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20 Mule Team borax wagons, Pasadena, [1920-1939?]

Description:
3 borax wagons, with man and palm trees in foreground, mountains in background, and sign reading "Throop Co. materials and feed" partially visible behind wagons. Signs on 2 wagons read: "20-Mule Team Borax" and "The original 20 Mule Team wagons, used for hauling BORAX out of Death Valley for the Pacific Coast Borax Co."
Date:
[1920-1939?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
20 Mule Team borax wagons, Pasadena, [1920-1939?]

Aage V. Berg's home and sign, viewed from the side, San Jacinto, 1942

Description:
Photograph of the home and sign in front of the home of Aage V. Berg. The sign hangs from an ivy-covered wooden post just right-of-center. It reads, "AAGE V. BERG D.O. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON." At right is the Berg's home; only the front is visible. Ivy crawls up the front of the house at right and 2 windows and a door are visible. A neighboring house is visible in the distance at center.
Date:
May 2, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Aage V. Berg's home and sign, viewed from the side, San Jacinto, 1942

Aage V. Berg's home, viewed from the opposite side of the street, San Jacinto, 1942

Description:
A distant view of the home of Aage V. Berg, viewed at a low-angle from the opposite side of the street. The house stands at center at a slight angle. Ivy crawls up the center of the home. It is flanked by two large trees on each side of the house. Out front, two cars are parked in the street. They face left. H. H. West's Buick is the car parked at right. A white streak from the lower left corner stretches at an angle across the image towards H. H. West's Buick.
Date:
May 2, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Aage V. Berg's home, viewed from the opposite side of the street, San Jacinto, 1942

Abandoned house standing on the edge of town, Yreka, 1898

Description:
Photograph of an abandoned house on the outskirts of Yreka standing in the near distance. A dirt road passes across the foreground, elevating as it approaches the left. It is lined by a picket fence. Beyond the fence, the abandoned house stands, left-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The right side of the house stretches back and behind the house stands a shack. On the far side of the property, the picket fence reappears. Beyond it stands another home in the distance. Mountains are visible in the far distance.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abandoned house standing on the edge of town, Yreka, 1898

A bear climbs on top of a trash can, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of a bear climbing on top of the elevated, fenced platform containing a trash can in a cabin encampment near Old Faithful. The trash can platform stands in the near distance, right-of-center. A bear stands atop the top rungs of the platform, hovering over the trash can. About 3 cabins stand in a small clump on the left side of the image. A car (partial view) is parked behind the cabin at center. Additional cabins stand in row as they recede into the distance at right.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A bear climbs on top of a trash can, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

A bear sniffs at a piece of trash while roaming between the cabins, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of a bear sniffing a piece of trash on the ground as he wanders between the housekeeping cabins near Old Faithful. A cabin lines the right frame in the foreground. Beyond it and to the left, the bear stands over a piece of trash, sniffing at it. To the left of the bear, an elevated, fenced platform contains a trash can. Behind the trash can at left, another cabin stands in partial view. A woman stands in front of a car behind the trash can and to the right of the cabin at left. Pine trees line the space between the rows of cabins which extend into the distance.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A bear sniffs at a piece of trash while roaming between the cabins, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

A boy stands on a lawn in front of old Quayle properties on Griffin Avenue between Manitou and Baldwin streets, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Photograph of a neighborhood boy standing on a lawn lining Griffin Avenue while the old Quayle properties stand on the far side of the street. The front lawn of a house stretches across the foreground. A boy in baggy overalls dons a yarmulke(?) while he stands on the lawn at center. Behind him, a sidewalk lines Griffin Avenue which passes across the mid-ground. Three houses stand in a row on the opposite side of the street. A palm tree stands in front of each of the houses and a car is parked in front of the rightmost house.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A boy stands on a lawn in front of old Quayle properties on Griffin Avenue between Manitou and Baldwin streets, Los Angeles, 1930

Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester and Romayne Shaw were their sons. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were Mertie and Josie's parents. Agnes Hawley later became Forrest Whitaker's wife. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester and Romayne Shaw were their sons. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were Mertie and Josie's parents. Agnes Hawley later became Forrest Whitaker's wife. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Abraham Whitaker and Romayne Shaw at Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1929

Description:
Abraham Whitaker and Romayne Shaw at Convict Lake. Shaw stands next to a table that is covered with wood. Whitaker sits on a chair at the right next to another pile of wood. H. H. West junior is visible in his striped cap on the right of the table. There are other people in the background. There is a tent at the right and trees and mountains in the background.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham Whitaker and Romayne Shaw at Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1929

Abraham Whitaker poses with trout caught in Grant Lake, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Description:
H. H. West's father-in-law, Abraham Whitaker, poses with trout caught in Grant Lake. He holds a fishing pole and wears a hat and glasses. He sits on a rock and has his foot up on another one. The fish are on another rock, and some are coming out of a basket. There are rocks throughout, and the lake is in the background, along with a mountain. There is a light streak at the bottom of the image.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham Whitaker poses with trout caught in Grant Lake, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Abraham Whitaker standing in front of a tent near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
Photograph of Abraham Whitaker standing in front of a tent at a campsite near Rincon Point. Abraham stands left-of-center, turned slightly towards the left, and looking to the camera. A wooden post stands vertically at center, to the right of Abraham; Abraham holds on to it. Directly behind him and to the right. A tent stands with the front flap open. A few supporting ropes stretch overhead. In the distance, a man walks behind the tent as ocean waves approach the shore.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham Whitaker standing in front of a tent near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Abraham Whitaker stands by a tree while Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand by a table at their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Edith Shaw, Mertie West, Abraham Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker standing around their campsite near Rock Creek. Abraham Whitaker stands, just right-of-center, in front of the women. He stands facing and looking off towards the left. A tree stands in the foreground to the right of him. Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand behind him, gathered around tables that have been set up in a clearing. The tables are covered in tablecloths, dining utensils and food supplies. A sliver of the stream is visible on the right. Tall trees stand in the background.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham Whitaker stands by a tree while Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand by a table at their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Abraham Whitaker surf fishing near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Abraham Whitaker standing on the shore near Rincon Point and fishing in the ocean. Abraham Whitaker stands in profile, left-of-center. He faces left towards the ocean and turns his back slightly towards the camera. He leans back and holds his fishing rod up by his chest. The shoreline extends at an upward angle from left to right. Waves crash in the distance.
Date:
[about 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham Whitaker surf fishing near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

A. B. Schmitz's Moon and H. H. West's Buick parked in front of old Freeman Station in Dove Springs, Kern County, 1914

Description:
Photograph of A. B. Schmitz's Moon and H. H. West's Buick parked along a dirt road outside the old Freeman station in Dove Springs. The 2 cars are parked in the near distance on the opposite side of the road. Albert Schmitz's Moon is parked behind H. H. West's Buick, left-of-center. It is viewed from the side and faces right. Parked to the right and in front of the Moon is the Buick. The Buick (partial view) is also viewed from the side and faces right. Elizabeth West stands in front of the Buick and faces towards the camera. Behind the Buick stands a large tree. The old Freeman station building stands behind A. B. Schmitz's Moon and is viewed at an angle from the front. A dilapidated barn stands behind and to the left of the building. A few mountain peaks are visible in the far distance at left behind the barn and building.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A. B. Schmitz's Moon and H. H. West's Buick parked in front of old Freeman Station in Dove Springs, Kern County, 1914

A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Photograph of a seal lounging atop the concrete pool ledge in its enclosure. The seal is viewed through wire fencing. It lounges atop the front side of a small round pool constructed of brick and concrete. The seal lies on its stomach with its head lifted towards the right; a flipper hangs off the side of the pool. The rest of the wooden enclosure is seen in the background. Just left-of-center there are large windows extending out of the top of the photograph.
Date:
May 9, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

A carriage rides past the Biddick family residence, Burlington, 1900

Description:
Photograph of a horse-drawn carriage riding down the street in front of the Biddick family house in Burlington. A brick-paved street with wheel grooves stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. On the far side of the street, a man rides in a carriage being drawn by a horse. They are viewed from the side and travel towards the left. Beyond them, the Biddick family home sits up on a slight elevation and is viewed at an angle from the front. A porch juts out from the front of the house and a few people are gathered near the right side of the porch. Steps up from the sidewalk at right lead to walkway that extends towards the house. A neighboring house stands in partial view at far right.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A carriage rides past the Biddick family residence, Burlington, 1900

A couple strolls the path along the rim of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of a couple walking down a path along the rim of Crater Lake. They and the landscape appear to be slightly tilted. The pathway extends from the lower right and curves into the distance. A fork branches off of it at right and then merges with the path at center, where the couple stands. The couple stands in the near distance at center. They walk arm in arm with their backs to the camera. The woman stands leftmost and the man, rightmost; both turn their heads to the right. A low, stone wall lines the right side of the pathway. To the right of it, tall pines stand. Pines dot the landscape in the distance at left. Patches of snow are visible on the ground in the distance.
Date:
July 1, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A couple strolls the path along the rim of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, 1942

A couple walks the grounds of the Mount Vernon Estate near the Potomac River, Mount Vernon, 1914

Description:
Photograph of a man and a woman approaching the camera as they walk on the grounds of the Mount Vernon Estate. They walk up a grassy slope. Trees dot the slope behind them. The Potomac River flows behind them and Prince George's County, Maryland is visible in the distance on the opposite bank.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A couple walks the grounds of the Mount Vernon Estate near the Potomac River, Mount Vernon, 1914

A couple women stand outside the train station, Flagstaff, winter 1914

Description:
Photograph of two women in winter coats standing under an eave at the railroad station in Flagstaff, Arizona. They stand at center, facing left, and in the snow. The station building is to the right. A cart (partial view) sits at the far left. Behind them, a train car sits on the tracks. A sign (partially visible) in front of the train reads, "HOPI INDIAN VILLAGES 125 MILES [NOR]THWEST NAVAJO INDN [RE]SERVATION 32 MILES [NO]RTH CANYON D[E] CHELLY [N]ORTHWEST."
Date:
winter 1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A couple women stand outside the train station, Flagstaff, winter 1914

A couple women walk up the trail to Inspiration Point, Los Angeles County, 1932

Description:
Photograph of two women hiking the trail up to Inspiration Point. They walk with their backs to the camera in the near distance. They follow the trail that runs on an incline through the center of the image. Ahead of them at center, a man stands atop a pole. Rocks and shrubbery line the trail on both the right and left; a mountain rises in the distance.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A couple women walk up the trail to Inspiration Point, Los Angeles County, 1932

A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of A. C. Robinson, wearing a suit, tie and hat, feeding a flock of pigeons. Several 1940s-era cars are parked next to a food stand behind Robinson. A sign on the stand reads, in part: "Mermaid...dogs...sandwiches." The castle-style building in the background is the Deauville Beach Club.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of A. C. Robinson, wearing a suit, tie and hat, feeding a flock of pigeons. Several 1940s-era cars are parked next to a food stand behind Robinson. A sign on the stand reads, in part: "Mermaid...dogs...sandwiches." The castle-style building in the background is the Deauville Beach Club.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Actress Boots Mallory and an official in a Santa Monica harbor Department office, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:
Actress Boots Mallory seated at a desk and writing on a piece of paper, with a standing man observing (either Commander Walker or Chief Dice), in an office. A life preserver on the wall identifies the location as "Santa Monica [Harbor] Dept." Mallory is wearing a harbor department with a badge on it jacket similar to the one worn by the man.
Date:
December 20, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Actress Boots Mallory and an official in a Santa Monica harbor Department office, Santa Monica, 1937

Addie Prickett, Ora Prickett and George Prickett stand on a lawn, Fresno, 1901

Description:
A blurry photograph, from left to right, of Addie Prickett, Ora Prickett and George Prickett standing in a row on a lawn in Fresno. Addie and Ora look off to the right, George stands at right and looks directly to camera. Behind them are trees and a low, white picket-fence that extends across the image. The shadows of a woman (left) and a man (right) are cast on the ground in front of the Pricketts.
Date:
1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Addie Prickett, Ora Prickett and George Prickett stand on a lawn, Fresno, 1901

Ade Bystle and Lottie Bystle on the beach, near the water's edge, Santa Monica, about 1920

Description:
Photograph of Ade Bystle standing on the beach, while Lottie Bystle sits on the sand during a visit to Santa Monica. Ade Bystle stands in the near distance at center. He looks towards and points to the camera. His pants are rolled up to his knees. Lottie Bystle sits on the sand in front of and to the right of Ade. She sits with her back to the camera. Two unknown women stand behind and to the left of Ade. They are in profile, facing right, as they approach the water. The beach stretches on an upward angle across the lower portion of the image from right to left. Small waves approach the beach from the right and lap onto the rocky shore. The ocean extends out into the distance. In the far distance, a pier enters the image from the left and stretches horizontally across the photograph.
Date:
[circa 1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ade Bystle and Lottie Bystle on the beach, near the water's edge, Santa Monica, about 1920

Ade Bystle's Ford parked in a clearing with a flat tire, Trinity County, 1917

Description:
Photograph of Ade Bystle's Ford sitting in a clearing in the near distance. The car sits parked at center with a flat tire. It is viewed from the side and faces to the left. Bedding and crumpled newspapers appear to litter the ground surrounding the car. A split rail fence spans the image starting at left. It recedes into the distance as it passes behind the car and continues into the background at right. Two tall pines stand near the fence at left. More pines occupy the background along the line of the fencing.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ade Bystle's Ford parked in a clearing with a flat tire, Trinity County, 1917