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Woodlin electric refrigerator, viewed from the front with its door open, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of a Woodlin electric refrigerator standing on the sidewalk in front of the H. H. West Company offices on Omar Avenue. The refrigerator stands on a sidewalk in the foreground at center. It is viewed straight-on with its door open to the right. A few items sit on the middle shelf and "Woodlin" is written across the top shelf. Beneath the unit, the sidewalk stretches across the bottom third of the image. It stretches back on an upward angle from right to left. In the background, the facade of the H. H. West Company's office building stands across the image. A large window sits behind and to the right of the refrigerator. A portion of a sign sitting in the window reads, "[...] WEST C[...]." Doors to the building stand open behind and to the left of the refrigerator. The address number "316" is etched into the glass lintel above the door. Another window lines the left edge. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
May 19, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woodlin electric refrigerator, viewed from the front with its door open, Los Angeles, 1948

Woodlin electric refrigerator stands on a sidewalk with its door open, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of a Woodlin electric refrigerator standing on the sidewalk in front of the H. H. West Company offices on Omar Avenue. The refrigerator stands on a sidewalk in the foreground, off-center to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces slightly right. Its door stands open to the right; a few items sit on the middle shelf. Across the front of the top shelf, it reads, "Woodlin." Beneath the unit, the sidewalk stretches across the bottom edge. In the background, the facade of the H. H. West Company's office building stands across the image. A large window sits behind and to the right of the refrigerator. A portion of a sign that sits in the window reads, "[...] CO." An open doorway leading into the building stands along the left edge. Beyond the doorway, a staircase inside the building is barely visible in the shadows. An opaque patch of white occupies the lower right corner.
Date:
May 19, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woodlin electric refrigerator stands on a sidewalk with its door open, Los Angeles, 1948

Woodlin electric refrigerator stands on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of a Woodlin electric refrigerator standing on the sidewalk in front of the H. H. West Company offices on Omar Avenue. The refrigerator stands on a sidewalk in the foreground at center. It is viewed straight-on from the front. Beneath it, the sidewalk stretches across the bottom quarter of the image. It stretches back on an upward angle from right to left. In the background, the facade of the H. H. West Company's office building stands across the image. A large window sits behind and to the right of the refrigerator. A sign sitting in the window reads, "H.H. WEST." Doors to the building stand open behind and to the left of the refrigerator. An opaque patch of white occupies the lower right corner.
Date:
May 19, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woodlin electric refrigerator stands on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Woodlin electric refrigerator stands on a sidewalk along Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of a Woodlin electric refrigerator standing on the sidewalk in front of the H. H. West Company offices on Omar Avenue. The refrigerator stands on a sidewalk in the foreground at center. It is viewed straight-on from the front. Beneath it, the sidewalk stretches across the bottom third of the image. It stretches back on an upward angle from right to left. In the background, the facade of the H. H. West Company's office building stands across the image. A large window sits behind and to the right of the refrigerator. A portion of a sign sitting in the window reads, "H.H. WEST C[…]." Doors to the building stand open behind and to the left of the refrigerator. The address number "316" is etched into the glass lintel above the door. A sign sits above that and reads, "GUILD [...]."
Date:
May 19, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woodlin electric refrigerator stands on a sidewalk along Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1948

Woodlin electric refrigerator, covered in packaging, stands on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of a Woodlin electric refrigerator standing on the sidewalk in front of the H. H. West Company offices on Omar Avenue. The refrigerator stands on a sidewalk in the foreground at center. It is viewed at an angle and is covered in paper packaging. Beneath it, the sidewalk stretches across the bottom third of the image. It stretches back on an upward angle from right to left. In the background, the facade of the H. H. West Company's office building stands across the image. A large window sits behind and to the right of the refrigerator. Signs sitting in the window read, "[...] WEST CO.," and "TRAIL[...] OP [...]." Doors to the building stand open behind and to the left of the refrigerator. The address number "316" is etched into the glass lintel above the door. A sign sits above that and reads, "GUILD [...]." An opaque patch of white occupies the lower right corner.
Date:
May 19, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woodlin electric refrigerator, covered in packaging, stands on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Woodlin electric refridgerator, viewed at an angle on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of a Woodlin electric refrigerator standing on the sidewalk in front of the H. H. West Company offices on Omar Avenue. The refrigerator stands on a sidewalk in the foreground at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the right side. Paper packaging lines the right side of the unit. Beneath it, the sidewalk stretches across the bottom edge and straight back towards the left. At right, the facade of the H. H. West Company's office building enters frame and stretches behind the refrigerator. A large window sits along right edge. A portion of a sign sitting in the window reads, "H.H. WEST […]." A open doorway to the building stands behind the refrigerator. A sign sitting above the doorway's lintel reads, "GUILD S[...]." Further along down the sidewalk, a neighboring building stands in partial view to the left of the refrigerator. Signage painted on the side of the building reads, "U.S[...] ME[...] TU[...]," and "HER[...]." At far left, cars park bumper-to-bumper along Omar Avenue's curb. At the end of Omar Avenue, a building enters frame from the left and extends towards center. It faces towards the camera. Beyond it, a water tower, left-of-center, rises from atop a building. An opaque, white patch occupies the lower right corner.
Date:
May 19, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woodlin electric refridgerator, viewed at an angle on a sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby waves to camera before boarding his plane to Chicago at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Distant photograph of Will Witherby waving to camera before boarding his plane to Chicago at Los Angeles Airport. A chain-link fence, lined by a tarp, stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Beyond it, the airport's grounds sprawl into the distance. A few fenced-in gates stand in the near distance at left. To the right of the gates, a luggage cart sits on the tarmac. Behind the cart, a mobile staircase stands. At right, the left wing of a plane enters frame. A few workers stand beneath it. In the distance at center, Will Witherby stands beneath his plane and waves to camera. His plane sits to the right of him on the tarmac. The equipment and planes are embellished with the Trans World Airlines logo, "TWA." The airport's runways are barely visible in the far distance. Wide, opaque bands of white originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upwards along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby waves to camera before boarding his plane to Chicago at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby stands beside a car outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Will Witherby standing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence and beside a car on North Stanley Avenue. A lawn, sidewalk and parkway stretch across the foreground from left to right, respectively. The sidewalk enters frame from the lower right corner and extends back towards center. In the near distance at center, Will Witherby stands on the sidewalk. He faces towards the left. Ahead of him, a car sits in a driveway at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the side. The car's front end is obscured by a hedge at left. Behind and to the right of the car, North Stanley Avenue enters frame at right and extends into the distance on an angle. Houses are visible lining the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby stands beside a car outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby poses in front of Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. He stands at center and holds a suitcase while he looks to the camera. Behind him, the front of the house is viewed close-up and stretches across the background. The arched front door stands behind Will. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." A porch extends from the left of the door and out-of-frame; it is obscured by shrubbery standing in front of it. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby poses in front of Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West posing outside a building at Los Angeles Airport. The group stands at center. Will Witherby stands leftmost and looks directly to camera. All the women stand facing slightly left. Dode and Zetta Witherby look to camera while Mertie West gazes off to the left. An unknown man stands in the near distance behind and between Zetta and Mertie. The airport's grounds stretch behind the group. A building enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Signage on the front of the building reads, "TRANS WO[...]." Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby and fellow passengers board a plane bound for Chicago at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Distant photograph of Will Witherby and his fellow passengers boarding a plane bound for Chicago at Los Angeles Airport. A chain-link fence, lined by a tarp, stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Beyond it, the airport's grounds sprawl into the distance. A few fenced-in gates stand in the near distance along the left edge. To the right of the gates, a luggage cart sits on the tarmac. Behind the cart, a mobile staircase stands. At right, the left wing and fuselage of a plane enters frame and faces away from camera. A few workers stand beneath it. In the distance at center, Will Witherby and others stand at the base of aircraft steps leading up to their plane. The equipment and planes are embellished with the Trans World Airlines logo, "TWA." The airport's runways are barely visible in the far distance. Wide, opaque bands of white originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upwards along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby and fellow passengers board a plane bound for Chicago at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Visitors lunch at picnic tables in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of visitors to the Iowa State Picnic eating lunch at a picnic table in Lincoln Park. A grassy expanse of park ground stretches across the bottom edge. Beyond it, an area of cleared ground stretches across the mid-ground. A picnic table stands at center in this clearing. A few visitors sit at the table and lunch. Two women sit at the far side of the table and face camera. A man sits on the near side of the table at right. People sit at tables straight back behind them. A swing-set stands in the background at right and trees stand at left.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Visitors lunch at picnic tables in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

View of San Pedro Harbor, viewed from the S. S. Catalina as it sails through a channel, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of San Pedro Harbor, as viewed from the S. S. Catalina as it sails through a channel. In the foreground, the S. S. Catalina sits in partial view. Its rail stretches across the left half of the bottom edge and past the lower left corner. At right, a sailor stands in partial view; only his head is visible along the bottom edge. He looks to the left. Beyond the ship and sailor, the channel extends back, passing alongside the ferry on an upward angle from right to left. Piers cluttered with cranes and rigging line the far side of the channel.
Date:
[between July 29-30, 1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of San Pedro Harbor, viewed from the S. S. Catalina as it sails through a channel, Los Angeles, 1948

View of San Pedro Harbor, viewed from the bow of the S. S. Catalina, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of San Pedro Harbor, as viewed from the bow of the S. S. Catalina as it sails through a channel. The bow of the S. S. Catalina spans the width of the bottom edge and tapers to a point at center. A flagpole rises from the front of the prow. Beyond the ferry, a channel stretches into the distance. Its shores line the background.
Date:
[between July 29-30, 1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of San Pedro Harbor, viewed from the bow of the S. S. Catalina, Los Angeles, 1948

Two boys playing with a "Tidy Tim" wind-up toy at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The tin toy, by Marx, is "Tidy Tim," identified by the inscription on trash bin, which also includes the inscriptions "D.S.C" and "Keep your City Spick & Span Says Tidy Tim the Clean-up Man" (seen online). Online examples of this toy are dated from 1933 into the 1950's.
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Two boys playing with a "Tidy Tim" wind-up toy at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Two boys planting flower seeds at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977.
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Two boys planting flower seeds at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Two boys making sandwiches at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
Photograph of 2 boys seated at a table making sandwiches at the Children's Home Society. The boy on the left is opening a jar with a home-made label reading "Jam." The boy on the right holds a slice of bread lifted from a stack of bread slices on a plate on the table in front of him next to a loaf of bread and a knife. The label on the loaf of bread reads "Honey Kurl Wheat Bread," and the top of the jam jar is labeled "Kraft..."
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Two boys making sandwiches at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Tommy Newquist wears a fireman's helmet while riding a tricycle in front of the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Tommy Newquist riding a tricycle on the walkway in front of the West residence on North Ridgewood Place. The walkway stretches across the bottom edge on a slight upward angle from right to left. Tommy Newquist rides a tricycle, left-of-center. He and the tricycle face towards the right. Tommy wears a fireman's helmet as he looks to the camera. Behind him the front of the West residence stretches across the background. Three windows are inset into the right side of the facade. Vegetation grows behind Tommy at left. One of the front porch's arches stands in partial view along the left edge.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tommy Newquist wears a fireman's helmet while riding a tricycle in front of the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Tommy Newquist stands in a yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Tommy Newquist standing in a yard and playing. Tommy Newquist stands in the foreground at left. He faces camera and looks upward. One arm is captured in motion, moving out to his side. Behind him and to the left, a tree grows in the middle of a small lawn. The lawn stretches to the right, towards the front of a house. The front porch of a house peeks into frame at right. Across the background, a white picket fence lines a neighbor's yard.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tommy Newquist stands in a yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Tommie Newquist rides his tricycle along a walkway, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tommie Newquist rides his tricycle along a walkway, Los Angeles, 1948

S. S. Catalina sailing through a channel in San Pedro Harbor, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of the S. S. Catalina sailing through a channel in San Pedro Harbor. In the foreground, the S. S. Catalina sits in partial view. Its forward hull spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the left. At right, a sailor stands in partial view; only his head is visible along the bottom edge. He looks to the right. Beyond the ship and sailor, the channel extends back, passing alongside the ferry on an upward angle from right to left. Piers cluttered with cranes and rigging line the far side of the channel.
Date:
[between July 29-30, 1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
S. S. Catalina sailing through a channel in San Pedro Harbor, Los Angeles, 1948

Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Eva Newquist and 2 cousins stand outside the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Eva Newquist and 2 cousins standing in front of the Wests' front porch. The group is viewed close up. They stand in a row on a walkway that stretches along the bottom edge. Everyone towards something out-of-frame to the left, except for the woman at far right; she looks to camera. Behind the group, the West residence is viewed close-up and stands across the background. A window is inset into the right side of the building. Tall plants rise directly behind the group. The front porch stands behind to the left of the Newquists. Through its arches, a number plate is visible above a front door; it reads, "830." Another window on the front of the building is visible through the arch at far left.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Eva Newquist and 2 cousins stand outside the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Passengers travel aboard the S. S. Catalina as it sails through San Pedro Harbor, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of passengers standing aboard the S. S. Catalina as the ferry sails through a channel in San Pedro Harbor. The S. S. Catalina enters frame from the right half of the bottom edge and stretches back to the right. Passengers stand and occupy all available space on the top deck. Funnels, a mast and rigging line the center of the ship along the right edge. To the left of the ship, a channel stretches wide to the left and back into the distance behind the ferry. Large petroleum drums stand along the left shore of the channel. Signs on the walls in front of the drums reads, "GARGOYLE," and "GENERAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION." Farther along the peninsula, cranes and docks stand as it stretches into the distance.
Date:
[between July 29-30, 1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Passengers travel aboard the S. S. Catalina as it sails through San Pedro Harbor, Los Angeles, 1948

Nurse holding a swaddled baby at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Nurse holding a swaddled baby at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Nellie Hiatt poses with 2 unknown women in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Nellie Hiatt (left) and 2 other women posing in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic. The women stand in a row, off-center to the left, and all look to the camera. The park's treed grounds sprawl behind them and into the distance. Other picnic attendees mill about in the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nellie Hiatt poses with 2 unknown women in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Mrs. Hiatt stands in the Montgomery County section of the Iowa State Picnic and mingles with other attendees, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Nellie Hiatt mingling with other Iowa State Picnic attendees in the Montgomery County section at Lincoln Park. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. In the near distance at center, a girl walks across the park. Behind her, Mrs. Hiatt stands amongst a group of other picnic-goers at center. She wears a black hat and stands with her back to camera. To the right of them, people sit on a park bench that faces away from camera. Trees stand clustered at right and more picnic attendees mill about in the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Hiatt stands in the Montgomery County section of the Iowa State Picnic and mingles with other attendees, Los Angeles, 1948

Mrs. Hiatt mingles with other Iowa State Picnic attendees in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Nellie Hiatt mingling with other Iowa State Picnic attendees in Lincoln Park. A man stands in the foreground along the right edge. He faces towards the right, but looks to the camera. Beyond him, Nellie Hiatt stands leftmost amongst a group of 4 women at center. Her back is to camera, but she faces right and converses with a woman to her right. Two women stand behind them. Farther back and to the left, another group of picnic attendees cluster together. Trees stand across the park grounds as it extends into the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Hiatt mingles with other Iowa State Picnic attendees in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1948

Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Mr. Robinson after the weeds in the driveway, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Mr. [James] Robinson removing weeds growing from his driveway on North Ridgewood Place in Los Angeles. The camera looks towards North Ridgewood Place from a lawn. In the foreground, a walkway at left and a driveway at right stretch back towards the mid-ground, where North Ridgewood Place passes across the image. James Robinson stands hunched over in the driveway, just right-of-center. He faces towards the right and holds a shovel as he digs weeds out from between the central seam in the driveway. Lawns surround the paved areas and also stretch towards the street. At the base of the driveway at right, Tommie Newquist sits on a tricycle at center and faces camera. Two cars park along North Ridgewood Place in the mid-ground. On the far side of the street, two residences stand, facing camera. Behind them, other residential buildings are visible in the background. A streak of white stretches over the bottom edge.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mr. Robinson after the weeds in the driveway, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West stands behind a bench in Lincoln Park during the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing and posing behind a bench in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. In the near distance, left-of-center, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. Behind them, Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera. Trees stand clustered at right and more picnic attendees mill about in the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands behind a bench in Lincoln Park during the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West poses in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing and posing near a bench in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. At center, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. Behind the bench and to the left, Mertie West stands and looks to the camera. At right, a woman with a clipboard stands beneath a tree. A grove of trees stands across the background and more picnic attendees mill about in the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing in the Wests' front yard on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at left. She looks to the camera while holding a camera in its bag. Behind and to the right of her, Josie Shaw stands in partial view. She looks down as she reaches her hand towards Will Shaw. Will Shaw stands rightmost and looks to the camera. The Wests' front yard stretches behind them. At right, the West residence stands in partial view along the right edge. A porch juts forward from the front of the building and is framed by an archway. In the background, neighboring houses stand in row that extends back towards the left.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West, Eva Newquist, Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Maurine Bacon, Tommie Newquist and "Punkie" Bacon pose while supping in the Bacons' backyard, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Eva Newquist, Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Maurine Bacon, Tommie Newquist and "Punkie" Bacon pose while supping in the Bacons' backyard, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie and H. H. West pose with a "Montgomery" sign while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing with a "Montgomery" sign in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. In the near distance at center, Mertie West and H. H. West look to camera as they pose with a sign. H. H. West holds the sign, which reads, "MONTGOMERY." To the right of them, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. The person sitting on the near end of the bench looks to the camera. A tree stands behind and to the right of the bench. Three men gather around a clipboard hanging from the tree. Picnic attendees mill about Lincoln Park in the background. A grove of trees stands in the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie and H. H. West pose with a "Montgomery" sign while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Little girl at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977.
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Little girl at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Little girl at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Description:
The Children's Home Society of California is a non-profit child welfare agency founded in 1891. It became the first licensed child placement agency in California in 1911. It was located at 919 E. 25th St. from the 1920's up to 1942, when the organization moved to the Ozro W. Childs mansion at 3100 W. Adams Blvd. where it remained until 1977.
Date:
[between 1935-1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Little girl at the Children's Home Society, Los Angeles, 1935-1960

Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse while Ray Norton works on a truck, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. posing in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse while Ray Norton fixes up a truck. The warehouse is viewed at a distance from the opposite side of East Olympic Boulevard. East Olympic Boulevard stretches across the foreground. The H. H. West Company's warehouse stands on the far side of the street at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. The building stands one-story tall. The garage at far left is open. Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. stand at left, in the driveway in front of the open garage, and pose. To the right of them, a truck is parked in front of the building. It is viewed from the front. Ray Norton crouches in front of the right side of the car as he fixes a license plate to the vehicle. In front of the far right side of the building, another car is parked in the driveway. It is parked in front of a closed garage. Signage posted along the top of the building reads, "H. H. WEST CO. 1230 FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS 1230."
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse while Ray Norton works on a truck, Los Angeles, 1948

Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose beside a truck parked in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. posing beside a truck parked in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse on East Olympic Boulevard. A sidewalk enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches back on upward angle from left to right. In the near distance, the H. H. West Company's warehouse enters frame at left. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing right. A garage stands open on the left side of the front of the building. A driveway extends from the building and to the right. Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of a truck parked on the driveway. It is viewed from the side, facing right. The two men flank the passenger door. Text on the door reads, "H. H. WEST CO. WHOLESALERS [1230] E. [OLYMPIC] BLVD. TU[CKER] 3716." Ray Norton crouches in front of the truck at far right. Signage posted along the top of the building reads, "H. H. WEST CO. 1230 FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS 1230."
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose beside a truck parked in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse, Los Angeles, 1948

Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in front of the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing in front of the West residence on North Ridgewood Place. Will Shaw stands nearest to camera at center. He faces slightly left and looks in that direction. Behind and to the left of him, Josie Shaw stands. She looks to the camera. Behind them, a walkway passes in front of the Wests' residence. The building stands across the background. It is viewed at a an angle, facing left. Vegetation lines and obscures the front of the building at right. Behind Josie, the front porch extends forward from the building. It is framed by an archway. Along the left edge, part of a neighboring house is visible in the background.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in front of the West residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Iowa State Picnic attendees lunch at picnic tables in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Iowa State Picnic attendees lunching at picnic tables in Lincoln Park. Grassy park grounds stretch across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. A couple women stand in partial view along the right edge. The grassy expanse slopes downward to the left where a clearing sits. The clearing is lined by picnic tables in the mid-ground. People sit and lunch at the first few tables at center. Empty tables extend to the left and out-of-frame. Palm trees stand behind the tables at center. Beyond the trees, a park building stands in the distance at right and vehicles are parked in a lot at left.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Iowa State Picnic attendees lunch at picnic tables in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1948

Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, Ivar Street, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:
The Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments, formerly the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, was built in 1925 by E.M. Frasier in the Spanish Colonial Revival Style. The hotel catered to the burgeoning film industry and was a frequent haunt of actors and musicians. The hotel became senior living apartments in the 1970s.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, Ivar Street, Los Angeles, 1940s

H. H. West's former residence on Wellington Road, viewed from the front, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's former residence on Wellington Road in Los Angeles, as viewed from the front. The house is seen from a low-angle view. A sidewalk stretches along the bottom edge. From the sidewalk, a short set of steps leads up to a walkway which extends back through the center of the landscaped yard and towards the house. "1644" is painted on the riser of the top step. Down the walkway, another short set of steps leads up to the house's front entrance at center. The house stands 2-stories tall. Three windows line the second floor. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's former residence on Wellington Road, viewed from the front, Los Angeles, 1948

H. H. West's former residence on Wellington Road, viewed at an angle, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's former residence on Wellington Road in Los Angeles, as viewed at an angle. Wellington Road stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. On the far side of the road, H. H. West's former residence stands, off-center to the right. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces slightly left. A tree growing in the parkway obscures the left side of the 2-story residence. At right, a neighbor's house stands in partial view, obscuring part of the house at center. A tall palm tree growing in the parkway stands along the right edge. Another neighbor's house stands to the left and slightly behind the house at center. An opaque band of white originates from the lower right corner and stretches up along the right edge. Smaller white patches dot the bottom edge.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's former residence on Wellington Road, viewed at an angle, Los Angeles, 1948