Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

July 25, 1946

Date

1946-07-25

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of: Frances Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr., posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group is viewed close-up and stands together, off-center to the right. They stand in staggered rows on the steps and all look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands on the lowest level at right. Behind and to the left of him, Anna West stands a step higher. Mertie West stands on the same step to the left of Anna. Behind Mertie and Anna, Richard Siemsen stands on the highest step. Frances Wells stands beside him to the left. The covered porch stretches back behind the group, with the front door standing behind Frances. A few punch holes line the bottom edge at right.
According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2219. Color Alaska Trip 830 N.Ridgewood Pl. Hollywood July 25, 1946. L to R: Mrs Frances L.Wells. Mertie West. Richard Siemsen. Mrs H.H.West Jr. H.H.West Jr

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, Anna Louise Roth, 1914-1978
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Siemsen, Richard Alfred, b. 1929

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.086391

Latitude

-118.314508

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Families--American--California--Los Angeles
Porches--California--Los Angeles