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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

Earl Kellum lounges on a sofa in the Kellum family residence, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Earl Kellum posing while lounging on a sofa in his family's home. Earl Kellum lies across the sofa at center. His legs extend across the sofa at left and he props his arm up on a pillow as he rests his head to his hand at right. His upper leg hangs off the front edge of the sofa. A doorway stands along the right edge. A banjo leans upright against the the door frame next to the sofa. Behind the sofa, a curtain hangs down at left and pictures hang on the wall at center.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Earl Kellum lounges on a sofa in the Kellum family residence, Los Angeles, about 1899

Earl Kellum wears women's attire and rolls his eyes while sitting in a rocking chair, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Earl Kellum sitting in a rocking chair and rolling his eyes while wearing women's attire. Earl Kellum sits in a rocking chair at center. He rests a foot to a pillow on the floor in front of him. He rests an elbow to one of the chair's arms and rests his head to his hand as he rolls his eyes upwards. He appears to wear a blouse and a skirt. Behind him, a bookshelf stands against a wall at right and a curtain hangs over a doorway that leads to another room at left.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Earl Kellum wears women's attire and rolls his eyes while sitting in a rocking chair, Los Angeles, about 1899

Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses in front of the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of a uniformed servicemen standing in front of his 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. A serviceman stands on the walkway in front of and running parallel to the barracks. He stands at center and looks to the camera while dressed in uniform. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of him. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses in front of the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses with a rifle in the snow, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of a companion of H. H. West, Jr. standing on a patch of snow and posing with a rifle outside the barracks while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The young man stands at center. He is dressed in his military uniform and holds his rifle upright at his side as he looks to the camera. He stands on a patch of snow that covers the ground around him and extends back into the image. Behind and to the right of the serviceman, the side of a Quonset hut stretches across the image. It enters frame at right. It is constructed of corrugated sheet metal and has an arced roof. A low hill covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at left.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses with a rifle in the snow, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses with a rifle outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of a companion of H. H. West, Jr. standing on a patch of snow and posing with a rifle outside the barracks while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The young man stands at center. He is dressed in his military uniform and takes an athletic stance while posing which his rifle. He holds it at the ready and looks towards the right. He stands on a patch of snow that covers the ground around him and extends back into the image. Behind and to the right of the serviceman, the side of a Quonset hut stretches across the image. It enters frame at right. It is constructed of corrugated sheet metal and has an arced roof. A low hill covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at left.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses with a rifle outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Forrest Whitaker poses with his catch of trout, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Forrest Whitaker posing with his catch of trout in front of a car at Big Bear Lake. Forrest Whitaker stands, right-of-center, and is viewed from a slight worm's-eye view. He stands square to the camera and looks over the camera. In front of him, he holds a slab of wood where 4 trout lay displayed. Forrest stands in front of the rear end of a car. The car is viewed at an angle from the back and faces towards the back of the image. Its license plate reads, "19 CALIFORNIA V 91 Q 156."A basin sits on the ground to the left of Forrest. Behind him, trees stand in the background at right.
Date:
September, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker poses with his catch of trout, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Frances Nichols poses for a silhouette portrait, facing left, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
An underexposed, silhouetted photographic portrait of Frances Nichols taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Frances Nichols sits in the near distance and is viewed, in profile, facing left. Her profile is covered in shadow. Behind her, light flows 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
Frances Nichols poses for a silhouette portrait, facing left, Los Angeles, about 1900

Frances Nichols poses for a silhouette portrait, facing right, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
A silhouetted photographic portrait of Frances Nichols taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Frances Nichols sits in the near distance and is viewed, in profile, facing right. Her profile is covered in light shadow. Behind her, light streams through a sheet that covers a window. Her neck and head appear to be tinted black on the negative.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Nichols poses for a silhouette portrait, facing right, Los Angeles, about 1900

Frances West Wells poses outside the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Glendale, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Frances West Wells standing in front of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot before she leaves for Anchorage. Frances Wells stands at center and looks to the camera while holding a cushion under her arm. Behind her, the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival styled front of Glendale Station stretches across the background. The decorative portal of the structure stands behind and to the right of Frances. A woman and child stand behind and to the left of her.
Date:
June 28, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West Wells poses outside the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Glendale, 1944

Frank E. Prior sitting at his desk at the Arcade depot (glass positive), Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
Photographic portrait of Frank E. Prior sitting at the desk in his office at the Arcade depot. Frank E. Prior sits in a wooden desk chair in the foreground at center. He sits in profile, facing left, and leans back in his chair slightly. His hands are clasped in front of him as he looks to the left. His desk stands behind him. Family pictures and an inkwell sit on the left side of the desk. Directly behind him, a calendar is attached to the cabinet and a lamp hangs down. A narrow gash arcs through the image on an upward angle from the mid-left edge and towards the right side of the upper edge.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frank E. Prior sitting at his desk at the Arcade depot (glass positive), Los Angeles, about 1900

Frank E. Prior sitting at his desk at the Arcade depot (negative), Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
Photographic portrait of Frank E. Prior sitting at the desk in his office at the Arcade depot. Frank E. Prior sits in a wooden desk chair in the foreground at center. He sits in profile, facing left, and leans back in his chair slightly. His hands are clasped in front of him as he looks to the left. His desk stands behind him. Family pictures and an inkwell sit on the left side of the desk. Directly behind him, a calendar is attached to the cabinet and a lamp hangs down. A narrow gash arcs through the image on an upward angle from the mid-left edge and towards the right side of the upper edge.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frank E. Prior sitting at his desk at the Arcade depot (negative), Los Angeles, about 1900

George Sprague seated at a piano, circa 1930-1939

Description:
This is probably George Newman Sprague, an architect who earned his Master's Degree in Architecture from Harvard University, opened his office in Los Angeles in 1930, taught at USC and the Art Center, married Katherine Devlin in 1931, and who lived in Chadd's Ford, PA from 1947 on. Will Connell taught at the art Center during the time that Sprague was there.
Date:
[circa 1930-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
George Sprague seated at a piano, circa 1930-1939

Gilbert Cecil West poses in uniform on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Gilbert Cecil West posing while standing on the front walk of the H. H. West's home on South Griffin Avenue. Gilbert Cecil West stands in the near distance at center. He is dressed in uniform (military) and stands square to camera. The walkway extends from near the lower left corner and up towards the right. A sidewalk runs perpendicular to it behind Gilbert. South Griffin Avenue stretches behind Gilbert on a slightly upward angle from right to left. A car is parked in partial view on the near side of the street at right. Another car is parked on the far side of the street at left. Three houses and a large palm tree line the opposite side of Griffin Avenue in the background.
Date:
January 11, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West poses in uniform on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Gilbert Cecil West poses in uniform on H. H. West's front walk [print, recto], Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Gilbert Cecil West posing while standing on the front walk of the H. H. West's home on South Griffin Avenue. Gilbert Cecil West stands in the near distance at center. He is dressed in uniform (military) and stands square to camera. The walkway extends from near the lower left corner and up towards the right. A sidewalk runs perpendicular to it behind Gilbert. South Griffin Avenue stretches behind Gilbert on a slightly upward angle from right to left. A car is parked in partial view on the near side of the street at right. Another car is parked on the far side of the street at left. Three houses and a large palm tree line the opposite side of Griffin Avenue in the background.
Date:
January 12, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West poses in uniform on H. H. West's front walk [print, recto], Los Angeles, 1941

Gilbert Cecil West poses in uniform while standing on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Gilbert Cecil West posing while standing on the front walk of the H. H. West's home on South Griffin Avenue. Gilbert Cecil West stands in the near distance, just left-of-center. He is dressed in uniform (military) and stands facing slightly left. The walkway extends on a slight angle across the bottom edge of the image. The West's lawn stretches behind the walkway. A neighbor's house stands along the left frame and faces right. Other houses stand behind it, receding into the distance. Behind Gilbert and a few houses down, a large palm tree stands. A sidewalk stretches vertically along the right. South Griffin Avenue runs parallel to it. In the distance at right, cars park along the curb, facing towards the camera.
Date:
January 11, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West poses in uniform while standing on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Gilbert Cecil West poses on H. H. West's front walk on South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Gilbert Cecil West posing while standing on the front walk of the H. H. West's home on South Griffin Avenue. Gilbert Cecil West stands in the near distance at center. He is dressed in uniform (military) and stands facing slightly to the right as he looks to camera. The walkway extends from the lower left corner and up towards the right. A sidewalk runs perpendicular to it behind Gilbert. South Griffin Avenue stretches behind Gilbert on a slightly upward angle from right to left. A car is parked in partial view on the near side of the street at right. Another car is parked on the far side of the street at left. Three houses and a large palm tree line the opposite side of Griffin Avenue in the background.
Date:
January 11, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West poses on H. H. West's front walk on South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1941

Gilbert Cecil West stands in uniform on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Gilbert Cecil West posing while standing on the front walk of the H. H. West's home on South Griffin Avenue. Gilbert Cecil West stands in the near distance at center. He is dressed in uniform (military) and stands facing slightly left as he looks to the camera. The walkway extends across the bottom edge of the image. The West's lawn stretches behind the walkway. A neighbor's house stands along the left frame and faces right. Other houses stand behind it, receding into the distance. Behind Gilbert and a few houses down, a large palm tree stands. A sidewalk stretches vertically along the right. South Griffin Avenue runs parallel to it. In the distance at right, cars park along the curb, facing towards the camera.
Date:
January 11, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West stands in uniform on H. H. West's front walk, Los Angeles, 1941

H. H. West, Jr. kneels and poses in front of his barracks at Fort Mears (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Description:
A close-up photograph of H. H. West, Jr. kneeling in front of his barracks while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. kneels at center on top of a wood slat landing in front of his barracks. He poses facing left, but turns his head to look to the camera. Behind him, the dutch door of the Quonset hut stands closed.
Date:
[Autumn, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. kneels and poses in front of his barracks at Fort Mears (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1942

H. H. West, Jr. kneels and poses in front of his barracks at Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

Description:
A close-up photograph of H. H. West, Jr. kneeling in front of his barracks while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. kneels at center on top of a wood slat landing in front of his barracks. He poses facing left, but turns his head to look to the camera. Behind him, the dutch door of the Quonset hut stands closed.
Date:
[Autumn, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. kneels and poses in front of his barracks at Fort Mears (photo, recto), Dutch Harbor, 1942

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

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front porch of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. is viewed from a slight worm's-eye view. He stands left-of-center, beneath the arch of the front porch and looks to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him, a door to the building stands in partial view along the right edge. Its number plate reads, "83[...]." At left, a small, arched window is cut into the side of the porch at left.
Date:
[circa June, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. poses on the front porch of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

H. H. West, Jr. poses outside his quarters (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of Henry Hebard West, Jr. posing outside his quarters while stationed in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. stands in front of his quarters at center. He stands on the front step of the barracks and looks to the camera while donning rubber boots and a jumpsuit. To the left, the bottom half of a Dutch door stands open towards camera and H. H., Jr. rests his arm over it. The top half of the door is also open, but the interior of the barracks is in shadow. The front of the Quonset hut stands behind H. H., Jr. It enters frame at left and extends behind and to the right of H. H. West, Jr. The right edge of the barracks curves up towards the left. A window sits directly behind H. H., Jr. A number plate on its frame reads, "24." Snow-covered mountains are visible in the far distance at right.
Date:
Spring, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. poses outside his quarters (negative), Dutch Harbor, 1943

H. H. West, Jr. wears his field clothing and poses in front of his barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. wearing his field clothing and posing outside of his quarters while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. A wood plank walkway extends from the left and towards H. H. West, Jr. in the near distance at center. He wears rubber boots, a jumpsuit and hat as he looks to the camera and places his hands in his pockets. The walkway extends back behind him and towards the door of the barracks. The Quonset hut-style barracks stands off-center to the right and is viewed from the front. A Dutch door in the center of the building stands partially open and is flanked by a window on either side. A number plate on the right window's frame reads, "24."
Date:
Spring, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. wears his field clothing and poses in front of his barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

H. H. West sits up while resting in bed, Los Angeles, 1914

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West sitting up in bed while recovering from a nervous breakdown. H. H. West sits upright in a bed at center. Blankets cover his legs in the foreground. He sports a beard and dons a cardigan and hat while he glances towards the left. The headboard stands behind him. The bed appears to rest against a wall at right. A window stretches alongside the right edge of the image and light streams into the room. A small bell sits on the window ledge. In the background, floral wallpaper covers the walls of the bedroom.
Date:
February, 1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West sits up while resting in bed, Los Angeles, 1914

Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Description:
Kenneth Miller Adams studied with G.M. Stone in Topeka, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, and then travelled to Italy and France for further instruction. He summered in Woodstock, NY with Andrew Dasburg, painting the landscape and developing his skills as a modernist. In 1924 Adams moved to Taos and became the last and youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was also one of the most emotionally taught at the University of New Mexico, Taos. In 1938 He moved to Albuquerque during the winters, where he worked on nudes, portraits and still life, returning to Taos in the summer to focus on Indian subjects, with whom he had a close connection. He taught at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, as well, eventually earning a tenured professorship and a membership to the National Academy of Design.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

Description:
Kenneth Miller Adams studied with G.M. Stone in Topeka, at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, and then travelled to Italy and France for further instruction. He summered in Woodstock, NY with Andrew Dasburg, painting the landscape and developing his skills as a modernist. In 1924 Adams moved to Taos and became the last and youngest member of the Taos Society of Artists. He was also one of the most emotionally taught at the University of New Mexico, Taos. In 1938 He moved to Albuquerque during the winters, where he worked on nudes, portraits and still life, returning to Taos in the summer to focus on Indian subjects, with whom he had a close connection. He taught at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, as well, eventually earning a tenured professorship and a membership to the National Academy of Design.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:
Connell (Will) Papers
Hilda Adams and painter Kenneth Adams at home, Ranchos de Taos, 1932

James A. Day sits at his desk in the Southern Pacific Railroad depot at Fifth and Central Avenues, Los Angeles, about 1939

Description:
Photograph of James A. Day looking over paperwork while sitting in his office at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot on the corner of Fifth and Central Avenues. He is viewed from a slight bird's-eye view. His desk enters frame from the lower left corner and extends towards the center of the image. Paperwork lies strewn across the desk. James A. Day sits behind his desk at center and looks down at some papers he holds in his hands. The corner of his office stands behind him to the right. Along the right back wall and next to the corner, a filing cabinet stands. A clipboard hangs to the right of it from the chair rail. To the right of James, a typewriter sits atop a small, low table. The left wall appears to be windowed, but the windows are opaque. Next to James at left and along the left edge, 3 telephones stand on a small table. Behind them, a calendar is flipped to "10 FEB." A board hangs to the left of it and the wall extends towards the center, abutting the right wall.
Date:
[circa 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James A. Day sits at his desk in the Southern Pacific Railroad depot at Fifth and Central Avenues, Los Angeles, about 1939

James C. Hanley poses in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of James C. Hanley standing along a walkway in Pershing Square. James C. Hanley stands left-of-center and looks to the camera. He stands on a walkway of brick pavers laid in a basket weave pattern that extends on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. Behind James, benches line the left side of the walkway. Palms and other greenery stand behind the benches at left. The plaza opens up in the distance at right and a skyscraper is visible in the far distance.
Date:
October, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James C. Hanley poses in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1943

J. E. Smith poses on the front walkway outside his home, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of J. E. Smith standing on the front walkway outside his home on South Eastlake Avenue. J. E. Smith stands at center on the concrete walkway that cuts through the front lawn. He looks to the camera and stands with his hands behind his back. The walkway stretches beneath him across the bottom edge of the image. His front lawn extends behind him. A short palm tree stands at the edge of the yard behind and to the right of J. E., abutting his neighbor's fence. His neighbor's home stands in the near distance at left and faces to the right. The sidewalk and South Eastlake Avenue stretch along the right side of the image and into the distance at center. Neighboring houses are visible lining the street in the background at right.
Date:
November, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
J. E. Smith poses on the front walkway outside his home, Los Angeles, 1943

J. E. Smith stands on the front walkway outside his home, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of J. E. Smith standing on the front walkway outside his home on South Eastlake Avenue. J. E. Smith stand at center on the concrete walkway that cuts through the lawn in front of his home. He stands with his hands behind his back as he looks and faces slightly towards the right. The walkway stretches on an upward angle beneath him from the lower left corner to the right. His front lawn extends behind and to the left of him. A short palm tree stands at the edge of the yard at left, abutting his 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. A large tree stands along the near side of South Eastlake Avenue behind and to the right of J. E. Directly behind J. E., a meat market stands on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Eastlake and Darwin Avenues. Neighboring houses are visible lining both streets in the background at right.
Date:
November, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
J. E. Smith stands on the front walkway outside his home, Los Angeles, 1943

Josephine Lacy sits on the front porch steps of the Lacy family home, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Josephine Lacy sitting on the front porch steps of her family's home on West Ninth Street. Josephine Lacy is viewed close-up as she sits at center on the rail lining the front porch steps. She looks to the camera and folds her hands in her lap. The stairs beneath her stretch up and to the left. Behind Josephine, the porch's decorative railing stands elevated from the ground. The porch extends back and to the left where it exits the frame. A neighboring house stands to the right of the Lacy's residence. It is viewed from the side and occupies the background.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josephine Lacy sits on the front porch steps of the Lacy family home, Los Angeles, about 1900

Lois Winkler stands on a curb and poses in front of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1918

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Lois Winkler standing on the street curb opposite her home and posing. Overgrown grasses line the bottom edge of the image. It is lined by a curb. Lois Winkler stands at center, balanced atop the curb, and looks to the camera. Wellington Road stretches across the image behind her. On the far side of the street, her family's home at 1639 Wellington Road stands, right-of-center. It is viewed from the front. A vacant lot sits to the left of her family's home.
Date:
[circa 1918]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lois Winkler stands on a curb and poses in front of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1918

Louise Ambrose poses in front of palm fronds outside her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1894

Description:
An out-of-focus, close-up photograph of Louise Ambrose in the front yard of her family's home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). Louise Ambrose is viewed from the waist-up at center. She is out-of-focus. Louise faces towards the camera, but casts her gaze to the right as she rests a hand to her hip. Palm fronds stand behind her. The lawn and a walkway stretches behind her and are visible between the gaps in the fronds.
Date:
[circa 1894]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Louise Ambrose poses in front of palm fronds outside her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1894