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Young woman and child at the Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
The Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda was an adobe home an adobe home located near San Vicente Springs at South Bundy Drive and Nebraska Ave. José Dolores Sepúlveda, b. 1826-1905, was the son of Francisco Sepúlveda, holder of the original land grant for Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica. The home was once part of Rancho San Vicente.
Date:
December 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Young woman and child at the Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda, Los Angeles, 1940

Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine sits on the tracks at River Station, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad engine car sitting on train tracks at River Station. The car sits on tracks, left-of-center, and is viewed from the rear. It is open and the boiler is visible inside the car. Damage appears along the right side of the car. The rear left tire sits lopsided on the tracks. Railroad tracks run parallel to the car to the left of it. In the distance at right, railroad engines sit in the round house.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine sits on the tracks at River Station, Los Angeles, about 1898

Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine at River Station, viewed from the side, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad engine car viewed from the side while sitting on tracks at River Station. The damaged car sits in partial view along railroad tracks. It faces right and extends beyond the right edge of the image. The damaged part of the engine car is at center. The frame of the side window is broken and appears to be pushed slightly up and forward. The roof of the car slopes down and back. Beyond the train, tracks can be seen running behind it at left and low hills stand in the far distance.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine at River Station, viewed from the side, Los Angeles, about 1898

Worm's-eye view of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Eugene Biscailuz stands at center near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He stands at the microphone and looks down towards the camera. The rest of the stage stretches behind him to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A few men sit on stage and look towards Sheriff Biscailuz. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN PAC[...]." Trees stand in the background at left.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing next to a tall box that H. H. West fixed up for Wes Witherby to put on Will Shaw's Christmas tree. A tall box decorated for Christmas stands at center, on a sidewalk. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print and extends beyond the bottom edge of the image. Above the brick print, it reads, "It's Christmas ti[me]." Mertie West stands with the box, behind and to the left of it, and looks to the camera. She is viewed from a worm's-eye perspective. At right, a street is peeks from behind the box. Tall palm trees stand in the background.
Date:
December, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Worm's-eye view of Louise Ambrose posing while standing atop a porch rail, Los Angeles, about 1894

Description:
Worm's-eye view of Louise Ambrose posing for a photograph while balancing atop the rail surrounding the front porch of her family's home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). The side of the porch extends from the left and back towards the right. Louise Ambrose stands atop the rail at center. She looks down to the camera while she holds onto the decorative rail that hangs down from the eave. A chicken wire trellis extends to the right of Louise and the porch.
Date:
[circa 1894]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Louise Ambrose posing while standing atop a porch rail, Los Angeles, about 1894

Worm's-eye view of Louise Ambrose balancing on a porch rail, Los Angeles, about 1894

Description:
Worm's-eye view of Louise Ambrose posing for a photograph while balancing atop the rail surrounding the front porch of her family's home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). The side of the house stands along the left edge of the image. The side of the porch extends from it and back towards the center. Louise Ambrose stands atop the rail at center. She looks down to the camera while she holds onto the decorative rail that hangs down from the eave. A chicken wire trellis extends to the right of Louise and the porch.
Date:
[circa 1894]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Louise Ambrose balancing on a porch rail, Los Angeles, about 1894

Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Leo Carrillo standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Leo Carrillo stands, right-of-center, near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He is dressed in western attire while he stands at the microphone and speaks. A woman stands behind and to the right of him. She looks to the camera. The rest of the stage stretches behind Leo Carrillo to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A man sits on stage and look towards Leo Carrillo. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN P[...]." Trees stand in the background at left.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo addressing the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Leo Carrillo standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Leo Carrillo stands at center near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He is dressed in western attire. He stands at the microphone while resting an arm on a nearby stool. The rest of the stage stretches behind him to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A few men sit on stage and look towards Leo Carrillo. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN PAC[...]." Trees stand in the background at left.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Leo Carrillo addressing the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Workers spreading asphalt on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View from behind tall eucalyptus tree towards road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. The curbs and sidewalks are visible as well as two street lights. Nine road construction workers are spreading asphalt with rakes and shovels and one worker operates an asphalt roller. Two cars are parked on the road and Eucalyptus trees populate the landscape
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Workers spreading asphalt on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

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