P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West pose in front of the lower Multnomah Falls, Multnomah Falls, 1942

Item Overview

Title

P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West pose in front of the lower Multnomah Falls, Multnomah Falls, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

June 29, 1942

Date

1942-06-29

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of P.F.C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West standing on an observation deck and posing in front of the lower Multnomah Falls. The observation deck extends from the lower left corner on an upward curving angle towards the right. A low, stone barrier wall extends across the backside of the deck. In the near distance and right-of-center, Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Johnson and Mertie West stand by the wall and all turn their heads towards the camera. In the distance behind Ernest Lewis, the lower Multnomah Falls cascades through the gorge. A gorge wall stands behind the observation deck at left and extends towards the falls. Above the falls, Benson Bridge spans the gorge.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1603. Yellowstone trip 1942. Monday, June 29, 1942. 1. Residence of the Johnsons. 2. We start for the Columbia River Highway, and are sopped [sic] by a funeral procession entering a cemetery, which I snap out of my car window. 3. Our car at a view point on the Columbia River Highway. 4. Multnomah Falls. L to R: P. F. C. Ernest Lewis, Marine Det. USS Nevada, Care PM San Francisco, enroute [sic] home in Louisiana on 15 day furlough. Mrs Johnson Mertie West. 4 films [Note: In all instances of the year date, 1942, the last digit (2) is handwritten over a typed 3.]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Johnson, Ray, Mrs.
Lewis, Ernest T.

Location

Oregon--Multnomah Falls

Longitude

45.577027

Latitude

-122.116689

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sightseers--Oregon--Multnomah Falls
Parapets--Oregon--Multnomah Falls
Observation decks--Oregon--Multnomah Falls
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)
Pedestrian bridges--Oregon--Multnomah Falls
Multnomah Falls (Or.)
Military personnel--American--Oregon--Multnomah Falls