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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

Will Mead poses at the Mead farm in winter, Red Oak, about 1902

Description:
An informal photographic portrait of William P. Mead standing outside at the Mead farm in the winter. He stands just right-of-center and is slightly in profile, facing left. He wears a large coat with his hands tucked into his coat pockets. Behind him at left, a couple steps lead up to a house in shadow. Trees and a picket fence stretch across the background in the near distance.
Date:
[circa 1902]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Mead poses at the Mead farm in winter, Red Oak, about 1902

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

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

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

Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus, silhouetted photographic portrait of Nella A. West taken at the West's residence on South Griffin Avenue. Nella West is viewed close-up and in profile, facing left. Her profile is 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
Nella A. West poses for a silhouette portrait, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, about 1900

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

Nella Allensworth, circa 1900

Description:
After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Nella Allensworth, circa 1900

Luncheon party attended by Eva and Nella Allensworth, Fort McDowell, San Francisco, circa 1900

Description:
After his retirement from the military in 1906, he founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Luncheon party attended by Eva and Nella Allensworth, Fort McDowell, San Francisco, circa 1900

Nella and Eva Allensworth, circa 1900

Description:
After his retirement from the military in 1906, Colonel Allen Allensworth founded the town of Allensworth in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. It had a school system by 1910. With the death of Colonel Allensworth in 1914, the town experienced extreme losses, coupled with severe drought and decreased crop yields. Many residents left the area following World War I. The town was memorialized as a state park in 1974, and hosts events annually to preserve its history.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Nella and Eva Allensworth, circa 1900

Dora Johnson Watson McDonald, mother of Vada Somerville, 1890-1910

Description:
Dr. Vada Somerville (born Vada Jetmore Watson) of Pomona graduated from USC, married dentist John Alexander Somerville (1912), was the first African American woman and the second African American person to graduate from USC School of Dentistry (1918), and was the first African American woman certified to practice dentistry in the state of California. She was a civil rights activist, highly involved in several civic and community organizations.
Date:
[1890-1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dora Johnson Watson McDonald, mother of Vada Somerville, 1890-1910