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Agnes Whitaker poses with a string of blue gills and crappies, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Agnes Whitaker posing with a string of blues gills and crappies caught during a trip to Big Bear Lake. Agnes Whitaker stands at center, between 2 cars, and looks down towards the fish she holds. The fish dangle from a string that Agnes holds out in front of her. To the left of her, a car (partial view) is parked. It is viewed close-up at an angle from the rear and the side. It faces towards the back of the image. To the right of her, another car (partial view) is parked. It is viewed close-up at an angle from the side, facing towards the back of the image. A pine tree stands in the near distance behind and to the left of Agnes. Tall grasses dotted by pines stretch into the background, where a building sits behind Agnes. Silhouetted hills rise in the far distance.
Date:
September, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker poses with a string of blue gills and crappies, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Alice Gordon poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
A silhouetted photographic portrait of Alice Gordon taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Alice Gordon is viewed close-up and in profile, facing left. Her profile and feathered hat are covered in shadow. Behind her, light streams through a sheet that covers a window.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Gordon poses for a silhouette portrait, Los Angeles, about 1900

Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Miss Ann Roth/Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. posing at the altar of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood on her wedding day. Ann Roth (West) stands, left-of-center, in her wedding gown. She faces slightly right and looks to the camera while holding a bouquet of flowers. Floral arrangements and candles are arranged symmetrically on the altar behind her.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Close-up of Louise Ambrose posing in profile outside the Ambrose home, Los Angeles, about 1894

Description:
An out-of-focus, close-up photograph of Louise Ambrose posing in the front yard of her family's home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). Louise Ambrose is viewed from the waist-up, right-of-center. She is out-of-focus. Louise faces towards the camera, but turns her head to look to the left. Palm fronds stretch behind her at right. A lawn and walkway are behind her on the left. North Hellman Street and houses on the opposite side of the street are visible in the background.
Date:
[circa 1894]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Close-up of Louise Ambrose posing in profile outside the Ambrose home, Los Angeles, about 1894

Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Corporal H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the Quonset hut while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The image appears to be tilted slightly. In the foreground, snow covers the ground in front of the hut. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and faces slightly left. He rests his hands in his pockets as he gazes off towards the left. The front of the hut stands directly behind him. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arched roof. Power lines extend from the building and out-of-frame along the top edge.
Date:
[Autumn, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Description:
A poorly developed photograph of Corporal H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the Quonset hut while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The image appears to be tilted slightly. In the foreground, snow covers the ground in front of the hut. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and faces slightly left. He rests his hands in his pockets as he gazes off towards the left. The front of the hut stands directly behind him. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arched roof. Power lines extend from the building and out-of-frame along the top edge.
Date:
[Autumn, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Corporal H. H. West, Jr. stands outside the Quonset hut at Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Daisy Kellum looks into a mirror and fixes her hair, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Daisy Kellum looking into a mirror as she fixes her hair. Daisy Kellum sits with her back to the camera, just left-of-center. She sits atop a stool and gazes into a mirror that stands ahead of her while she raises both hands to her head and fixes her hair. The mirror stands beyond her and to the right of her in a corner. Daisy's reflection is visible in the mirror. A chair sits against the wall to the left of Daisy and faces out towards the camera. The negative is damaged. The upper left corner appears bent and black and white splotches dot the image.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum looks into a mirror and fixes her hair, Los Angeles, about 1899

Daisy Kellum lounges on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Daisy Kellum lounging across a sofa and posing in her family's home. The sofa extends back on an angle from left to right. Daisy Kellum lies across the sofa with her feet towards the left and her head at right. She props her upper body up on pillows near the right arm of the sofa. Daisy rests her elbows to a pillow and her hands together on one side of her face. She smiles as she looks to the camera. Behind the sofa, a couple of palm fronds hold up photographs and curtains hang behind them.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum lounges on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Daisy Kellum poses in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
A close-up and poorly lit photograph of Daisy Kellum standing and posing in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home. Daisy Kellum stands at center, in profile, facing left. She turns her head towards the camera and smiles. Steps extend behind her and up towards the front porch. Beyond the porch, a door stands behind Daisy. A rail lining the porch extends from the top of the steps and out-of-frame at right.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum poses in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Daisy Kellum poses on a sofa in her home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Daisy Kellum posing while sitting on a sofa in her family's home. Daisy Kellum sits at center on a sofa. She leans towards the left and rests an elbow on a pillow. She tilts her head to the left and rests it on her hand as she gazes up towards the right. Daisy rests her other hand in her lap. The sofa's arm sits along the left edge. Pillows are piled to the right of it. The sofa extends across the image and out-of-frame at right. In the background, curtains hang down behind Daisy at left and pictures hang from the wall behind her at right.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum poses on a sofa in her home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Daisy Kellum poses on the front porch steps of her home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Daisy Kellum sitting and posing on the front porch steps of her family's home. Daisy Kellum sits at center about midway up a small set of steps leading up to a porch and door. She sits towards the left side of the steps and leans her upper body towards the left, resting her elbows on a rail and resting her head to her hands. She smiles as she looks to the camera. The steps angle back to the right behind her. A door stands at the top of the steps, recessed beyond a porch. The porch extends from behind Daisy and towards the right. The house's exterior walls occupy the background.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum poses on the front porch steps of her home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Daisy Kellum poses while holding a flower in her home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Daisy Kellum posing while holding a flower. Daisy Kellum stands in profile at center. She faces towards the right and raises a flower up towards her face while she gazes at it. Daisy stands near the corner of room. To the left of her, a rocking chair sits, facing the camera. A curtain covers a window behind it. To the right of Daisy, a banjo stands upright in the corner and a pot of flowers stands atop a small table near a door frame. The door frame runs parallel along the right edge of the image. Pictures hang on the walls behind Daisy.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum poses while holding a flower in her home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Dave Sickmon, who appears in an account of the 1853 Butler Train to Oregon, photograph copied in 1939

Description:
George Miller West travelled with the Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1853. West made the journey to mine in Oregon and California. He wrote a memoir relating incidents of crossing the plains to Oregon and his experiences in the goldfields of southern Oregon and northern California. The memoir was prepared in the form of a 49-page typescript by his son, H. H. West, who distributed the memoir to several libraries and archives, along with copied photographs of members of the Butler Train and one or two mining associates. The photographs were collected by H. H. West from about 1935 to 1942. Dave Sickmon is mentioned in the memoir.
Date:
copied 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dave Sickmon, who appears in an account of the 1853 Butler Train to Oregon, photograph copied in 1939

Dorothea Siemsen poses outside her family's home, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph of Dorothea Siemsen standing on a sidewalk and posing in front of her family's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. A sidewalk stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right. Hedges line the left side of the sidewalk. Dorothea Siemsen stands along the back edge of the sidewalk at center and looks to the camera. Behind her, a driveway intersects the sidewalk. Further back, the Siemsen family residence stands in the background, left-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. Tall trees obscure the front side of the home. A neighboring house stands in the distance at right.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dorothea Siemsen poses outside her family's home, Glendale, 1943

Earl Kellum attends the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Earl Kellum standing in Sycamore Grove Park while attending the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic. Earl Kellum stands, left-of-center, and is viewed close-up. He faces towards the camera but gazes past it towards center. A man stands in partial view along the left edge, next to Earl. Benches line a fence that extends behind Earl on an angle from right and back to the left. A man (partial view) and a woman sit on the bench to the right of Earl Kellum. She looks to camera and he gazes up towards Earl. Another man stands on a bench behind Earl. Greenery on the other side of the fencing occupies the background.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Earl Kellum attends the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945