E. C. "Dick" Taylor holds a gun over his shoulder with ducks hanging from it. He wears a hat and a vest with objects in the pockets. He stands in front of the West's beach cottage. There are shovels leaning up against the cottage and a bench at the left. Taylor stands on a wooden walkway.
Group portrait of 3 young men in rough-and-ready attire: Robert Cascade Hutchinson (standing) holding a lit cigar, Franklin Pierce Ground (right) in a gingham shirt and high boots, and "Anderson."
George Miller West travelled with the Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1853. West made the journey to mine in Oregon and California. He wrote a memoir relating incidents of crossing the plains to Oregon and his experiences in the goldfields of southern Oregon and northern California. The memoir was prepared in the form of a 49-page typescript by his son, H. H. West, who distributed the memoir to several libraries and archives, along with copied photographs of members of the Butler Train and one or two mining associates. The photographs were collected by H. H. West from about 1935 to 1942. The name "Leeper" is mentioned in the memoir.
George Miller West designed a "Combined Harrow and Roller" which was patented on June 16, 1891 (patent no. 454,098), and witnessed by J. F. Lemberger (H. H. West's uncle).
Bust-length portrait photograph of Robert Cascade Hutchinson, who was born while his parents were crossing the Cascade Mountains with the Butler Train.
George Miller West travelled with the Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1853. West made the journey to mine in Oregon and California. He wrote a memoir relating incidents of crossing the plains to Oregon and his experiences in the goldfields of southern Oregon and northern California. The memoir was prepared in the form of a 49-page typescript by his son, H. H. West, who distributed the memoir to several libraries and archives, along with copied photographs of members of the Butler Train and one or two mining associates. The photographs were collected by H. H. West from about 1935 to 1942. Dave Sickmon is mentioned in the memoir.
Photograph of H. H. West (left) and Dick Taylor in a miniature automobile at a Shriners carnival. West wears a pointed hat and Taylor wears a top hat. The Shriners' emblem is attached to the front of the car.
Portrait photograph of H. H. West's uncle, Anders Samuel "Fabian" Brydolf in his Civil War uniform and with a sword with large tassels attached to the handle resting on his lap, seated in a chair, probably in a photography studio.
Half-length portrait photograph of Elizabeth (Lissie) Hannah Butler Hutchinson Miser, who gave birth to a child (Robert Cascade Hutchinson) on her way to the Oregon territory while crossing the Cascade Mountains.
George Miller West travelled with the Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1853. West made the journey to mine in Oregon and California. He wrote a memoir relating incidents of crossing the plains to Oregon and his experiences in the goldfields of southern Oregon and northern California. The memoir was prepared in the form of a 49-page typescript by his son, H. H. West, who distributed the memoir to several libraries and archives, along with copied photographs of members of the Butler Train and one or two mining associates. The photographs were collected by H. H. West from about 1935 to 1942. The name "Leeper" is mentioned in the memoir.
The first Butler (wagon) Train, (organized by the Butler family, members of the Disciples of Christ Church) travelled from Monmouth, Illinois to Polk County, Oregon in 1850.
Copy print photograph from a film still for the Columbia Pictures production The Black Knight (1954). The scene depicts men dressed as knights and flag bearers, riding on horseback through the countryside. The flag bearers wear tunics and greaves (shin protectors). The knights wear bascinet style helmets, tunics, cuisses and greaves (shin protectors), and carry lances and shields.
Image comprising two visible photographs of Constance Towers (b. 1933), one including another girl (likely Lucille Towers, listed with Constance in the 1940 U.S. census). Also included is a promotional announcement. Item reads: "Ritz Cafe' at Night presents Connie Towers. Joseph Settano Trio for dancing. John Gallant at the piano." Towers appeared at the Montreal Ritz Carlton three times between 1954 and 1956. Each performance was covered in Variety. Her premiere was noted in "Night Club Reviews: Ritz Carlton, Montreal," Variety, 9 Jun. 1954: 55.
Eight copy print photographs of Constance Towers (b. 1933) and another young girl (likely Lucille Towers, listed with Constance in the 1940 U.S. census). Prints possibly rephotographed circa 1955.
Adolphe Menjou (often credited as Adolph Menjou) began his career in silent films. He appeared in over 130 feature-length movies, including 7 for Columbia Pictures (dates spanning 1932-1952).
Mickey Rooney in a unitard costume as Puck, with Walter Connolly in costume as Bottom with a donkey's head for the Hollywood Bowl production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Adolphe Menjou (often credited as Adolph Menjou) began his career in silent films. He appeared in over 130 feature length movies between 1916 and 1960, including 7 for Columbia Pictures (dates spanning 1932-1952).
Adolphe Menjou (often credited as Adolph Menjou) began his career in silent films. He appeared in over 130 feature length movies between 1916 and 1960, including 7 for Columbia Pictures (dates spanning 1932-1952).