Mertie West, wife of H. H. West, sits on a rock next to their camping stove, Toms Place, 1942

Title: Mertie West, wife of H. H. West, sits on a rock next to their camping stove, Toms Place, 1942
Photographer: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created: [August 13 to 27, 1942]
Date: 1942-08-13/1942-08-27
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection

Description: Toms place is an unincorporated community in Mono County on Rock Creek, named after the resort "Tom's Place."
Mertie West, wife of H. H. West, sits on a rock next to their camping stove. There is a chipmunk on the stove. Newspapers are on the ground. At the left, there is a mirror propped against a tree along with what may be toiletries. Their tent is visible in the background.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 126. Tom's Place, Rock Creek, Calif. August 13 to 27, 1942. Our stove. Our stove with chipmunk on the rock beside it. 2 negatives.

Genre: acetate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Location: California--Toms Place
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Tourist camps & hostels--California--Toms Place
Camping--California--Tom's Place

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1998_000126_001
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hpk52
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.