Mertie West and Neil Wells prepare for a sled ride behind H. H. West's Buick, Big Bear, 1932

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and Neil Wells prepare for a sled ride behind H. H. West's Buick, Big Bear, 1932

Photographer

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

Date Created

winter 1932

Date

1932

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

On the right, Mertie West points to H. H. West's Buick as she sits on sled which is connected to the back end of the Buick by a rope. Neil Wells crouches down next to her on the right. The Buick is parked ahead of them on the left side of the photograph.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 194. Big Bear, Calif. Winter 1932. Snow on the road. We hitch a sled to my Buick and H. H. West Jr. and Mertie West take a sled ride. 5 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Wells, Neil
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Big Bear Lake

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Automobiles--American--California
Sleds & sleighs--American--California--Big Bear Lake
Snow--California--Big Bear Lake