Mertie West stands at a campsite, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

Description: H. H. West's second wife, Mertie, stands at a campsite. She wears a visor and holds a pot. There is a stove on the ground next to her, as well as pots and pans, and boxes. A basket, a box, a bucket, and a mirror hang from the tree behind Mertie, and there is a chair next to the tree. There are bushes and a mountain in the background.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 727. Pine Creek, Calif. About 1930. Will Shaw, H. H. West Jr., Mertie West, Forrest and Agnes Whitaker start for headwaters of the Owens River. Above Olanche I burn out a bearing in my old Chandler and it breaks the crank case and Pete Aigner at Lone Pine says not worth putting new engine in. I sell the old car to Pete for $30.00. Forrest then makes two trips from Lone pine to Gray's Meadows on Pine Creek where we spend our vacation instead of in Owens Valley. 1. Mertie West at the stove. In camp. 2. Will Shaw in front of his tent adjusting his camera. 3. Forrest and Agnes Whitaker in front of their tent. 3 negatives.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1998_0727_002
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hrh8j
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Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.