Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Photographer

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

Date Created

1929

Date

1929

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline in Yosemite National Park near the Tioga summit. H. H. West Jr. and Forrest Whitaker hold handfuls of snow. The three women sit on the ground. Romayne Shaw holds the little girl's hand. There are trees and terrain not covered with snow in the background.
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Forrest Whitaker was Mertie's brother and Agnes Whitaker was Forrest's wife. Romayne Shaw was Mertie and Forrest's nephew. Based on the date of the photograph, the little girl may be Shirleyana Shaw, rather than Eleanor Shaw. Both Shirleyana and Eleanor were Romayne Shaw's daughters.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 143. Tuolumne Meadows, 1929. Falls in the gorge below the meadow. On the Tioga grade nearly up. Left to right: Romayne Shaw putting water in his car. Mertie West. H. H. West Jr. Agnes Whitaker. Forrest Whitaker. Near summit of Tioga we find a snow bank. L to R: H. H. West Jr., Mertie West, Edith Shaw, Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Romayne Shaw with Eleanor Shaw. 3 negatives. 3 negatives [sic].

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
Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Shaw, Edith Bowen, 1901-1985
Laird, Eleanor Charlotte Shaw, 1920-2005
Shaw, Romayne Richard, 1899-1972

Location

California--Yosemite National Park

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Yosemite National Park (Calif.)