Mertie West holds open the door of a car while her step-daughter, Elizabeth Siemsen and granddaughter, Dorothea Siemsen stand behind her, Glendale, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West holds open the door of a car while her step-daughter, Elizabeth Siemsen and granddaughter, Dorothea Siemsen stand behind her, Glendale, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

1942

Date

1942

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mertie West was H. H. West's wife, Elizabeth Siemsen was H. H. West's daughter, and Dorothea Siemsen was Elizabeth's daughter. A. Siemsen is mostly like Alfred Siemsen, Elizabeth's husband.
Mertie West holds open the door of a car while her step-daughter, Elizabeth Siemsen and granddaughter, Dorothea Siemsen stand behind her. Mrs. West wears a hat and holds a purse under her arm and a pair of gloves in her hand. Mrs. Siemsen holds an arm up to her forehead. There are mountains, houses, and trees in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 47. Glendale, Calif. 1942. Residence of A. Siemsen. L to R: Elizabeth West Siemsen, Dorothea Siemsen, Mertie Whitaker West.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Burgess, Dorothea Mae Siemsen, 1926-2003
Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Glendale

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Families--American--California--Glendale