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Signs hanging on a tree at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Signs hanging on a tree at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. One sign reads, "buy badges help-pay expenses" and the other reads, "program at the band stand...o'clock." A man stands next to the tree wearing a hat. There are other trees and people in the background and a stone object at the right.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Signs hanging on a tree at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. The register is hanging on a tree. Both men wear hats. The man at the left is reaching up to the register. The man on the right wears a jacket and has a paper in his pocket. There are other people and trees in the background.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Rover retrieving teal from a lake, Long Beach, about 1900

Description:
Photograph of Guy West's dog, Rover wading through a lake to retrieve teal shot during a hunting trip at Naples. Rover stands in the water at left with the teal hanging from his mouth. The dog is viewed from the side and faces right. The lake surrounds him and the opposite bank of the lake can be seen stretching across the image in the background.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Rover retrieving teal from a lake, Long Beach, about 1900

Ralph Hiatt holds a sign at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Ralph Hiatt holds a sign at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. The sign reads, "Montgomery." Hiatt wears a hat. There is another man facing the camera and another man with his back to the camera at the left. There are other people and trees in the background. The image is blurry.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ralph Hiatt holds a sign at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Emergency kitchen sign standing in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
A large, wooden sign posted in Bixby Park following the March 10, 1933 earthquake that struck Long Beach reads, "No Meals Served At This EMERGENCY KITCHEN Except At The Following Hours Breakfast 6 TO 8[:]30 A.M. Noon Mess 11[:]30 A.M. to 2 P.M. Evening Mess 5[:]30 P.M. TO 8 P.M. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE RULES WILL BE MADE COMMANDER BIXBY PARK EMERGENCY KITCHEN." Beneath this, another sign reads, "ALL PEOPLE MUST REGISTER BEFORE GETTING IN FOOD LINE." A pile of lumber sits to the left of the signage and a trash can stands at right. In the distance, a swing set (partial view), a couple of people and a few tall trees occupy the background at right.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Emergency kitchen sign standing in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Guards gather around a table in an emergency kitchen at Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
Photograph of several guards gathered around a table in the emergency kitchen set up at Bixby Park in Long Beach following the earthquake that struck the area on March 10, 1933. They stand in the near distance, at center, and all around a table that stands in front of a swing set. Part of the emergency kitchen can be seen in the near distance at left with a few people standing nearby it. Trees stand in the background.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Guards gather around a table in an emergency kitchen at Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

A guard patrols the park, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
Photograph of a guard (center) patrolling a park (possibly Bixby Park) in Long Beach following the earthquake that struck the area on March 10, 1933. He is dressed in a uniform with a gun slung over his left should. He stands in the middle of a wide, tree-lined walkway with his back to camera. A small child stands ahead of him on the right and walks towards him. A man walks down the left side of the walkway in the distance. A wheelbarrow is parked at right next to a shed that extends out of frame.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A guard patrols the park, Long Beach, 1933

Atlas Tires and Batteries temporarily houses the "Police Court" post-earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
Photograph of the Long Beach "Police Court" taking up temporary housing in an Atlas Tires and Batteries station following the earthquake that struck Long Beach on March 10, 1933. The Atlas building is viewed from the front. Pane-glass windows stretch across the front and the sides of the building. Across the top of the building it reads, "ATLAS TIRES AND BATTERIES." A sliding front door to the building is partially open. A sign affixed across the door frame reads, "POLICE COURT". Two men can be seen sitting inside, to the left of the door and behind the glass. The building sits off the ground on planks of lumber. A man walks towards the left in front of the left corner of the building. Behind him and in the near distance at left, rubble sits on the ground in front of the corner of a building. A gaping hole can be seen in the side of the building.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Atlas Tires and Batteries temporarily houses the "Police Court" post-earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

H. H. West, Jr. fishing from the pier, Long Beach, about 1923

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. (center) posing while fishing off of a pier in Long Beach. He stands in front of the rail on the north side of the pier and turns to look at the camera. He holds a fishing rod in both hands. Two men stand on either side of him; both are mostly out of frame on each side of the photograph. Between the rails, the beach and beachgoers can be seen in the distance at right.
Date:
[circa 1923]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. fishing from the pier, Long Beach, about 1923

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree. The woman closest to the tree holds a pair of glasses in one hand. The woman behind her wears a hat and carries a coat over her arm. A man at the right holds an object to his mouth. There are other people in the background as well as other trees, including one that has a sign posted on it.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Guy M. West holding a duck while standing in the tules with his dog, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of Guy M. West standing among the tules at Watson Spur with his dog. He stands at center, facing towards the camera, and looks down towards his dog to the left. In one hand, Guy holds a duck and with the other he holds onto his rifle which he rests atop his bent leg. Tules occupy the foreground in the lower left corner. The dog appears to walk down a slope behind these tules at left and towards Guy. Tules also stand behind and to the right of Guy and his dog, surrounding them.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Guy M. West holding a duck while standing in the tules with his dog, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree. The men wear hats and a man at the right wears glasses and smokes a pipe. Another man is visible at the left of the tree on which the sign is posted. There are other people and trees in the background.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park look at a sign posted on a tree, Long Beach, 1938

Guy M. West and his dog lurk in the tules while duck hunting, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of Guy M. West lurking in the tules with his dog at Watson Spur. Guy M. West stands, with his rifle at the ready, behind tules that are in the foreground along the left frame. He stands left-of-center, partially obscured by the tules, and faces towards the right; he points his rifle in the same direction. In front and to the right of him, his dog stands facing towards the small lake. The lake is visible behind and to the right of Guy, between the tules. Tules stands along the right edge of the image and behind Guy at left. They also line the opposite bank of the lake in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Guy M. West and his dog lurk in the tules while duck hunting, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

H. H. West stands with his gun and Guy West's dog at the edge of Watson Lake, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West standing on the edge of Watson Lake with his rifle and Guy West's dog during a duck hunt. H. H. West stands in the near distance, left-of-center. He faces towards the left and holds a rifle, which he points downward. The dog stands on the ground in front of him, also facing left. H. H. stands at the very edge of the small lake. Its near bank stretches across the image behind H. H. Reeds rise out of the water near and parallel to the edge. The lake stretches into the distance towards the right. The far banks are lined with tall grasses. A dark shadow passes across a large swath of the lower left corner, obscuring it.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West stands with his gun and Guy West's dog at the edge of Watson Lake, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Guy M. West stands with his gun and dog at the edge of Watson Lake, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of Guy M. West standing on the edge of Watson Lake with his rifle and dog during a duck hunt. Guy M. West stands in the near distance at center. He faces towards the left and holds a rifle which points in the same direction. His dog sits on the ground to the right of him, also facing left. He stands at the very edge of the small lake. Its near shoreline enters from the lower left and stretches towards the right. Reeds rise out of the water and grasslands slope up from the opposite bank in the background.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Guy M. West stands with his gun and dog at the edge of Watson Lake, Long Beach vicinity, about 1895

Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Description:
The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro, was completed in 1826. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is listed on the city of Carson web site as 18127 Alameda Street, in Carson. This address is actually in unincorporated Los Angeles County, closely surrounded by Carson, Compton, and Long Beach.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929