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

Item Overview

Title

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

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

July 4, 1901

Date

1901-07-04

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

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."
Based on the dates, the boy is more likely Lester Shaw rather than Romayne. Lester and Romayne were Mertie Whitaker's nephews. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1236. Santa Monica, Calif. July 4, 1901. 1. Romayne Shaw in front of the sign with firecrackers in his arms. 2. Lester Shaw by the sign with a fire cracker sticking out of his pocket. 3. Left to right: Lizzie Chandler. Nettie Davies. 4. L to R: H. H. West. Romayne Shaw - the boy. Will Shaw, sitting. Other man and boy not known. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shaw, Lester Merle, 1895-1968

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image