H. H. West Jr. climbs onto a raft after falling into a stream, Yosemite National Park, about 1929

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West Jr. climbs onto a raft after falling into a stream, Yosemite National Park, about 1929

Photographer

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

Date Created

[about 1929]

Date

1929

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

H. H. West Jr. climbs onto a raft after falling into a stream in Yosemite National Park. He is soaking wet and wears non-swimming clothes and shoes. He leans on one knee as he climbs up. The oars can be seen in the water near him.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 60. Yosemite about 1929. Our camp at Carl Inn. There was a raft on the little stream and H. H. West Jr. had a great time on it until he slipped off into the icy water. 3 negatives. One is the boy crawling up on the raft after falling in.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998

Location

California--Yosemite National Park

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Streams--California--Yosemite National Park
National parks & reserves--California
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)