Mertie Whitaker and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stand on the West's front lawn while Edwin Emery and Nella West stand on the porch, Los Angeles, 1901

Item Overview

Title

Mertie Whitaker and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stand on the West's front lawn while Edwin Emery and Nella West stand on the porch, Los Angeles, 1901

Photographer

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

Date Created

March 31, 1901

Date

1901-03-31

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Nella A. West was H. H. West's sister. Pinkie Lemberger (Ellen Lorene Lemberger Warder) was their first cousin. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Mertie Whitaker and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stand on the West's front lawn while Edwin Emery and Nella West stand on the porch. Ms. Whitaker and Ms. Lemberger have their arms around each other's waists. Mr. Emery leans on the porch railing and Ms. West looks at him. A sign on the porch reads, "architect and contractor." There are plants in front of the house and the porch.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1801. Los Angeles, California. 240 South Griffin Ave. March 31, 1901. 1. Left to right: On the porch: Edwin Emery. Nella West. On the lawn: Mertie Whitaker. Pinkie Lemberger. 2. Pinkie Lemberger on the south side of our house. 3. Pinkie Lemberger and the row of calla lilies along the party fence three doors north of our house. 3 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Emery, Edwin H. 1873-1945
Warder, Ellen Lorene Lemberger, 1874-1936
West, Nella Adeline, 1874-1941
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.070609

Latitude

-118.21164

Resource type

still image