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Elizabeth West and Frances West pose on a tree in Chatsworth Park, Los Angeles, circa 1915

Description:
Elizabeth West and Frances West pose on a tree in Chatsworth Park. Elizabeth stands with her arms over her head gripping a branch. Frances sits with her head resting on her hand. Both girls wear white outfits and dark tights. There is a mountain in the background.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Elizabeth West and Frances West pose on a tree in Chatsworth Park, Los Angeles, circa 1915

Elizabeth Siemsen, Dorothea Siemsen and H. H. West pose on a sidewalk in front of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Elizabeth Siemsen, Dorothea Siemsen and H. H. West standing on a sidewalk and posing in front of the Siemsen family's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. The group stands in a row on a sidewalk at center. All look to the camera. The sidewalk stretches behind them on a slight angle to the right. Los Encinos Avenue runs parallel to the sidewalk at right and stretches into the distance. Hedges line the left side of the sidewalk. The Siemsen family residence stands in partial view along the left edge. It faces right and is obscured by trees that stand in front of it. Mountains rise in the far distance.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Elizabeth Siemsen, Dorothea Siemsen and H. H. West pose on a sidewalk in front of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1943

Irene Schmitz, Frances West, Chester Schmitz and Elizabeth West posing in the campsite near Silver Lake, June Lake vicinity, 1914

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Irene Schmitz, Frances West, Chester Schmitz and Elizabeth West posing in a clearing in their campsite at Silver Lake. The 4 children stand right-of-center, in a row and hold hands. All look to the camera; Elizabeth West frowns. Behind and to the left of Irene, the camp stove sits on the ground. A pot sits atop one of the stove's burners. Clothes and towels hang over downed tree branches at left. Tall grasses line the back edge of the campsite. A mountain rises in the background.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Irene Schmitz, Frances West, Chester Schmitz and Elizabeth West posing in the campsite near Silver Lake, June Lake vicinity, 1914

Nella A. West, Mary A. West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car, Santa Clarita vicinity, about 1910

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Nella West, Mary West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car while traveling through Newhall Pass near Santa Clarita. The Duro is parked off-center to the left on a dirt road. It is viewed from the side and faces left. Nella West sits in the driver's seat and looks down while facing left. Mary West stands behind and to the right of her; she looks to camera as she props up Frances West to the right. Frances looks off towards the right. Elizabeth West sits in the backseat. She is to the right of Frances and looks to the camera. Minnie West sits to the right and in front of Elizabeth and also looks to the camera. Small flowering tree branches are attached to the side of the car near Minnie. Tall grasses line the side of the road in foreground as well as behind the car. Trees stand behind the group near the roadside and mountains rise in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nella A. West, Mary A. West, Frances West, Elizabeth West and Minnie West posing in the Duro Car, Santa Clarita vicinity, about 1910

Frances West, Elizabeth West and Ted McClellan hang about the group's campsite, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1915

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Frances West, Ted McClellan and Elizabeth West hanging around the campsite near the base of a mountainside. Frances and Elizabeth stand at center and to the right of the back end of a vehicle. Frances stands closest to the car and looks down at something in her hands. Elizabeth stands to the right of Frances. She wears a bonnet and holds a fishing rod. Her other hand rests on her hip. A pot sits on the ground in front of her. The girls stand behind about 15 fish hanging from string. The string is attached to the car at left, is supported by a stick at center and continues out of the photograph at right. Ted McClellan stands behind and between the girls in the near distance. He leans against the driver's side of another car and looks downward. He wears a hat and holds a strap in his hands. A child (maybe Ted McClellan's son) stands to the left and behind Frances with his back to camera. Mountains rise in the background. A person's shadow enters the image at the bottom of the photograph on the left. A white blur cuts through the shadow.
Date:
1915
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West, Elizabeth West and Ted McClellan hang about the group's campsite, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1915

Eva Taylor chases after Elizabeth West on the West's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1905

Description:
Eva Taylor chases after H. H. West's daughter, Elizabeth on the West's front lawn. Ms. Taylor wears a large hat. Elizabeth is running and has her hands up by her head. There is a hose crossing the lawn. The front porch is visible at the right and there are plants both on it and next to it. The neighbor's house is visible in the background, as well as trees and fences.
Date:
about 1905
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Eva Taylor chases after Elizabeth West on the West's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1905

Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker pose on the driveway leading up to the Siemsen's cabin near Gray's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker standing at the top of a driveway leading up to the Siemsen's cabin at Big Bear Lake. They are seen from a low-angle view. A wide dirt drive, lined by loose rocks, enters frame along the lower right edge, curving slightly as it slopes upward towards center. At right and atop the small incline, stands, from left to right, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker. All 3 face slightly left as they look to the camera. Behind them, the ground slopes upward again. A cabin (partial view) stands behind them, entering frame from the right. To the left of the cabin, Elizabeth (left) and Al (right) Siemsen stand amidst a cluster of loose rocks. At far left, building materials sit in a pile. Trees line the background. Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners, dissipating as they extend upwards along their respective edges.
Date:
May, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker pose on the driveway leading up to the Siemsen's cabin near Gray's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1948

Elizabeth, Mary, and Frances West eat lunch on the steps of a school house, Camarillo, about 1912

Description:
H. H. West's wife, Mary, and their daughters, Elizabeth and Frances, eat lunch on the steps of a school house. All three eat what may be melons using spoons. Elizabeth and Frances have bows in their hair and wear boots. There is a small, open suitcase on the step by Elizabeth's feet. There is an open box next to Mary, as well as jars and dishes. There are two doors behind them and there is sand in the foreground.
Date:
about 1912
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Elizabeth, Mary, and Frances West eat lunch on the steps of a school house, Camarillo, about 1912

Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz standing around the camp, June Lake vicinity, 1914

Description:
According to the caption form the negative sleeve, the children, from left to right are: Irene Schmitz, Frances West and Chester Schmitz. They are all misidentified, the children in the photograph from left to right are: Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz standing around the camp, June Lake vicinity, 1914

Members of the West and Schmitz families sit along a curb to rest while visiting Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of: Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Winnie Schmitz, Minnie West, Frances West and Irene Schmitz? sitting along a curb and taking a rest in Balboa Park. They are gathered at center in the near distance. Kate Schmitz is obscured as she sits in the grass behind Mary West at left. The other members of the group look in various directions. Mary looks to the right at Elizabeth. Elizabeth gazes off towards the left. Winnie Schmitz looks off towards the right. Minnie West looks down and to the right. Frances West and Irene Schmitz both turn their backs to the camera to look behind them. Other park visitors sit beneath the shade of the trees at center and left, behind the curb. A woman walks through the image in the foreground at right. In the distance at right, the Salt Lake Route - Union Pacific Building stands in partial view.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West and Schmitz families sit along a curb to rest while visiting Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Elizabeth West, Minnie West, Christina Schmitz and Frances Cline riding an Osborn Electriquette past the Nevada Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Description:
A blurry photograph of Elizabeth West, Minnie West, Christina Schmitz and Frances Cline riding an Osborn Electriquette along a road through Balboa Park and past the Nevada Building. Their electriquette drives along the road at center. It appears to be in motion and moving towards the left. Elizabeth sits on the front end of the wicker cart and holds a long stick out in front of her with one hand and holds on to the hat on her head with the other. From left to right, Minnie, Christina and Frances sit across the seat of the cart. The road they ride upon extends back and to the right. Behind them, the Nevada Building stands in partial view on the left half of the image. A couple visitors to the park walk along a sidewalk in the distance at far right. Behind the visitors, trees stand in the background.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Elizabeth West, Minnie West, Christina Schmitz and Frances Cline riding an Osborn Electriquette past the Nevada Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Members of the West and Schmitz families taking a break while visiting Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Description:
According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The buildings in some of the photographs were not built until 1915. It is more likely that these images are were taken in 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in the photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West and Schmitz families taking a break while visiting Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Members of the West and Schmitz families gathered outside the San Joaquin Valley Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Albert Schmitz, Mary A. West, Kate Schmitz, Elizabeth West, Mrs. Harry Schmitz (Winifred M.) and Minnie West, gathered along a curbside in front of the San Joaquin Valley Building while attending the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park. Albert Schmitz stands at left, separate from the rest of the group. His back is towards the camera and he faces the curb to the right, where the rest of the group sits. Mary A. West, Elizabeth West, Winnie Schmitz and Minnie West sit in a row at center on a curb that runs in front of the San Joaquin Valley Building. Mary and Elizabeth West look to the camera. Winnie Schmitz looks towards the left, as does Minnie West. Behind Mary, Kate Schmitz wears white and walks towards the building behind another woman. Landscaped grounds stretch between them and the building. The facade of the building is viewed at an angle and recedes into the distance at left. Trees stand in front blocking the first floor, but the ornately decorated second story rises above the landscaping.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West and Schmitz families gathered outside the San Joaquin Valley Building in Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Frances West and Elizabeth West feeding pigeons in the Plaza de Panama at Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]

Description:
According to the negative sleeve for this set, these photographs are of the San Diego Fair, about 1912. The Sacramento Valley Building, viewed here was not built until 1915. It is likely that this image was taken around 1915. In 1915 and through 1916, San Diego hosted the Panama-California Exposition, for which many of the buildings in the photographs were built. The photographs most likely document this event.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West and Elizabeth West feeding pigeons in the Plaza de Panama at Balboa Park, San Diego, [about 1915]