. Another car is parked in the lot at right. A sign behind the group and to the left reads, "IDYLLWILD INN [right-facing arrow] OFFICE." Hanging down from an eave on the inn behind them, a sign reads, "WESTERN UNION - TELEGRAMS." Behind their car, a sign reads, "BIKES 1-HOUR-35¢-ASK·INSIDE RATES·FOR·GROUPS."
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Will H. Shaw, H. H. West and Wright Prickett, Jr. standing on the golf course at Sunset Canyon Country Club in Burbank. Will Shaw stands leftmost. He both faces and looks towards the right. H. H. West stands at center and dons golf attire. He faces towards the camera and rests his hands to his hips as he gazes off towards the right. Wright Prickett, Jr. stands rightmost and faces towards the camera. He rests a hand in his pocket as he looks to the camera. Tree branches hang above the 3 men. Behind them, another golfer walks through the course and in the distance at right, a hillside stands.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Will H. Shaw, H. H. West, Jr. and Wright Prickett, Jr. posing as they stand near a putting green during an outing to Sunset Canyon Country Club in Burbank. The group stands in the near distance at center. Will Shaw (left) and Wright Prickett, Jr. (right) both look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands between them and gazes off towards the right. A putting green extends behind them. Behind and to the left of the group, a golfer walks across the green. Tree branches hang down above the trio and trees dot the golf course behind them. Beyond the course, a hillside rises in the distance at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Herman Schultz, David Sparks, Harold Brown, H. H. West, Jr. and Charles Glenn posing in front of the barracks at Camp Murray. A gravel and dirt drive stretches through the image on an upward angle from the lower right corner and up to the left. The men stand in a row at center and all look to camera, except for Harold Brown at center who looks down at a small book he holds open in his hands. Standing second-from-right, H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm over the shoulder of Charles Glenn, who is rightmost. Both men smoke pipes while standing in front of the doorway of the barracks. Behind the group stands a canvas and wood slat constructed barracks. Pipes lie on the ground behind David Sparks and Harold Brown. A second, identical barracks stands in the background at left, behind Herman Schultz.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Charles Glenn, H. H. West, Jr., Harold Brown, David Sparks and Herman Schultz posing in front of the barracks at Camp Murray. A gravel and dirt drive stretches through the image on an upward angle from the lower left corner and up to the right. The men stand in a row at center and all look to camera, except for Harold Brown at center who looks down at a small book he holds open in his hands. Standing second-from-left, H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm over the shoulder of Charles Glenn, who is leftmost. Both men smoke pipes while standing in front of the doorway of the barracks. Behind the group stands a canvas and wood slat constructed barracks. Pipes lie on the ground behind David Sparks and Harold Brown. A second, identical barracks stands in the background at right, behind Herman Schultz.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mrs. W. A. (Lydia) Kulp and Mrs. George Earl (Inez) Freeland posing on the front lawn of the Kulp's home at 819 North Pacific Avenue in Glendale. The 2 sisters stand together at center on the lawn and look to the camera. Behind them, North Pacific Avenue stretches on an upward angle from right to left through the background. A car (partial view) is parked on the curb at right, behind Inez. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. Trees behind the 2 women line the street. A bridge stands in the distance at left and a sign for a laundry business stands along the left edge. Mountains rise in the far distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mrs. W. A. (Lydia) Kulp and Mrs. George Earl (Inez) Freeland posing on the front lawn of the Kulp's home at 819 North Pacific Avenue in Glendale. The 2 sisters stand together at center on the lawn and look to the camera. Behind them, North Pacific Avenue stretches on an upward angle from right to left through the background. A car (partial view) is parked on the curb at right, behind Inez. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. Trees behind the 2 women line the street. Cars in the distance drive over a bridge at left and towards the camera. Mountains stand in the far distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of Dorothea Siemsen and Walter Burgess posing together in front of the Siemsen's residence on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. Dorothea Siemsen and Walter Burgess are viewed close-up and stand at center. They stand close together and look to the camera. Walter is dressed in his military uniform. Shrubbery stands behind them, obscuring the Siemsen home.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Frances West, H. H. West and Elizabeth West posing in front of cluster of tents on Catalina Island. The trio stands in a row at center in the near distance. Frances West stands leftmost and looks down towards the right as she grips the fishing line held by H. H. West at center. H. H. West looks to the camera and holds a line of fish. Elizabeth West stands to the right of him and looks to the camera. A tree stands directly behind H. H. Beyond the tree, large tents stand on either side of the tree, occupying the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Vic Beal and Marion Whitaker posing on the Manhattan Beach Pier. Both looks to camera and lean back against the hand rail of the pier. Vic Beal stands leftmost and clasps his hands together. Marion Whitaker stands to the right of him and rests her elbows to the rail behind her. The shoreline on the south side of the pier stretches below and behind them in the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Dr. Bim Smith and H. H. West standing and posing in the parking lot of the Norwalk State Hospital. The 2 men stand at center and look to the camera. Dr. Bim Smith holds his hat in his hand. They stand in a parking lot that extends behind them and slants towards the left in the distance. To the right of H. H. West, 2 cars (partial view) are parked side-by-side. They face right as they extend beyond the right frame. H. H. West's vehicle appears to be nearest to camera. At left, trees dot the grounds that stretch beyond the parking lot.
Photograph, from left to right, of Lynn McClellan, Chester Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Irene Schmitz and Frances West posing in their campsite at Silver Lake. The group stands in a row, left-of-center, in a small clearing as they all look to the camera. On the right end, Frances West scratches her head and appears to yawn. Their campsite sprawls behind them. A canopy hangs over the campsite behind them. A tent stands behind them at left and another tent stands behind Frances. Kate A. Schmitz stands obscured behind a tree at right. She faces towards the camera and stands near a table functioning as a food preparation area in camp. Trees surround the camp and a mountain rises in the distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw standing on the front edge of lawn and next to a couple of cars parked on the curb outside the West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The 2 women stand in the near distance at center; both look to the camera. The street curb stretches on an upward angle behind them from the lower right corner and up to the left. The lawn occupies the space to the left of the curb. Along and to the right of the curb, 2 cars are parked end-to-end behind Mertie and Josie. The cars are viewed at an angle from the side and face towards the right. Griffin Avenue stretches behind the cars and is visible in the background at left. Houses stand in the distance, lining the far side of Griffin Avenue.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West standing and posing on the front lawn of their home on Griffin Avenue. H. H. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center; both look to the camera. Their lawn surrounds them. Behind them, a concrete walkway cuts through the yard on an upward angle from right to left as it leads to the front of their home at far left. The West's residence stands in partial view about halfway up the image and along the left edge. The arched front porch peeks out from the left frame. Behind the West's and to the right of their home stands their neighbor's house. Houses stand in a line beyond the neighbor's house and recede into the distance towards the right. A large palm tree stands in partial view near the upper right corner.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Ella Salbach, Elizabeth West, the daughter of Guy Mansberger, F. O. Nelson, Carl Salbach, Hilma M. Nelson, Frances West, Mary A. West and (Carl) Edward Salbach, all sitting in front of the front porch of a dwelling on Thanksgiving Day 1912. Ella Salbach sits leftmost in a chair and looks down towards her lap. A child, the daughter of Guy Mansberger, stands in front of her to the right. Behind them, Elizabeth West sits on the lap of F. O. Nelson, who sits on a step on the front porch of a dwelling. Right of him, Carl Salbach sits in front of one of the decorative posts on the porch. In front of and to the right of Carl, Hilma Nelson sits in a rocking chair, facing left but looking to the camera. Frances West stands to the right of her and leans her back into her mother. Mary A. West also sits in a rocking chair and to her left, Frances leans into her while resting her hand on Mary's knee. Mary faces towards the left. Behind Mary on the right, (Carl) Edward Salbach sits on a wagon and looks to the camera. The group poses in front the front porch of a ranch-style dwelling. The house extends across the entirety of the photograph. The porch has three decorative posts and flowers in planter boxes between the posts. Also visible on the dwelling are three windows and a door.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Guy Mansberger, Charles Stavnow, Carl Salbach, Dr. Ferguson S. Hardin, Phil Lyon (sitting in front seat), Franz O. Nelson, Nathaniel W. Reynolds (father-in-law of Dr. Hardin), Ed Zobelein and Jack Jenkins all pose for a photograph while standing around Dr. Hardin's Regal automobile that is decorated with the duck limit. Ducks hunted by the men hang and lie across driver's side of the vehicle. On the ground in front, a gun rests against the running board and a canvas bag sits in front of the rear tire. A black dog stands in the background behind Mr. Jenkins. The car faces left and is parked in front a ranch-style dwelling.
A poorly lit group photograph, from left to right, of: Frances West, Elizabeth West, Kate Schmitz, Mary A. West, Irene Schmitz and Chester Schmitz gathered around their camp dining table near Oak Grove en route to Murietta from Warner Springs. The table stands at center. All in the group look towards the camera. Frances West stands to the side of the table and behind Elizabeth West. Elizabeth West stands in front of her, also to the left side of the table. Kate Schmitz sits on the far side of the table at center. Mary A. West sits nearest the camera in front of the table. She faces towards the left but turns to look to the camera. At the right side of the table, Irene Schmitz stands and holds something in her hands. To her right, Chester Schmitz stands with crossed arms. A couple of camp stools sit in the foreground near Mary. Dining implements sit atop the table. Behind Frances and Kate, a tent appears to be pitched. Behind the camp, mountains rise in the distance at right.
Photograph of 9 members of the Lemberger family posing for a photograph in front of the front left corner of a house. H. H. West was only able to identify 3 of the persons in this photograph; they are: John Lemberger (2nd from left), Minnie West (4th from left) and Henry Lemberger (middle, or 5th from left). The group stands in a row with some standing on a wooden plank walkway that extends from the porch to the left side of the image. Some stand in the grass in front of the walkway. The side of the house extends behind and to the left of the group; the front of the house extends behind and to the right of them. The front porch stands to the right of the group. Beyond the porch at right, a bell sits atop a wooden pole.
Photograph, from left to right, of Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sitting in front of their cabin at Knight's Camp at Big Bear Lake. The cabin sits in the near distance, right-of-center, in partial view. It enters frame at right on an angle and extends to the left; it is viewed from the front. A slightly elevated porch constructed of wood slats stretches across the front of the cabin. The group sits on the porch at center. Maud West and Wayne West sit leftmost in chairs and look to the camera. Agnes Whitaker sits in front of the group at center. She sits atop a large timber post, facing left, and looks to the camera. Mertie West sits rightmost in a chair on the porch and looks to the camera. The door to the cabin sits directly behind Agnes. The number plate on the door frame reads, "36." Wide windows are inset on either side of the door. The cabin is constructed of lumber panels oriented vertically and a corrugated metal roof. Trees are visible in the distance at far left.
A poorly lit group photograph, from left to right, of: Frances West, Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Irene Schmitz, A. B. Schmitz, and Kate Schmitz posing in front of a hut along the roadside near Warner Hot Spring. The group stands at center in the near distance and looks to camera. The Wests stand in a clump together at left. The Schmitz children stand together at center and A. B. and Kate Schmitz stand together at right. In the foreground, ground brush lines the road at left in front of the West women. A dirt road runs towards and along the right side of the image. A car is parked on the road behind and to the right of Kate Schmitz; it is viewed from behind. A small hut stands behind Mary West. Behind and above Elizabeth, a sign hangs from the hut; it reads, "THE SAN FRANC [...] FOR [...] HERE." Trees line the background and a mountain rises in the far distance at left.
Photograph, from left to right, of George M. West and Minnie West posing while sitting in their parlor on South Workman Street. George M. West sits at center and looks to the camera. Minnie West sits to the right of him and also looks to the camera. Behind George, a cluttered desk sits at left near the corner of the parlor. The parlor wall is covered in floral wallpaper. On the wall behind George, a fan and picture hang. Dark tendrils hang down from above the picture. A door stands behind Minnie. The edges of the negative are significantly tattered.
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Josie Shaw and Forrest Whitaker were her brother and sister, and William Shaw and Agnes Whitaker were their spouses. Folger Athearn Jr. (Jerry) was Agnes and Forrest's grandson.
An informal group photograph, from left to right, of Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker standing in front of the Tahquitz Lodge in Idyllwild. The group stands in a row and all look to the camera, except for Josie Shaw; she gazes off towards the right. Tahquitz Lodge extends from left to right, at an angle, behind them. The porch and a door to the lodge are visible behind Forrest Whitaker at left. Trees seem to grow through the roof of the building behind Mertie West. A narrow, curved walkway stretches behind the group and in front of the lodge. It starts at left and curves up towards the right, parallel with the lodge. A cabin is visible in the background at right next to the lodge. A sign hanging off of the eave of the building behind the group reads, "[...]ITZ L[...]."
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Wilde, Daisy Kellum, Lucretia Kellum, H. H. West and Minnie Kellum posing on the front porch steps of the Kellum family residence. The group is gathered in the near distance at center. The photograph appears to be tilted towards the left. Minnie Kellum sits about midway up the steps and leans towards Daisy Kellum to the left of her. She looks to the camera. Behind Minnie, H. H. West sits at the top of the steps and holds an object on his lap as he looks to the right. Lucretia Kellum stands behind H. H. at the top of the steps on the porch. She looks down towards the camera as she leans against the side of the house at left. Rails jut out from the side of the steps on both sides. Charles Wilde and Daisy Kellum sit atop the rail at left. Charles is nearer to camera. He faces right and turns to look to the camera. Daisy sits behind him. She too faces left and looks to the camera. She raises a hand to shield her face from the sun. The front of the house extends from the group and to the left. The porch extends to the right of them. A doorplate on the porch rail reads, "1416." The front door stands behind and to the right of Lucretia.
Photograph of 8 servicemen standing in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame at left and stretches through the center of the image on a slight upward angle towards the right. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Eight servicemen stand on the steps and walkway in front of the door. A man sits front and center atop the edge of a piece of lumber abutting the walkway. He faces left, but turns to look to the camera. Behind him, 3 other servicemen stand in a row on the walkway and look to the camera. Four more service men stand behind them. One stands at left and leans against the barracks. Two are obscured behind the man standing up front at left. The last man stands behind and between the man standing in front at left and the man standing in front at center. The front of the barracks stands behind them to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front; it faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and H. H. West posing in front of the Siemsen's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. The group is viewed close-up and stand in a row in front of the Siemsen's house. They all wrap their arms behind one another and look to the camera. Walter Burgess is dressed in a military uniform. Behind them, shrubbery obscures the house and a window sits behind Elizabeth.
Photograph, from left to right, of Frances Cline Greene, Frances West Wells and Mertie West posing outside of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot before Frances Wells leaves for Anchorage. The 3 women stand in a row in the near distance, left-of-center. All look to the camera. Frances Wells stands at center, laden with a heavy coat and travel accessories. Behind Frances Greene, a decorative lamppost stands. At right, behind Mertie, a sign stands in the distance in front of a parking lot. The sign reads, "[...]ENDALE."
Photograph, from left to right, of Vernon Brydolf, Robert A. Brydolf and Marvel Brydolf standing on a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood near their home in Aurora. The sidewalk stretches on an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right where it exits the frame. A picket fence runs alongside the left side of the sidewalk. The Brydolfs stand at center, on the sidewalk, and look to the camera. Marvel stands nearest to the camera and fidgets with a string of beads. Robert A. Brydolf stands directly behind her. Vernon Brydolf stands at left in front of an open gate and holds a notebook in his hands. Behind them, houses line the left side of the sidewalk and recede into the distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of Edith Louise Parsons and Nella Brydolf standing on the front lawn of the Biddick family residence and posing with a cat. The two women stand at center and look to the camera. Edith Louise Parsons holds a cat in her arms. Behind them, a brick-paved walkway extends from the sidewalk at right and out-of-frame at left. The front porch of a neighboring house is barely visible beneath the trees at left. A street stretches into the distance at right.
Group photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker 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 wear. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.