View of Ripley Nicholas Baylies, seated in glasses, collared shirt, tie, jacket, presents on lap, cigar in left hand, his daughter, Mrs. Harriet Tilden, seated behind him, in blouse, dress, with arms around her father. Baylies, a former Iowa Circuit Court judge, attributes his long life to eating whatever he wants and living mostly outdoors.
This photograph may be associated with the article, “Birthday Feted by Centenarian: Ex-Engineer Host to Three Daughters on 100th Anniversary,” Los Angeles Times 29 Dec. 1938: 4.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Dr. Bim Smith sitting at the West's dining table during a birthday dinner for Bim Smith and H. H. West. H. H. West and Dr. Bim Smith sit on the far side of the table in the near distance at center. They are viewed level with the top of the table. H. H. West sits at left and looks to the camera while resting an arm over the back of his chair. He wears a top hat. Bim sits to the right of him and looks towards the camera. A birthday cake sits in front of him on the table. At far the right, someone (looks to be Agnes Whitaker) dons a top hat and is captured in motion. Glasses and flatware sit atop the table. A tablecloth drapes over the front edge of the table in the foreground. One person sits on the near side of the table at right. They are in partial view with only their knees jutting into the image from the lower right corner. The seat of an empty chair juts into frame from the lower left corner. In the background, a large fireplace sits to the left of H. H. West, a bookshelf stands behind and to the left of Bim Smith and a wide doorway leads into another room at right.