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Wes Witherby and Mertie West lunch on the patio at El Paseo restaurant, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby and Mertie West sitting at their table on the patio at El Paseo restaurant in Santa Barbara. In the foreground, other diners (partial view) sit along the right and left edges of the image. The Wests' and Witherbys' table sits in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle that extends upwards from left to right. An empty chair is pushed away from the table at center; Mertie West sits to the right of the chair on the near side of the table. She looks to the left. To the left of Mertie, Wes Witherby sits at the head of the table; he gazes directly to the camera. On the far side of the table, Dode Witherby (left) and Zetta Witherby (right) are visible sitting at the table, but are partially out-of-frame and obscured, respectively. Behind the group, windows line the perimeter of the dining space and other diners sit in the background at right.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby and Mertie West lunch on the patio at El Paseo restaurant, Santa Barbara, 1945

Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin at Big Bear Lake. Cabin number 45 at Stillwell's Camp sits in the distance up a small grassy slope. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A rock chimney rises along the right side of the cabin. A porch juts out from the front of the cabin. Steps lead up the porch from the right side. Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker all sit on the steps. They look in the general direction of the camera, except for Maud, who looks back towards the cabin. Behind them at left, Wayne West's head is visible behind the porch rail. To the left of the cabin, a tall tree stands, leaning towards the cabin.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center and is viewed close-up. All the women look to the camera. H. H. West holds his glasses in hand at his side and glances off towards the right. Behind him and to the right, a tiled fountain sits in partial view in the lower right corner. A man sits at the far end of the fountain. Behind the group, a rounded building, covered in ivy, stands. Additional Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center. Everyone faces slightly left, except Zetta Witherby, who faces forward. Both Wes Witherby and Dode Witherby look to the camera while Zetta Witherby and Mertie West look to the left. Behind them and to the right, a tiled fountain sits low to the ground. A woman sits near the fountain in the distance at right. Another woman walks through the grass behind the group at left. The courtyard stretches behind the group. Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the perimeter of the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at an angle from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314-318 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co., as viewed from across the street. Omar Avenue passes on an upward angle from right to left through the foreground. A 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces left. The building appears to be divided into 5 sections as there are 5 entrances with store fronts on the ground floor. On either side of the central entrance, identical signs sit in the windows. They read, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL AND BRASS PRODUCTS." A larger sign stretches beneath the second floor windows of the unit second-from-left; it reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL & BRASS PRODUCTS." An adjacent building stands to the right of the office building for the H. H. West Company and extends out-of-frame. What looks to be a house stands to the left of 314-318 Omar Avenue. Beyond the house, the side of a nearby building is visible. Signage along the side of the building reads, "U.S. FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING CO.," and "HERSEY MFG. CO." Two cars at left are parked along the curb in front of the house.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at an angle from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Robert Tibbals stands outside his bike and scooter rental business, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Robert Tibbals standing outside his bicycle and scooter rental business at Big Bear Lake. The photograph appears to tilt down towards the right. Robert Tibbals stands in the near distance, left-of-center, among scooters and bicycles. He holds onto the handlebar of a scooter and looks to the left. Three scooters stand to the right of him. Behind Robert, several bicycles stand in a row with their front ends facing towards the left. At left and beyond Robert, a banner advertising his rental business stretches between 2 trees. It reads, "BIKES AND SCOOTERS FOR RENT." Below the banner, a cabin stands between the 2 trees. The photographer's thumb is visible in the upper right corner, obscuring the image.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Robert Tibbals stands outside his bike and scooter rental business, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of the office of the H. H. West Co. on Towne Avenue as viewed from across the street. The office is viewed at an angle from the front and stands in the distance at center. Towne Avenue passes across the foreground on a steep upward angle from right to left. Three cars are parked along the curb of the far side of the street, facing left. Beyond the cars, the office of the H. H. West Company occupies the left, ground floor unit of the taller building at right. Its front is constructed of glass windows. The door stands open at the center of the facade. Signage is visible, but not legible in the large windows that flank the door. Another store or office front occupies the ground floor unit to the right of it in the same building. Above them, the building stands at least 3-stories tall and extends out-of-frame along the top edge. A shorter building at left abuts H. H. West's office building. It stands 2-stories tall and extends beyond the left frame. Signage for the business to the left of the office of the H. H. West Co. reads, "JENSEN INSTRUMENT CO."
Date:
July, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from the northwest, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of the office of the H. H. West Co. on Towne Avenue as viewed from the northwest. The office is viewed at an angle from the front and stands in the near distance. Cars in partial view are parked along the curb of Towne Avenue in the foreground. Beyond the cars, a wide sidewalk runs horizontally and parallel to Towne Avenue. It stretches back to the office front at center. The office of the H. H. West Company is situated on the ground floor of a brick building. Its front is constructed of glass windows. The door stands ajar at the center of the facade. Its address is printed on the door and a plate hangs over the door frame. Both read, "340." Signage in the leftmost window reads, "AUTOMATIC ELEC. MFG. CO. QUICKSILVER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION R.B.CLAPP REPRESENTATIVE MU 5585." In the rightmost window, signage reads, "H. H. WEST CO. MANUFACTURERS[?] ASSN." Above the office, a window is visible on the left side of the building and a fire escape juts from the front of the right side of the building.
Date:
July, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from the northwest, Los Angeles, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co. as viewed from across the street. Omar Avenue passes horizontally across the foreground. A 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street in partial view; it extends beyond the left and right edges of the image. The unit for 314 Omar Avenue stands at center and is viewed straight-on. A large sign sits in the window to the right of the door on the ground floor. It reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL AND BRASS PRODUCTS." A larger sign stretches beneath the second floor windows; it reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL & BRASS PRODUCTS." A car (partial view) is parked along the curb in front of the building at left.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. The women stand in the near distance in the middle of the yard. A chair sits in the foreground in the lower left corner. Beyond it at center and extending right, tables are lined up in a row. A small washing tub and dishes sit atop the tables. One unidentified woman at left stands in profile at the head of the tables. She faces right as she washes a dish in the washing tub. Alice Shaw stands behind the tables at center and to the right of the woman at left. She faces slightly towards camera and appears to place at dish onto the table. To the right of her, another woman stands behind the table. She stands in partial view along the right edge. Behind the women and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view. Behind the group at left, a low brick wall lines the yard and beyond it, a neighbor's house stands in the background.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two women stand in the foreground and are turned away from camera. One stands in partial view along the right edge with her back to the camera. The other woman stands at left, also in partial view along the edge, in profile, facing right, and looking back towards center. She holds a dish in a small tub in front of her. Between the 2 women, a table sits in the middle of the yard. Dishes and a washing tub sit atop it. Beyond the table, Alice Shaw stands at center in the middle of the yard. She faces towards the camera, but looks down to as she dries a large salad bowl. Behind her and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at a distance, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314-318 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co., as viewed from a distance. Omar Avenue passes on a slight downward angle from left to right through the foreground. Two houses stand on the far side of the street at left. To the right of the houses, a 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street. These are the new offices of the H. H. West Co. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing right. The building appears to be divided into 5 sections as there are 5 entrances with fronts on the ground floor. An abutting single-story building stands to the right of the office building for the H. H. West Company. Cars park along the curb on the far side of the street in front of the houses and the new office building for the H. H. West Company; the cars face left. Another car parked nearer to the camera sits in partial view in the lower right corner.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at a distance, Los Angeles, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314-318 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co. as viewed close-up from across the street. Omar Avenue passes horizontally across the foreground. A 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street in partial view; it extends beyond the left, top and right edges of the image. The unit for 316 Omar Avenue stands at center and is viewed straight-on. 314 & 318 sit to the left and right of it, respectively. Large, identical signs each sit in the large window for both 314 and 318. They read, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL AND BRASS PRODUCTS." A larger sign stretches beneath the second floor windows of 314; it reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL & BRASS PRODUCTS." A car (partial view) is parked along the curb in front of the building at right.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, 1945

Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in the tree lawn and posing outside the West's home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center on the grass. She clasps her hands in front of her and holds a purse under her arm as she looks to the camera. A sidewalk to the right of her extends along the right edge and into the distance. Directly behind Mertie, a driveway extends horizontally across the image. To the left of Mertie, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and extends back towards center. A car is parked along the curb behind and to the left of Mertie. It is viewed from the rear. Trees line the tree lawn that extends behind Mertie and into the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Service station visited by H. H. West and company en route to Santa Barbara, Ventura, 1945

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph of a service station visited by H. H. West and company while traveling to Santa Barbara. The photograph tilts slightly down to the right. The service station stands in the near distance at center and is viewed at a slight angle. Signage atop the roof reads, "KARLL M. CORSAW." A payment kiosk sits beneath the roof at center and is encased by windows. Signage on the kiosk reads, "STANDARD OI[L] [P]RODUCTS." A car drives through the station's lot at far right. On the opposite side of the street, behind the station, a building with an arched porte-cochere stands at far left. Houses line the rest of the far side of the street and hills rise in the far distance at right.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Service station visited by H. H. West and company en route to Santa Barbara, Ventura, 1945

Frances Wells' log cabin with cleaning plant in front, viewed from across the street, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Frances Wells' log cabin with a cleaning business in front, as viewed from across the street. A road stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. On the opposite side of the road, at center, a car is parked along the shoulder. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. Beyond it, a log cabin and attached garage stand. They are viewed at an angle from the front, facing left. A sign extends from the front left corner of the log cabin. It reads, "CLEANERS." A couple of cabins, partially hidden behind trees, extend to the right behind the cleaners and out of frame. Tall pines stand to the left of the cabin and in the background at right.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells' log cabin with cleaning plant in front, viewed from across the street, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Holmes advertisement posted along the roadside near Boulder Bay, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of a Holmes advertisement posted on the roadside in the Boulder Bay area of Big Bear Lake. The wood-constructed sign stands at center and is viewed close-up at a slight angle. It is posted in front of a tall tree; the tree's trunk rises behind it and beyond the top edge. A vertical portion of the sign also extends above the top edge, it reads, "[...]LD." The sign at center reads, "in the Village HUNTING & FISHING Information RESORT GUIDE SEE HOLMES for HOMES." Below it and tacked to the tree trunk, a smaller notice reads, "LOT 68 X 102 $600. Terms. OWNER Phone Rugby 6·1691." A road stretches through the image on an upward angle from left to right behind the sign. Pines line both sides of the road as it extends into the distance.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Holmes advertisement posted along the roadside near Boulder Bay, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West sit in a boat on Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West sitting in a boat on the bank of Big Bear Lake. A rocky shoreline weaves across the bottom edge of the image. In the near distance, right-of-center, a boat occupied by Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West is moored. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. Its identifying marker reads, "Big Bear 68." The men sit in a row nearer to the back of the boat. Forrest Whitaker sits furthest back and leftmost; H. H. West sits at center; and Wayne West sits nearest to camera and rightmost. Forrest and H. H. look to the camera. Wayne sits facing left and holds a fishing rod over the left side of the boat. Big Bear Lake sprawls behind them. Pines line the far bank and low mountains rise in the far distance behind the trees.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West sit in a boat on Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 1945

James A. Day poses outside Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of James A. Day standing in front of Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic held at Sycamore Grove Park. James A. Day stands in the near distance at center and looks to the camera. Behind him, Shorb Station stands in the middle of the park. The train-car-sized building is viewed from the short side and extends back towards the left at an angle. A box step sits in front of the open door that is behind James. Patriotic decor covers the perimeter of the structure. Above the door on the near side, a sign reads, "SHORB." Two men stand on the right side of the station. The park extends into the background with trees and benches visible in the distance.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James A. Day poses outside Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

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

Wayne West sawing off branches from a cedar tree in front of his lakeside cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Wayne West sawing the branches off of a cedar tree that is obscuring the view of Big Bear Lake from the porch of his cabin. Tall grasses stretch across the foreground. A cedar tree angles into frame from the right edge. Its branches hover over center. Wayne West stands in the near distance atop a ladder set up beneath the branches. He stands with his back to the camera as he saws off the branches. Beyond him, Big Bear Lake stretches across the the image. Pines line the opposite bank. Low mountains rise in the far distance at left.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West sawing off branches from a cedar tree in front of his lakeside cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Earl Kellum attends the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Earl Kellum standing in Sycamore Grove Park while attending the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic. Earl Kellum stands, left-of-center, and is viewed close-up. He faces towards the camera but gazes past it towards center. A man stands in partial view along the left edge, next to Earl. Benches line a fence that extends behind Earl on an angle from right and back to the left. A man (partial view) and a woman sit on the bench to the right of Earl Kellum. She looks to camera and he gazes up towards Earl. Another man stands on a bench behind Earl. Greenery on the other side of the fencing occupies the background.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Earl Kellum attends the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Frances Wells' duplex, viewed from across the street, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of France L. Wells' duplex in Big Bear Lake, as viewed from across the street. A road passes through the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Tall grasses and weeds have overgrown the front yard of the duplex at center. The house sits back from the road and behind the weeds in the near distance. Two windows sit beneath a steeply pitched roof at the center of the dwelling. On each side, an entrance juts forward and to the side of the building. Each has a small porch that faces the other. A car is parked in the driveway in front and to the right of the duplex. Another driveway is visible at far left. At far right, a few cabins dot the background. Pines stand in the distance.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells' duplex, viewed from across the street, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Forrest Whitaker sits in his boat on Big Bear Lake and tinkers with the motor, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Forrest Whitaker sitting at the stern of his boat on Big Bear Lake. The boat sits in the water at center and is viewed from the front. It stretches back into the water and is viewed from slightly above. Forrest Whitaker sits on the seat rung furthest from camera. He turns towards the motor behind and to the right of him. Beyond Forrest and his boat, Big Bear Lake expands into the distance. Low mountains rise from the opposite bank. The shoreline appears to tilt downward from left to right.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker sits in his boat on Big Bear Lake and tinkers with the motor, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Bulletin photographer documenting the employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of a Southern Pacific Railroad Employees Bulletin photographer standing on a ladder and photographing the employee picnic in Sycamore Grove Park. The photographer stands on a ladder in the near distance at center. He stands a few rungs up on the left side of the ladder and faces right. He holds up a camera near his face. Behind and beneath him, people sit in rows of benches and face towards the right. In the background, tall trees line the back edge of the seating area.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Bulletin photographer documenting the employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Big Bear Lake as viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp. Grasses cover the ground that stretches across the foreground and towards the lake in the near distance. In the mid-ground, Big Bear Lake stretches across the image. Two people stand by a rowboat, right-of-center, that is moored on the near shore. Several boats are visible on the lake. Silhouetted hills line the far shore in the distance.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

H. H. West, Ann Roth and P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Ann Roth and H. H. West, Jr. posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm around Ann Roth's shoulder and is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Ann Roth and P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

H. H. West, Jr. and Walter Burgess pose on the parkway outside H. H. West's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Walter Burgess posing on the tree lawn outside H. H. West's home along North Ridgewood Place on H. H. West, Jr.'s wedding day. Both men stand in the grass of the tree lawn, left-of-center, and wear their military uniforms. They both smile to the camera. North Ridgewood Place extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the 2 men. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Walter Burgess pose on the parkway outside H. H. West's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Four boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up view of 4 boxes of Stakmore chairs sitting on the curb outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The boxes sit clumped together on the sidewalk at center. All are damaged. The 2 leftmost boxes sit on the sidewalk upside down. The box second-from-right sits upright and the box at right lies horizontally on a hand truck. Chairs jut out of this box towards the camera. Printed on the boxes, it reads (upside down), "IMPORTANT! KEEP THIS SIDE UP STAKMORE ARISTOCRATS OF FOLDING FURNITURE STAKMORE CO. INC. OWEGO TIOGA, CO. N.Y." The sidewalk they sit upon stretches on a steep upward angle from right to left. Behind them at right, the front of the H. H. West Company's offices stand in partial view. It is parallel to the sidewalk and stretches back towards the left. Handwritten signage hangs in the near window.
Date:
August, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Four boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Two boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up view of 2 boxes of Stakmore chairs sitting on the curb outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The boxes sit side-by-side on the sidewalk at center. They are both damaged and sit on the sidewalk upside down. Printed on the boxes, it reads (upside down), "IMPORTANT! KEEP THIS SIDE UP STAKMORE ARISTOCRATS OF FOLDING FURNITURE STAKMORE CO. INC. OWEGO TIOGA, CO. N.Y." The sidewalk they sit upon stretches on a steep upward angle from right to left. Behind them at right, the front of the H. H. West Company's offices stand in partial view. It is parallel to the sidewalk and stretches back towards the left.
Date:
August, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Miss Ann Roth/Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. posing at the altar of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood on her wedding day. Ann Roth (West) stands, left-of-center, in her wedding gown. She faces slightly right and looks to the camera while holding a bouquet of flowers. Floral arrangements and candles are arranged symmetrically on the altar behind her.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz poses next to a fence in Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz posing next to a wire fence in Sycamore Grove Park during the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic. Sheriff Biscailuz is viewed close-up and stands left-of-center. He looks to the camera as he rests one elbow back on the fence. The fence stretches across the image behind him. Trees stand behind the fence at left. People gathered in the park are visible at right, behind the fence. A mountain rises in the far distance.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz poses next to a fence in Sycamore Grove Park, Los Angeles, 1945

Information card displaying the main building of the Thos D. Murphy Co., Red Oak, [about 1940s]

Description:
Printed advertising card displaying a rendering of the main building for the Thos D. Murphy Company in Red Oak Iowa. The top two-thirds of the card show a colored rendering of the front of the building, viewed at a distance. A few cars drive in front of the building. Beneath the illustration, a caption and description read, respectively, "MAIN BUILDING OF THE THOS. D. MURFPHY CO., RED OAK, IOWA," and "RED OAK, IOWA, is known as 'The Birthplace of Art Calendars' because here a business now international in scope was originated back in "the Eighties." This fine modern plant, a block square, with its power plant and up-to-date equipment, is devoted entirely to serving the needs of the advertiser through a combination of art and utility in a practical way."
Date:
[circa 1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Information card displaying the main building of the Thos D. Murphy Co., Red Oak, [about 1940s]

H. H. West, Jr. and Walter Burgess stand beside the car outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Walter Burgess standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place on H. H. West, Jr.'s wedding day. Both men stand in the grass of the tree lawn, left-of-center, and wear their military uniforms. They face slightly left and look to the camera. The car (partial view) is parked along the curb to the left of them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. The car door is open. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the 2 men. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Walter Burgess stand beside the car outside H. H. West's residence, 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

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

Boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of boxes of Stakmore chairs sitting on the curb outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The boxes sit clumped together on the sidewalk at center. The box nearest to camera lies horizontally on a hand truck. Chairs jut out of the top of the box at left. Behind it, a few more boxes sit on the sidewalk; all appear to be damaged. Printed on the boxes, it reads (upside down), "IMPORTANT! KEEP THIS SIDE UP STAKMORE ARISTOCRATS OF FOLDING FURNITURE STAKMORE CO. INC. OWEGO TIOGA, CO. N.Y." The sidewalk stretches back through center and into the distance. Omar Avenue runs alongside it at left. The offices for the H. H. West Company sit at right. Cars line Omar Avenue as it stretches into the distance. At right, the front of the H. H. West Company's offices stands in partial view. It faces left. East 3rd street intersects Omar Avenue in the distance at center. Businesses lining East 3rd Street in the background face towards the camera.
Date:
August, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

H. H. West and company's cabin sitting on the edge of Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of the Wests' and Whitakers' cabin at Stillwell's Camp standing near the edge of Big Bear Lake. A dirt or gravel drive stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. A car is parked at far right in the driveway; it faces right and is viewed from the rear. Standing behind it is a cabin. It is viewed at an angle from the side. The front of the cabin faces towards Big Bear Lake in the background. Big Bear Lake sits left-of-center and is visible in the gap between 2 cabins. A cabin nearer to camera stands in partial view along the left edge of the image.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and company's cabin sitting on the edge of Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of cabin #45 at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Big Bear Lake as viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp. Grasses cover the ground that stretches across the foreground and towards the lake in the near distance. At right, a tree branch hangs down along the right edge. In the mid-ground, Big Bear Lake stretches across the image. A rowboat at center sits moored on the near shore. Silhouetted hills line the far shore and clouds hover overhead.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of cabin #45 at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Wayne West fixes a flat tire on his car, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Wayne West trying to fix a flat tire on his car near Big Bear Lake. Wayne West's car enters frame at left and sits in partial view (only the front end is visible). It is viewed at an angle from the side. Wayne West stands at center in the near distance and faces left towards the front of the car. He bends over as he works to fix the flat tire. Behind the car, part of a cabin is visible at left. Beyond Wayne, Big Bear Lake stretches into the distance. Mountains rise from the opposite bank in the background.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West fixes a flat tire on his car, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Police and strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police and strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police and strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police outside Warner Bros. Studio after the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Police outside Warner Bros. studio with the trash that is aftermath from the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
[October 19, 1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police outside Warner Bros. Studio after the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, 1945

Photograph titled "REFUGEES," featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Description:
Photograph taken by Sifton Friedman of a cat walking down the stairs with a kitten in its mouth, titled "REFUGEES." The photo was featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit displayed at Barker Bros. The exhibit features approximately 100 photographs from both amateur and professional photographers, which were chosen through an international contest
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photograph titled "REFUGEES," featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Photograph of a child walking through the snow, featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of a child walking uphill through the snow, which was featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit displayed at Barker Bros. The exhibit features approximately 100 photographs from both amateur and professional photographers, which were chosen through an international contest
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photograph of a child walking through the snow, featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles

Description:
Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles's Wrigley Field was built in 1925 and torn down in 1966. It was host to minor league baseball teams and home of the Los Angeles Angeles. The field is named after the same Wrigley as Wrigley Field in Chicago, but it actually received the name first and had more on-site parking than Chicago's field does now.
Date:
[between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles