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.