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Margaret Leeper at age 16, who may be related to an account of the 1853 Butler Train to Oregon, circa 1871, 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. The name "Leeper" is mentioned in the memoir.
Date:
copied in 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Margaret Leeper at age 16, who may be related to an account of the 1853 Butler Train to Oregon, circa 1871, photograph copied in 1939

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

Margaret Leeper, who may be related to an account of the 1853 Butler Train to Oregon, circa 1871, 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. The name "Leeper" is mentioned in the memoir.
Date:
copied in 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Margaret Leeper, who may be related to an account of the 1853 Butler Train to Oregon, circa 1871, photograph copied in 1939

Claire Borin, Hollywood, (copy) 1935

Description:
A different portrait of Claire Borin appears with the caption: Claire Borin, seeking separate maintenance from her wealthy mate, who seeks divorce [with the article "Borin Wins In Love Row; Court Tells Chicagoan, Now Suing Asher, to Ignore Wife's Mexico Case," Los Angeles Times, August 24, 1935].
Date:
[circa 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Witzel, Albert Walter, 1879-1929
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Claire Borin, Hollywood, (copy) 1935

Los Angeles Times city staff pose for a portrait on the steps of City Hall, Los Angeles, 1904 (copy print 1936)

Description:
About the subjects:Harry Carr was a reporter, editor and columnist with the Times for almost all of his career. He was given an honorable mention by a Pulitzer Prize committee on awards. After he died of a heart attack at age fifty-eight, his funeral was attended by more than a thousand people. Lanier Bartlett wrote for the Times and also wrote film scripts. Mabel Brigham was a Times society editor. Edward F. Dishman joined the Times as the night city editor after his 1897 arrival in Los Angeles, and later became the Los Angeles Chief of Police. John A. Gray joined with the Times in 1899, went on to the Hearst newspaper and in 1931 became the executive secretary of the Municipal Light and Power Defense League. W. R. Greenwood was a rancher and a reporter for the Times from 1893 to 1911. Frank Greaves joined the Times editorial staff some time after his arrival in Los Angeles in 1890 and started a printing business in 1910. John von Blon was an editor at the Times for 17 years. Julian Johnson joined the Times in the early 1900's and was the drama critic by 1911. After other journalism positions in New York, he returned to Los Angeles to write for film. William S. Livengood was with the Times from 1895 to 1907 as police, courthouse and City Hall reporter, telegraph editor, and contest manager.A. M. Row was an editor at the Los Angeles Times from 1897 to 1912. His work as editor of the church department earned him the nickname "The Deacon." He also wrote Los Angeles Times articles on topics of religion, and hiking and camping. In addition to her articles for the Times, Constance Lindsay Skinner wrote for papers in Canada, Chicago and New York. She also published children's books.
Date:
January 10, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles Times city staff pose for a portrait on the steps of City Hall, Los Angeles, 1904 (copy print 1936)