Subject: Donkeys--California--Mount Wilson - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: A blurry and low-angle photograph, from front to back, of Frances West and Mary West riding a donkey as they lead the way along a trail on Mount Wilson. They sit at right on the same donkey, Frances sits in front of Mary and Mary wraps her arms around Frances. Their donkey walks directly towards the camera. Behind them and to the left, a few others ride donkeys along the trail. The boy riding nearest Mary and Frances holds onto a long stick that is oriented vertically. A hillside rises in the background to the right of the trail.
Date:: Winter, 1909
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph, from front to back, of Mary West, Elizabeth West and Frances West traveling along a trail at Mount Wilson. A donkey stands at center, facing camera, in front of Mary West. Mary West walks behind the donkey in the foreground. Behind her and to the left, Elizabeth and Frances West sit on a donkey and ride it along the trail. The path they travel curves up and to the left from the lower right corner. Shrubbery covers the hillside behind them.
Date:: Winter, 1909
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Frances West smiles to the camera as she rides atop a donkey (partial view) through Orchard Camp past the Halfway House about halfway between Mount Wilson and Sierra Madre. Her donkey faces right and she turns her head to look to the camera. She holds onto the horn of the saddle. Behind her on the right, the Halfway House at Orchard Camp stands in partial view. Under the roof of a building, it reads, "O[R]." A smaller sign on the forward extending side of the building reads, "ORCHARD CAMP [... ?]."
Date:: [circa 1911]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph, from front to back, of Frances West, Elizabeth West and Mary West all riding donkeys along a trail near Mount Wilson. Frances West leads the group along the trail. She sits atop her donkey at right and looks to camera. Her donkey is viewed from the side. Behind Frances, Elizabeth West rides her donkey. She is at center and looks towards the right. The donkey faces the camera. Mary West rides a donkey behind and to the left of Elizabeth. Mary and the donkey she sits atop of both face towards the camera. The trail they follow is at its widest at the bottom edge of the image and tapers towards the center. A mountain stands in the distance.
Date:: [circa 1909]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of Elizabeth West posing while sitting atop a donkey outside the Halfway House in Orchard Camp at Mount Wilson. The donkey she sits atop is viewed from the side and faces right. She is turned towards the right but turns her head and smiles to the camera. Her hands are raised up in a clapping motion. In the distance at right, the Halfway House (partial view) stands. A small sign is tacked to the front left side of the building. To the left of the building, 2 women stand. Behind the women, a smaller structure stands.
Date:: Winter, 1909
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of Elizabeth West (front, left) watching Mary West (center) ride a donkey through a shallow stream along a trail near Mount Wilson. Elizabeth stands in the foreground and in partial shadow with her back to the camera. She faces towards the center of the image where her mother is riding a donkey through a stream. Mary sits atop a donkey with her back to camera and faces right. She fords the stream and approaches the trail that emerges from the right side it. Two other people, obscured by shadow, sit atop donkeys on the near side of the stream and await their turn to cross.
Date:: [circa 1909]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: In the caption, the woman in the middle is identified as Elizabeth West. This person does not appear to be Elizabeth West.
Date:: [circa 1909]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph, from front to back, of Frances West and Mary West sitting on a donkey and posing for a picture. Mary, Frances and the donkey all face slightly to the right. Mary sits tall as she secures Frances who sits in front of her. Mary looks to camera while Frances gazes off to the right. The donkey is viewed from the side and looks to camera. Another donkey enters the frame at left, following Mary and Frances along the trail. Trees stand in the background.
Date:: [circa 1909]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

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