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Daisy Kellum poses in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
A close-up and poorly lit photograph of Daisy Kellum standing and posing in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home. Daisy Kellum stands at center, in profile, facing left. She turns her head towards the camera and smiles. Steps extend behind her and up towards the front porch. Beyond the porch, a door stands behind Daisy. A rail lining the porch extends from the top of the steps and out-of-frame at right.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum poses in profile on the front porch steps of her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Daisy Kellum lounges on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph of Daisy Kellum lounging across a sofa and posing in her family's home. The sofa extends back on an angle from left to right. Daisy Kellum lies across the sofa with her feet towards the left and her head at right. She props her upper body up on pillows near the right arm of the sofa. Daisy rests her elbows to a pillow and her hands together on one side of her face. She smiles as she looks to the camera. Behind the sofa, a couple of palm fronds hold up photographs and curtains hang behind them.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisy Kellum lounges on a sofa in her family's home, Los Angeles, about 1899

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses outside the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front walkway of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends at an angle from the lower right and up towards the left. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the near distance at center, along the walkway. He faces slightly left and turns his head to look towards the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him at right, a low set of wide steps leads up to a porch that juts out from the front of the building. An arch arcs over the front steps. It is flanked by a cut-out window on the left. A large shrub stands behind H. H., Jr. and in front of the building. In the background at left, a neighboring house stands in partial view; it is viewed from the side.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses outside the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

Description:
West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. The house has a front porch and two small windows on the second floor. There are trees at the right and left of the image and a small bush in front of the house. Another house is visible at the left and in the background, there is a fence, trees, and another house.
Date:
1897
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, 1897

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand on the front steps of H. H. West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West posing on the front steps of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends from the middle of the bottom edge and up towards the right. A short set of steps stretches across the entryway and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand in the near distance at center, in front of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H., Jr. stands leftmost, on the walkway in front of the porch. H. H. West stands up a step at center and rests his hands to his hips. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a wide arch arcs over the front steps. The porch extends behind them at right. The front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." A cut-out window flanks the left side of the large archway. In the background, a portion of the building is visible at left, recessed back from the porch.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand on the front steps of H. H. West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Frances and Elizabeth West stand in front of the West's house, Los Angeles, 1918

Description:
H. H. West's daughters, Frances and Elizabeth, stand in front of the West's house. Frances wears a sailor top and dark skirt. Elizabeth wears a checked dress with a wide collar. There are bushes in front of the house. Two other houses are visible at the left, along with utility poles and wires, as well as trees and plants.
Date:
1918
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances and Elizabeth West stand in front of the West's house, Los Angeles, 1918

H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue dons a new coat of paint, Los Angeles, about 1937

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's home on Griffin Avenue viewed from the southeast. It is viewed from the front and the side at an angle. A street curb and sidewalk stretch across the foreground at an upward angle from left to right. The house stands right-of-center. The exterior is painted in two tones; the first floor is white and the second floor is a dark color. An arched front porch sits on the right side of the house. A chimney rises along the side of the house and a dormer sits atop the front part of the roof. A neighboring home stands at right.
Date:
[circa 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue dons a new coat of paint, Los Angeles, about 1937

Wilhelmina West in front of Wilson West's home at 4262 Walton Avenue, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
H. H. West's mother, Wilhelmina, in front of his brother, Wilson's home at 4262 Walton Avenue. The house number is above the porch. Wilhelmina wears a hat that appears to have a feather sticking out of it. Another woman is in the doorway of the house. The neighboring his is visible at the right.
Date:
About 1915
1915
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wilhelmina West in front of Wilson West's home at 4262 Walton Avenue, Los Angeles, about 1915

H. H. West, Daisy Kellum, Lucretia Kellum and Minnie Kellum take tea, Los Angeles, about 1899

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Daisy Kellum, Lucretia Kellum and Minnie Kellum taking tea in the Kellum family's residence. The group is gathered back from the camera, right-of-center. H. H. West sits leftmost in a rocking a chair and reaches to the right to grab a cup of tea from Daisy Kellum. Daisy Kellum stands behind and to the right of H. H. West. She hands him a cup of tea. To the right of them, a table sits between the group. Teacups rest atop a cloth covering the table. Lucretia Kellum sits on the far side of the table, to the right of Daisy. She looks down and pours herself a cup of tea. Minnie Kellum sits to the right of Lucretia and in front of the table. She sits in a rocking chair, in profile and facing left, as she brings a cup of tea to her mouth. To the right of her stands a doorway along the right edge of the image. Pictures hang on the wall behind Daisy and Lucretia. Curtains cover a window behind H. H. West and the arm of a sofa juts into the foreground from the lower left corner.
Date:
[circa 1899]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Daisy Kellum, Lucretia Kellum and Minnie Kellum take tea, Los Angeles, about 1899

Josephine Lacy sits on the front porch steps of the Lacy family home, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Josephine Lacy sitting on the front porch steps of her family's home on West Ninth Street. Josephine Lacy is viewed close-up as she sits at center on the rail lining the front porch steps. She looks to the camera and folds her hands in her lap. The stairs beneath her stretch up and to the left. Behind Josephine, the porch's decorative railing stands elevated from the ground. The porch extends back and to the left where it exits the frame. A neighboring house stands to the right of the Lacy's residence. It is viewed from the side and occupies the background.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josephine Lacy sits on the front porch steps of the Lacy family home, Los Angeles, about 1900

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 1953

Description:
Chavez Ravine residents were forced to relocate in the 1940s when the City voted to accept federal funding for new housing developments in the area. When these apartment projects failed several years later, the remaining residents of Chavez Ravine were removed by a controversial order of eminent domain to build Dodger Stadium.
Date:
1953
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 1953

Home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, circa 1951

Description:
Chavez Ravine residents were forced to relocate in the 1940s when the City voted to accept federal funding for new housing developments in the area. When these apartment projects failed several years later, the remaining residents of Chavez Ravine were removed by a controversial order of eminent domain to build Dodger Stadium.
Date:
ca. 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, circa 1951

Former Jeffries residence on Cypress Street, viewed at a distance, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Photograph of the former residence of boxer Jim Jeffries and family on Cypress Avenue, viewed at a distance. Sparse land with tall grasses and shrubbery stretches across the foreground and into the distance. The Jeffries residence stands in the distance, just right-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces towards the right. Trees surround it on either side.
Date:
1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Former Jeffries residence on Cypress Street, viewed at a distance, Los Angeles, 1936

Members of the West, Lemberger and Kellum families gather in the West's home, Los Angeles, 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Frank Lemberger, Minnie West, Wayne West, Nella West, Daisy Kellum, Guy M. West, Arleigh Lemberger and Wilson West gathered in the West family's home. The group is gathered together in a living room in the near distance. Frank Lemberger sits leftmost and nearest to camera. He sits in a chair against the wall at left and faces towards the right. Behind and to the right of him, Minnie West also sits in a chair against the left wall and faces right. Behind her, Wayne West stands in a wide doorway; he faces towards the right. Nella West is to the right of him. She sits in a chair that backs to the abutting wall. Nella faces towards the camera, but looks to the left. In front and to the right of Nella, Daisy sits in a chair in the middle of the room. She sits with her back to the camera. Behind and to the right of Daisy, Guy M. West and Arleigh Lemberger stand next to one another and smile to the camera. Sitting in front and to the right of them is Wilson West. He sits square to the camera and looks directly towards it.
Date:
December, 1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West, Lemberger and Kellum families gather in the West's home, Los Angeles, 1900

Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

PFC H. H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth pose in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Henry H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth posing in front H. H. West's residence at North Ridgewood Place on New Year's Eve. The front lawn and a walkway stretch across the bottom edge in the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. H. H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth stand in the near distance, left-of-center on the walkway. H H., Jr. dons his military uniform and wraps an arm around Anna's shoulder as he looks to the camera. Anna stands next to him and looks to the camera. Immediately behind them, shrubbery and small trees at left grow in front of the West's building. The building is viewed close-up. A window is inset behind and to the right of H. H., Jr. and Anna.
Date:
December 31, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
PFC H. H. West, Jr. and Anna Roth pose in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Home of murder victim Jacob Denton, Los Angeles, 1920-1921

Description:
Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:
[between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Home of murder victim Jacob Denton, Los Angeles, 1920-1921

Backyard with tree foliage, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1931

Description:
The backyard of a home covered with foliage in the Belvedere Heights neighborhood in East Los Angeles. The back of the house is seen. Photo appears with the article, "Dark and Eerie Quiz Under Way: Pits, Crosses, Hearse and Ghosts Enter Case Small House in Belvedere Center of Excitement Former Embalmer Testifies; Were There Murders?," Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1931: A1.
Date:
1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Backyard with tree foliage, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1931

Home of murder victim Jacob Denton, Los Angeles, 1920-1921

Description:
Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:
[between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Home of murder victim Jacob Denton, Los Angeles, 1920-1921