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George Corwin and Robert T. Brain stand on the wharf with their fishing gear, Santa Monica, about 1905

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of George Corwin and Robert T. Brain standing on the pier at Ocean Park with their fishing gear. The pier stretches along the bottom edge of the image on a slight upward angle from left to right. In the foreground, a basket, camera and some cans sit on the pier at center. Both George Corwin and Robert T. Brain stand along the wooden rail of the pier. George Corwin stands at left and looks to the camera while he holds a fishing rod. Robert T. Brain stands at right and looks to the camera as well. An unidentified man stands behind and to the right of Robert. His back is to the camera as he looks over the edge of the pier. In the background, the ocean extends behind them at left and center and the coastline stretches into the distance at right.
Date:
[circa 1905]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
George Corwin and Robert T. Brain stand on the wharf with their fishing gear, Santa Monica, about 1905

A man peeks at the camera while standing in front of gun turrets aboard a battleship off the coast, Santa Monica, about 1900

Description:
Photograph taken aboard an unidentified battleship visited by H. H. West and others just off-shore in Santa Monica. A man wearing a hat and with a hand in his pocket peeks into the frame from the left. Two large gun turrets are behind him and sit at the center of the photograph. To either side of that, there are two more, smaller, turrets. Atop the 2 large turrets at center, there is the ship's bridge. Visitors stand at a railing on top of the bridge amidst large guns that face outward to the right and left. On the deck, a uniformed naval serviceman approaches the large gun turrets from the left. Two women in dresses stand to the right of the large turrets. On the far right, a lifeboat hangs off the side of the ship.
Date:
about 1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A man peeks at the camera while standing in front of gun turrets aboard a battleship off the coast, Santa Monica, about 1900

Pinkie Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West hold onto their hats while standing on a pier, Santa Monica, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ellen Lorene "Pinkie" Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West standing on a pier at Santa Monica's North Beach while holding onto their hats. The pier spans the foreground and stretches back on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the left. The women stand in a semi-circle on the pier, left-of-center. Pinkie Lemberger stands at left and faces towards the right. She places a hand to her hat. Mertie Whitaker stands at center and further back from the camera. She smiles to the camera as she places both hands behind her head. At right, Nella West stands in profile, facing left. She too raises a hand to her hat. The beach on the south side of the pier sprawls behind them in the distance at right. Nearest to camera, ocean waves roll onto the shore. The beach stretches horizontally across the image at right. Sitting back from the water at right, the Arcadia Hotel stands.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Pinkie Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West hold onto their hats while standing on a pier, Santa Monica, about 1900

Swimming pool at the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
Swimming pool at the North Beach Bath House. There are people swimming in the pool. There are arched beams on the ceiling and skylights. There are windows at the right both by the ceiling and just above the pool. Plants hang from the ceiling. A person's arm is visible at the left in the foreground. The words, "no smoking" are printed on the wall at the right." People stand by the pool at the right in front of benches.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Swimming pool at the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

Lizzie Chandler and Nettie Davies stand in the sand, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Lizzie Chandler and Nettie Davies stand in the sand. Nettie wears a hat and Lizzie wears a white scarf. There are people walking behind them on the wooden boardwalk. Other people sit at the right. There is a covered patio in the background and there is a building in the background at the right. A sign above the patio reads, "restaurant."
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lizzie Chandler and Nettie Davies stand in the sand, Santa Monica, 1901

Bob Brain clipping his daughter Aileen's fingernails, Santa Monica, [about 1900]

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Bob Brain and Aileen Brain sitting on a sofa in their home at Ocean Park. They sit at center on the left side of the sofa. Aileen sits on Bob's lap and looks to the camera; her face is blurred. Bob holds Aileen on his lap and attempts to clip her fingernails; his gaze is cast downwards towards their hands. Newspapers lie flat on the right side of the sofa. Walls at center and right are covered in pictures and artwork. A wide, open doorway is at left through which another room is visible.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bob Brain clipping his daughter Aileen's fingernails, Santa Monica, [about 1900]

Charles Miles and Guy M. West catching fish off the coast, Santa Monica, about 1910

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Miles and Guy M. West standing in a deep sea bait boat and reeling in a fish, either yellow tail or sea bass, off the coast near Ocean Park. Charles Miles stands at center and holds onto a fishing line with both hands. A fish just reeled in sways from one end of the line. To Charles' right, Guy West looks on as he leans back. Both men face the camera. In front of them, crates and tarps lie in a row across the boat. At right, it seems like a man's shoulder obscures some of the image. The side of another person's body does the same at left. The ocean expands behind the scene and into the distance.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Charles Miles and Guy M. West catching fish off the coast, Santa Monica, about 1910

Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz sit in front of a beach umbrella, Santa Monica, [about 1915]

Description:
Per the negative sleeve caption, this photograph was taken in 1910, the same year that Chester Schmitz was born. He looks considerably older than that, maybe about 5 or 6, in this photograph. The other children also look older than what their age would be in 1910. It is more likely that this image was taken around 1915.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Elizabeth West, Chester Schmitz, Frances West and Irene Schmitz sit in front of a beach umbrella, Santa Monica, [about 1915]

John Duvall and Mary Haas on the beach with the camera obscura in the background, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
John Duvall and Mary Haas on the beach with the camera obscura in the background. Mary's back is to the camera and she wears a dress with a white collar. Her hair is up and she wears a hat. John is in a bathing suit and has his hands on his hips. There are other people on the beach. Some of the men are in bathing suits and some wear suits and hats.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
John Duvall and Mary Haas on the beach with the camera obscura in the background, Santa Monica, about 1895

Annie M. Brain and Aileen Brain sitting in their home, Santa Monica, [about 1900]

Description:
Photograph of Annie M. Brain (center) and Aileen Brain (right) sitting on a sofa in their home at Ocean Park. They sit at center on the left side of the sofa. Aileen sits on Annie's lap and looks over her shoulder past the camera. Annie holds Aileen on her lap and looks down to her. An unidentified girl stands behind and to the left of them; she looks to the camera. Newspapers lie flat on the right side of the sofa. Walls at center and right are covered with pictures and artwork. A wide, open doorway is at left through which another room is visible.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Annie M. Brain and Aileen Brain sitting in their home, Santa Monica, [about 1900]

Annie M. Brain and Aileen Brain sitting on a sofa, Santa Monica, [about 1900]

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Annie M. Brain and Aileen Brain sitting on a sofa in their home at Ocean Park. They sit at center on the left side of the sofa. Aileen sits on Annie's lap and looks to the camera. Annie holds Aileen on her lap and looks down to her. Newspapers lie flat on the right side of the sofa. Walls at center and right are covered in pictures and artwork. A wide, open doorway is at left through which another room is visible.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Annie M. Brain and Aileen Brain sitting on a sofa, Santa Monica, [about 1900]

People walk on the boardwalk in front of the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
People walk on the boardwalk in front of the North Beach Bath House. A girl wearing a bonnet holds hands with a man in a suit. People sit on the beach in the background. A wooden structure has the words, "leopard seal" printed on it. "North Beach Bath House" is printed on the building at the right. There are American flags on the beach and others at the top of the bathhouse.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People walk on the boardwalk in front of the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

Lester Shaw stands on the boardwalk holding firecrackers, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Lester Shaw stands on the boardwalk holding firecrackers. He wears a hat and stands in front of a sign with chalk writing on it. A hat with a wide brim is visible just above the sign. At the left, there is a covered patio with people sitting on it. American flags fly from the roof of the patio. Men and women walk on the boardwalk in the background. There is a sign that reads, "bathing water bath."
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lester Shaw stands on the boardwalk holding firecrackers, Santa Monica, 1901

Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker (later West) sitting in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse in Santa Monica. Ora Prickett wears a derby hat. He rests his hands on his legs that extend outward and turns his head to the right. Mertie wears a boater hat. She rests her hands in her lap as she looks to the camera. Behind them, a ranch-type wooden building extends from the left to the right. It has a railing, three semi-circular, spoked decorative elements on the side of the building, a pitched, corrugated roof and a large dormer at top with seven windows.
Date:
May 9, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Ade Bystle and Lottie Bystle on the beach, near the water's edge, Santa Monica, about 1920

Description:
Photograph of Ade Bystle standing on the beach, while Lottie Bystle sits on the sand during a visit to Santa Monica. Ade Bystle stands in the near distance at center. He looks towards and points to the camera. His pants are rolled up to his knees. Lottie Bystle sits on the sand in front of and to the right of Ade. She sits with her back to the camera. Two unknown women stand behind and to the left of Ade. They are in profile, facing right, as they approach the water. The beach stretches on an upward angle across the lower portion of the image from right to left. Small waves approach the beach from the right and lap onto the rocky shore. The ocean extends out into the distance. In the far distance, a pier enters the image from the left and stretches horizontally across the photograph.
Date:
[circa 1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ade Bystle and Lottie Bystle on the beach, near the water's edge, Santa Monica, about 1920

Interior view of the old North Beach bath house plunge, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of the interior of the North Beach bath house in Santa Monica. People swim and play in a pool that occupies the foreground. Along the left edge of the image, a wooden support beam arches upward as it extends out-of-frame at top. A hand in motion appears to reach out towards the right from behind the beam. Above the pool, wooden arches stand equally spaced to support a pitched roof. Baskets of flowers hang from rafters over the pool. Semi-circular windows line the wall on the right side of the pool and a walkway stretches across the far end of the pool.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Interior view of the old North Beach bath house plunge, Santa Monica, about 1895

Beachgoers stand and sit in the surf at North Beach, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of several beachgoers standing in the surf and sitting on the beach at North Beach in Santa Monica. The shore stretches across the foreground on a slight upward angle from left to right. Waves roll onto the shore towards the camera. Two children sit with their backs to the camera at left. Another person stands with their back to camera just beyond and to the right of them. At the surf, about 3 women stand in or near the water with their backs to the camera. Another woman sits on the beach at far right near the surf. A few people appear to play in the water in the distance at left. Along the right edge and in the far distance, the end of a pier juts into the frame.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Beachgoers stand and sit in the surf at North Beach, Santa Monica, about 1895

People on the beach and by the camera obscura, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
People on the beach and by the camera obscura. There is an umbrella in the foreground. Two men stand wearing suits at the right. There are people in bathing suits on the beach, as well as men in suits and women in dresses. A man and a woman stand at the top of the stairs of the camera obscura.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People on the beach and by the camera obscura, Santa Monica, about 1895

People on the beach with a pier in the background, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
People on the beach with a pier in the background. There are children playing in the surf. A woman stands on the sand wearing a hat. Her back is to the camera and she has gathered her dress at her knees. A boy sits in the sand at her right. There is a wooden pier with tall stakes in the sand at the right.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People on the beach with a pier in the background, Santa Monica, about 1895

Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester and Romayne Shaw were their sons. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were Mertie and Josie's parents. Agnes Hawley later became Forrest Whitaker's wife. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester and Romayne Shaw were their sons. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were Mertie and Josie's parents. Agnes Hawley later became Forrest Whitaker's wife. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Girls wade through the surf at North Beach, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
Photograph of three girls wading through the surf at North Beach in Santa Monica. Churned up sand stretches across the foreground. In the distance, ocean waves roll to the shore, approaching the camera. Three girls walk through the surf in the near distance. All hike up their skirts and walk towards the right. The tallest girl stands leftmost and the shortest is rightmost. Further back, other beach goers enter the image along the left frame.
Date:
[circa 1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Girls wade through the surf at North Beach, Santa Monica, about 1895

Charles Miles, Guy M. West and an unidentified man pose while fishing near Ocean Park, Santa Monica, about 1910

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Miles, Guy M. West and an unidentified man posing with a fish while fishing off the coast near Ocean Park. Guy M. West stands at the back end of the boat, left-of-center. He smiles and looks to the camera as he holds up a line with a large fish hanging off of it. Charles Miles (left) and the other man (right) flank Guy and are nearer to camera. Both are out-of-focus and are in partial view from the chest and up. Charles Miles turns his head towards the camera in the lower left corner and the other man does the same from the lower right corner. The ocean extends behind them and into the distance. A strip of land stretches across the horizon in the far distance.
Date:
[circa 1910]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Charles Miles, Guy M. West and an unidentified man pose while fishing near Ocean Park, Santa Monica, about 1910

A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Photograph of a seal lounging atop the concrete pool ledge in its enclosure. The seal is viewed through wire fencing. It lounges atop the front side of a small round pool constructed of brick and concrete. The seal lies on its stomach with its head lifted towards the right; a flipper hangs off the side of the pool. The rest of the wooden enclosure is seen in the background. Just left-of-center there are large windows extending out of the top of the photograph.
Date:
May 9, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

People walk on the boardwalk near the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
People walk on the boardwalk near the North Beach Bath House. A man at the center with his back to the camera wears a bathing suit. The other men wear suits and hats. The women wears dresses. There are two children at the right wearing wide-brimmed hats. There are people sitting on the beach in the background. American flags fly at the top of the bath house. The words, "North-Beach Bath House" are printed on the side of the building.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People walk on the boardwalk near the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, about 1895

North Beach Bath House with people on the beach and the patio, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
North Beach Bath House with people on the beach and the patio. A man in the foreground wears a hat and suit and kneels in the sand. Three boys wear bathing suits and sit in the sand. Women wear dresses and some people hold umbrellas. The patio is covered and full of people. Stairs lead down to the sand. There are American flags at the right and others at the top of the bath house.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
North Beach Bath House with people on the beach and the patio, Santa Monica, about 1895

North Beach Bath House with the beach, ocean, and mountains surrounding it, Santa Monica, about 1895

Description:
North Beach Bath House with the beach, ocean, and mountains surrounding it. There is a pier at the left with people at its base. American flags fly at the right, as well as at the top of the bath house. People sit on the beach and walk on the boardwalk. The camera obscura is visible at the center of the photograph.
Date:
about 1895
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
North Beach Bath House with the beach, ocean, and mountains surrounding it, Santa Monica, about 1895