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H. H. West Company truck, parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the H. H. West Company's Studebaker truck parked along North Ridgewood Place. North Ridgewood Place stretches across the foreground on a slight angle. The truck is parked at center on the far side of the street. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. On the driver's door, it reads, "H. H. WEST CO. WHOLESALERS 314 - 318 OMAR AVE. MA. 6-1708." Two dwellings line the street behind the truck.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Company truck, parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

William L. Kinsell poses beside the corner stone of Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of William L. Kinsell posing beside the cornerstone of the Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands in the near distance, right-of-center, beside the corner of the church. He rests a hand in his pocket as he looks to the camera. The church rises behind him. To the left of William, the church's cornerstone is inset into the building at center. Its inscription reads, "FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD . ERECTED . A.D. 1929. TO THE GLORY OF GOD & THE WELFARE OF MANKIND." Beneath the inscription, 2 shrubs sit on the ground. Along the left edge, a small tree stands. Its branches extend towards and hang over the cornerstone. The side of the church stretches back and to the right behind William. A walkway runs alongside it at far right.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William L. Kinsell poses beside the corner stone of Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

William L. Kinsell stands outside the Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of William L. Kinsell standing outside the front of the Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands on a walkway in the near distance, left-of-center. He holds something in hand as he looks to the camera. The church enters frame behind him at left and extends back towards the right. Steps behind and to the left of William lead into the church. At the top of the image, at center, signage affixed to the front of the building reads, "[...]ST METHODIST CHURCH." At far right, a signboard stands in front of the corner of the church.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William L. Kinsell stands outside the Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West stands on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place in Los Angeles. Mertie West stands at center. She dons a fur coat and looks to the camera. The walkway beneath her stretches across the image, widening as it approaches the front porch steps of her home at right and narrowing as it approaches the street at left. The front yard stretches behind her at center. Cars park along North Ridgewood Place in the distance at left. Neighboring houses stand in a line stretching back at right.
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West stands outside her residence at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the walkway in front of her home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center. She dons a fur coat and faces towards the right. A walkway stretches from the lower left corner and back to the front porch steps. It also branches and veers on an angle to the right. A large front porch stretches back behind and to the left of Mertie. An arch stretches over the steps. The doors to the units sit side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their address plates read, from left to right, "832," and "830."
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands outside her residence at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

H. H. West poses in front of his home on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West standing on the walkway in front of his home on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West stands at center and looks to the camera. A walkway stretches from the lower left corner and back to the front porch steps. It also branches and veers on an angle to the right. A large front porch stretches back behind and to the left of H. H. An arch stretches over the steps at left. The doors to the units sit side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their address plates read, from left to right, "832," and "830."
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses in front of his home on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Close-up of a Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue. The heater sits on the ground at center. The sidewalk it sits upon stretches across the foreground. Behind the heater, a set of doors stands wide open. A hallway in shadow extends beyond the open doors.
Date:
January, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Close-up of a Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1947

Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue. The heater sits on the ground at center. Its grate has been removed and leans against the unit. The sidewalk it sits upon spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. Cars park along Omar Avenue at left. A building stretches along the sidewalk at right. Buildings line a cross street in the distance at center. Signs on the buildings in the distance read, from left to right, "AIRPLANE LUGGAGE Suitcases," "[???] WHOLESALE ELECTRIC CO.," and "VEALE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CO."
Date:
January, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1947

Deluxe Floor Heater sits on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a Deluxe Floor Heater sitting on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue. The heater sits on the ground at center and is viewed at an angle. The sidewalk it sits upon stretches across the foreground on an angle back towards the left. Behind and to the right of the heater, a set of doors stands wide open. A hallway in shadow extends to the right and out-of-frame. Behind the heater and to the left of the doors, a sign sits in a large glass window. The sign reads, "AMERICAN WHOLESALE HARDWARE CO. LONG BEACH." The photographer's shadow is cast along the lower left edge.
Date:
January, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Deluxe Floor Heater sits on the sidewalk outside 314 Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1947

W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. pose outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of William L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front lawn of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group stands in a row in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. They stand on the lawn, just behind the front walkway. The walkway stretches across the image in front of them. It widens as it approaches the right. Behind them and to the left, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and stretches back towards center. Houses line both sides of the street as it approaches the distance.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. pose outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1947

William L. Kinsell stands beside the message board at Hollywood United Methodist Chruch, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of William L. Kinsell standing beside the message board outside of Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands in the near distance at center. He faces left, but looks to the camera. Behind and to the left of him, the church's message board stands. It reads, "MINISTER GLENN RANDALL PHILLIPS, D.D. SUNDAY, MAY 18 9:30 A.M. CHURCH SCHOOL 10:45 A.M. 'LIVING ON PROMISES' DR. PHILLIPS, PREACHING 7:00 P.M. VESPER SERVICE YOUTH CHOIR CONCERT DR. NORMAN WRIGHT, ORGANIST." The church's exterior rises behind William and the message board, stretching across the background.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William L. Kinsell stands beside the message board at Hollywood United Methodist Chruch, Los Angeles, 1947

Party at photographer George Cutler's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:
Seated on floor (L to R): Lillian Fentress, Chester Washington, Bessie Gant, an unidentified woman, Cullen Fentress. Seated on the couch (L to R): Maudelle Richardson, Gladys Hill, Herman Hill, an unidentified woman, a man identified by his last name "Stubblefield" and an unidentified man. Standing (L to R): an unidentified woman and man, Lois Evans, and George Cutler.
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cutler, George M. (George Miles), 1901-1949
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Party at photographer George Cutler's house, Los Angeles, 1940s

Children's party, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:
Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is in the center rear, behind Mildred Reed (center), holding a baby. The little boy standing to the right of Ethel Sissle is son Noble Sissle, Jr. The little girl standing in front of woman in the rear (3rd from the right) is Cynthia Sissle. 4th and 5th from the left are Eddie and Vivian Jackson. The woman standing to the right of Ethel (Sissle) Gordon is possibly Mrs. Darby(?), first name unknown.
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Children's party, Los Angeles, 1940s