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Description:: Photograph of H. H. West standing on Newport Pier while holding a fish caught by another fisherman. H. H. West stands at center and looks to camera with a cigar hanging out of his mouth. In one hand he holds a large sea bass and in the other he holds a bamboo fishing pole. Directly behind him, equipment is stacked up on the pier at right and boats sit on the ground near the pier at left. Further back at left, cars are parked in front of businesses such as, "MERMAID CAFE," and "[CA]RDS & POO[L]." Telephone poles and lines occupy the background.
Date:: April, 1914
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: A blurry and out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West posing for a photograph next to fish caught by him and his fishing party near Newport Beach pier. H. H. West stands at right and looks towards the camera while cradling an upright fishing rod. He props a foot on a crate, which reads, "HYDRO PUR." On his other side, a long beam extends from his hip horizontally to the left. About a score of fish hang vertically from this beam. Slightly elevated from the beach, a small dwelling stands in the background at left. Left-of-center, H. H. West's Buick is parked up the small hill behind him and telephone poles extend into the distance at right.
Date:: April, 1914
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: A photograph capturing sunset over the ocean as viewed from the wharf in Newport Beach and looking towards land. Sunlight reflects off the water through the center of the image. A object is in the water at left. In the background, land juts into the image at left along the horizon.
Date:: 1899
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: An underexposed photograph of a porpoise strung up by its tail and hanging beneath the wharf in Newport Beach. The porpoise hangs from its tail from a large post at right. A young man stands to the left of the animal and inserts a knife into its side. Several people stand clumped together at left and look on. They all face towards the porpoise at right.
Date:: 1899
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of 2 fishermen carrying a porpoise up the beach and towards the wharf in Newport Beach. They stand at center with their backs to camera. The dolphin lies on a pallet that is carried by the two men. The wharf is to their right and stretches on an angle from right down towards the left. The supporting structure of the wharf is visible beneath the wharf. Pulley systems stand on top of the wharf at left. The shadows of two people stretch across the sand and enter the photograph from the bottom edge at left.
Date:: 1899
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: A blurry photograph of H. H. West standing on Newport Pier while holding a fish caught by another fisherman. H. H. West stands at center and looks to camera with a cigar hanging out of his mouth. In one hand he holds a large sea bass and in the other he holds a bamboo fishing pole. Directly behind him, equipment is stacked up on the pier at right and boats sit on the ground near the pier at left. Further back at left, cars are parked in front of beachside businesses. Telephone poles and lines occupy the background.
Date:: April, 1914
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of a fisherman posing on Newport Pier with the large sea bass he caught. He stands at center and looks to the camera. He holds the bass by its tail at left and holds a bamboo fishing pole at right. Equipment stacked on the pier sits directly behind him. Cuts of lumber and an elevated platform are to his right. Telephone poles and lines occupy the background at left.
Date:: April, 1914
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing while standing on a trestle that extends out into Newport Bay. Richard stands at center atop the trestle and nods his head downward to look towards the camera. The trestle extends at an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right, narrowing as it stretches to the right. A railroad rail stretches along the trestle in front of where Richard stands. A few rocks sit beneath the trestle at right. Behind Richard and the bridge, the bay expands across the mid-ground. Across the bay, the opposite shore stands in the distance and low mountains rise in the far distance.
Date:: January 19, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph, from left to right, of Dottie Siemsen and Richard Siemsen posing while riding the ferry across Newport Bay. Both kids sit on a bench that stretches along the interior perimeter of the ferry. They look to the camera and rest their hands to their laps. Beneath their seats are life preserver storage compartments. In the distance, boats can be seen on the bay at right and houses stand on the shore at left.
Date:: January 19, 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

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