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Mertie West poses while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy mend the back of his chair, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy repair the back of his chair during a trip to his cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. Mertie West stands left-of-center with her hands behind her back as she smiles to the camera. To her right and slightly in front of her, Glen Velzy sits in a folding chair that is missing its fabric backing. He sits in the chair, facing left, and holds the chair's backing in his lap as he works to mend it. Behind him, Nina Meyers stoops over and cranes her head towards him to watch him work. Glen Velzy's cabin stands in partial view at left behind Mertie and Nina. A tree stands behind and to the right of Glen. A steep slope rises in the distance at right between the cabin and the tree.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy mend the back of his chair, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Glen Velzy sits in a chair and does some mending, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Glen Velzy sitting in a chair outside his cabin and working on some mending during a trip to Santa Anita Canyon. Glen Velzy sits in the near distance at center in a folding chair that is missing its backing. He sits facing slightly left and cranes his head downward towards the mending he holds by his lap. Cleared ground stretches in front of him and across the foreground. His cabin stands in partial view at left beneath the shade of a tree. A tree stands behind and slightly to the right of Glen. A low stone wall stretches across the image from the tree and out of frame on the right. A slope extends upward and into the background behind the tree and the cabin.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Glen Velzy sits in a chair and does some mending, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Glen Velzy filling the coal oil lamp, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Glen Velzy filling a coal oil lamp outside his cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. Glen Velzy stands in the near distance at center. He faces towards the left and hovers over a table while filling the lamp. In the foreground, a tree trunk passes through the lower left corner on a diagonal. Behind it, the table stands in partial view. Buckets, lamps and an metal canister which reads, "MULTI PENN," sit atop the table. Behind the table, another tree stands. From it hangs a hat and a rag. Glen's cabin stands in the background and surrounds his work area.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Glen Velzy filling the coal oil lamp, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Mrs. George M. West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West stand and watch the Catalina Island ferry as it leaves San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1910

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Minnie West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West standing on a shore and watching as the Catalina Ferry leaves the harbor in San Pedro. Everyone stands with their backs to the camera and looks into the distance to where the ferry is sailing. Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West all stand in a row in the near distance right by the water's edge. Minnie West stands separate from the group. She stands nearest to the camera at far left behind the others. The ferry is in partial view as it sails towards the right and out of frame. Two smokestacks billow smoke from the center of the ship. Water spans the space between the spectators and the ferry.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. George M. West, Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West and Elizabeth West stand and watch the Catalina Island ferry as it leaves San Pedro, Los Angeles, about 1910

Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West, Mrs. George M. West and Elizabeth West stand on the shore and gaze towards the water, Los Angeles, about 1910

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West, Minnie West and Elizabeth West standing on the shore in San Pedro and gazing out over the water. The group mostly stands at center with Elizabeth standing at right. All but Glen Velzy look out towards the water to the right; he looks down towards Frances West. Minnie West, Frances West, Glen Velzy and Bessie West stand in a row at center that extends back and to the left. Frances stands mostly hidden between Minnie and Glen. Elizabeth stands in front of the group at right. They stand on a shore lined by a rock barrier that passes in front of them. It stretches across the image at an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the left and behind the group. Deadman's Island sits out in the water behind and to the left of Bessie. Water spans the entire image.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West, Mrs. George M. West and Elizabeth West stand on the shore and gaze towards the water, Los Angeles, about 1910

Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West, Mrs. George M. West and Elizabeth West stand on the shore and look towards the water, Los Angeles, about 1910

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West, Minnie West and Elizabeth West standing on the shore in San Pedro and gazing out over the water. The group mostly stands at center with Elizabeth standing at right. All look out towards the water to the right. Minnie West, Frances West, Glen Velzy and Bessie West stand in a row at center that extends back and to the left. Frances stands mostly hidden between Minnie and Glen. Elizabeth stands in front of the group at right. They stand on a shore lined by a rock barrier that passes in front of them. It stretches across the image at an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the left and behind the group. Deadman's Island sits out in the water behind and to the left of Bessie. Water spans the entire image.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bessie Velzy, Glen Velzy, Frances West, Mrs. George M. West and Elizabeth West stand on the shore and look towards the water, Los Angeles, about 1910

Glen Velzy fishes from the rocks, Laguna Beach, 1914

Description:
An elevated view looking down towards Glen Velzy as he fishes from the rocks in Laguna Beach. Glen Velzy stands left-of-center, facing towards the left and looking down at a fishing rod he holds. He stands right where the ocean meets the rocks. The shoreline extends from the lower left corner up towards the right and out of frame. The coastline reenters the frame at right and continues on an upward angle to the left. Cliffsides, beaches and the ocean occupy the background.
Date:
April, 1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Glen Velzy fishes from the rocks, Laguna Beach, 1914

Glen Velzy fishing from the rocks, Laguna Beach, 1914

Description:
Photograph of Glen Velzy standing on a rocky shoreline and fishing in Laguna Beach. He stands in profile on the left and faces right. He holds a fishing pole extended out in front of him. He stands atop rocks that extend from near the lower right corner on an upward angle to the left. A couple of rocky formations jut out of the ocean at right. The ocean extends into the distance.
Date:
April, 1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Glen Velzy fishing from the rocks, Laguna Beach, 1914