Mertie West helps H. H. West, Jr. balance a block of ice on his head, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West helps H. H. West, Jr. balance a block of ice on his head, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Photographer

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

Date Created

[about 1930]

Date

1930

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from front to back, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West as she places a block of snow atop H. H. West, Jr.'s head. He sits/leans on a built up mound of snow and sticks his tongue out to camera. Mertie stands behind him and tries to balance a block of snow on his head. The front porch of rustic-style dwelling stands at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 466. Forest Home, Calif. About 1930. We went up to see the snow. Mertie West and H.H.West Jr by a house. Mertie puts a block of snow on son's head. 2 negatives. H.H.West and son. H.H.West Jr and Mertie West with snow man. H.H.West Jr getting ready to throw a snow ball. 6 negatives in all

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
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Redlands

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Snow--California--Redlands
Dwellings--California--Redlands
Play (Recreation)--California--Redlands