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H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of foliage at Hobart Blvd. The group stands left-of-center. H. H. wears dark clothes and rests his hand to his hip. Next to him, Mertie has one arm wrapped around H. H. and the other rests at her side. She wears a striped dress. Wes stands slightly behind her and rests one arm on Mertie's right shoulder and rests the other on Zetta's left shoulder. He wears a fedora hat, jacket and vest. At right, Zetta stands with her arms clasped in front of her as Wes's arm rests on her shoulder.
Date:
1925
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Mary West stands in the front lawn of her house at 1644 Wellington Road, Los Angeles, about 1920

Description:
H. H. West's wife, Mary, stands in the front yard of their house at 1644 Wellington Road. She wears a hat. The house is at the right and there are bushes planted in front of it and at the left of the house. There are other houses in the background, as well as utility poles and wires, and trees.
Date:
about 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mary West stands in the front lawn of her house at 1644 Wellington Road, Los Angeles, about 1920

H. H. West and William Shaw stand next to West's car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window before departure for Twin Lakes, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
H. H. West and Will Shaw stand next to West's Chandler car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window. West has his hands on his hips and Shaw has a hand on the car. There is a bag strapped to the car's running board. There are houses and palm trees across the street. The shadow of the person taking the photograph is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and William Shaw stand next to West's car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window before departure for Twin Lakes, Los Angeles, 1929

View looking down from Point Fermin to cliffs and the ocean, Los Angeles, about 1920

Description:
Photograph looking from atop Point Fermin down to where the cliffs meet the ocean. The coastline stretches on an upward diagonal from the lower right to upper left. Cliffs and stairs are at left and the ocean is at right. Stairways and landings wind downward along the cliffs on the left towards the water. A person stands on the landing nearest the ocean and looks out over the ocean to the right. Waves approach the shore at right.
Date:
[circa 1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking down from Point Fermin to cliffs and the ocean, Los Angeles, about 1920

Frances West stands in the West's backyard wearing a bathing suit, Los Angeles, about 1920

Description:
Frances West stands in the West's backyard wearing a bathing suit. She wears a white cap and white tights. A fence surrounds the yard. There is a clothes line in the background, as well as a small structure surrounded by a cloth at the left. At the right, there is a structure that may be a garage or back of the house. Another house is visible at the left.
Date:
about 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West stands in the West's backyard wearing a bathing suit, Los Angeles, about 1920

Exterior view of Ma Jen Low Cafe in old Chinatown, Los Angeles, 1900-1930

Description:
Photograph of Ma Jen Low Cafe in Chinatown in Los Angeles, a 3-story brick building with a balcony on the 2nd floor and a narrow 3rd floor. Above the building is a sign reading "Chop Suey." Across the front of the balcony is a sign reading "Ma Jen Low Cafe." Two automobiles are parked on the street.
Date:
[between 1900-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Percival, Olive, 1869-1945
Collection:
Olive Percival papers, circa 1869-1948
Exterior view of Ma Jen Low Cafe in old Chinatown, Los Angeles, 1900-1930

Peggy Hamilton with actresses Priscilla Dean and June Marlowe modeling wedding attire at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Peggy Hamilton modeling a wedding dress and veil, flanked by a maid of honor on the right, actress Priscilla Dean, and a bridesmaid on the left, actress June Marlowe at the Cocoanut Grove night club, at the Ambassador Hotel. The bouquets and backdrop flower arrangements are by Kathleen Clifford.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Adams (Peggy Hamilton) Papers
Peggy Hamilton with actresses Priscilla Dean and June Marlowe modeling wedding attire at the Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, 1929

Boos Bros Cafeteria on the 600 block of S. Broadway St., Los Angeles, circa 1929

Description:
View from the south-west corner of 7th street and Broadway, down Broadway facing south. Legible signs include "Bank of Italy," at 660 S. Broadway, "Boos Bros" cafeteria," "Fox Palace," movie theater playing "Hallelujah M. G. M. hit," "Kress," "Bedell...Fashion Shoes," "Maximes," and "Walkers." The movie "Hallelujah" opened in 1929.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Boos Bros Cafeteria on the 600 block of S. Broadway St., Los Angeles, circa 1929

Henry William Cannon in studio with paintings on wall and on table, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
This biography from the Archives of AskART: Born in England on April 9, 1862. Cannon was educated in London and worked there as a designer for gold and silversmiths. He worked in NYC for several years before settling in Los Angeles about 1906. In 1912 he established the Cannon Art School in Los Angeles and taught there until 1933. He died in Redondo Beach, CA on Feb. 5, 1939. Member: Commercial Artists Ass'n of So. Calif.; Free Lance Art League of LA (co-founder and vice pres., 1918).
Date:
1927
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Henry William Cannon in studio with paintings on wall and on table, Los Angeles, 1927