H. H. West, Jr., Keyo and Ambrose Cline posing while standing atop rocks in a stream, San Francisquito Canyon, about 1923

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West, Jr., Keyo and Ambrose Cline posing while standing atop rocks in a stream, San Francisquito Canyon, about 1923

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1923]

Date

1923

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Keyo and Ambrose Cline posing while standing atop some rocks that cut through a stream in San Francisquito Canyon in Santa Clarita. The trio stands at left and faces the camera. H. H. West, Jr. and Ambrose Cline stand on large rocks in front of Keyo. H. H., Jr. stands on the largest rock at left. Ambrose stands slightly further back on a smaller rock and is dressed in cowboy attire. Keyo stands tall behind and between them on the rocks. He rests a hand to each of their shoulders. The rocks they stand upon stretch back in a line to the right. Flat grassy land expands into the distance behind them. Trees line the background and fencing is visible behind the group at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1175. San Francisquito Canyon about 1923. I take Ambrose Cline, H.H.West Jr and our Japanese house boy to the canyon to camp out for a night. 1. H.H.West Jr, with our miner's tent in rear. 2. Ambrose Cline with chaps and cowboy suit, with tent in rear. 3. Keyo the Jap [sic] boy, with tent in rear. 4. 5. 6. 7. Two vertical and two horizontal films of Keyo, Ambrose Cline and H.H.West Jr. 7 films.

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
Keyo
Cline, Ambrose, 1915-1997

Location

California--San Francisquito Canyon

Resource type

still image

Subjects

San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.)
Streams--California--San Francisquito Canyon