Mertie Whitaker cooking on the beach near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Item Overview

Title

Mertie Whitaker cooking on the beach near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1924]

Date

1924

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West bending over the camp stove and cooking on the beach. She is hunched over with her back to the camera and facing to the left. To the left, a camping stove sits on the ground. A few pots sit on the stove top. Mertie holds a small pot in one hand and stirs food in a pot on the stove. Behind her and the stove, a car (partial view) is parked on the beach; it faces towards the background. The beach stretches behind Mertie on the right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 830. Rincon, Calif. Above Ventura. About 1924. A. Whitaker fishing in the surf. A. Whitaker in front of the tent. Mertie Whitaker cooking. 3 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Carpinteria

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Stoves
Outdoor cookery--California--Carpinteria
Beaches--California--Carpinteria