Subject: Pianos - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Piano in the parlor of the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. There is a small stool in front of the piano and pictures on top, including what appears to be a portrait of George Washington. There are two small tables, each with a vase of flowers on top. The window is covered by sheer curtains. There is a rocking chair at the right and another chair at the back wall. There is a closed door at the right. A light fixture hangs from the ceiling.
Date:: 1899
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Piano in the parlor of the West's house at 240 Griffin Avenue. The piano belonged to H. H. West's sister, Nella. It is at the right of the image with a small stool in front of it. There is a small table under the window and two chairs on either side. The house across the street is visible through the window, which has a sheer curtain hanging over it. There is a rug at the center of the room and a light fixture hanging over head. Tassels hang down in the upper right of the image.
Date:: 1899
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of Louise Ambrose posing while sitting at the piano in her family's home on North Hellman Street (now Avenue 24). Louise Ambrose sits on a piano stool at center. She sits facing the piano to the left but turns her head to look towards the camera. The upright piano enters the frame at left. Behind Louise and the piano is a door. A doorway leading towards another room is behind and too the right of Louise.
Date:: [circa 1894]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Piano in the West's house at 240 South Griffin Avenue. A stool sits in front of the piano. There is a piece of music open on the music stand. A cloth is draped over the top of the piano and there are pictures on top, including what appears to be a portrait of George Washington. At the right of the piano there is a small table with a vase of flowers on it. At the left, there is a stool with newspapers on top. A dining chair sits at the left of the piano. A painting hangs above the piano and another, smaller one is at the left. There is a window at the left and the leg of what may be another table at the left edge of the image.
Date:: 1897
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Wayne West and Nella West were H. H. West's brother and sister.
Date:: about 1900
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Boys from financially disadvantaged backgrounds participate in a free summer camp in Griffith Park. The camp, which was organized by Sheriff Biscailuz, lasted hosted groups of 100 boys for 10 days at a time. While at camp, the boys participated in activities such as swimming, fencing, baseball, various hobbies, and a nonsectarian religious program. The camp's 1937 season lasted from July 6th to September 4th.
Date:: [circa July 6, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Mrs. A.J. Woodward plays the piano while Mrs. James A. Beck and Mrs. Yvonne Chrarton stand nearby. There is a large basket of flowers on top of the piano
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. There appears to be a pool of blood beneath the bench. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler
Date:: November 10, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Scene from a Hollywood nightclub before the patrons arrive. One man smiles at the camera while another prepares the tables and a pianist and singer rehearse in the background.
Date:: [1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Police Captain J.H. Carter inspects the piano bench where Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel were sitting before they were fatally shot by Evelyn's husband, Paul A. Wright. Wright confessed to shooting his wife and best friend, John Kimmel, after finding the two in an embrace on the piano bench in his home. The trial that followed was named the "white flame" trial by the press and Wright was eventually let off on an insanity plea, thanks to his lawyer, Jerry Giesler
Date:: November 10, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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