H. H. West Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, and Forrest Whitaker at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, and Forrest Whitaker at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 1929

Date

1929-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Forrest Whitaker and Josie Shaw were the siblings of H. H. West's second wife, Mertie. Abraham Whitaker was their father. Agnes Whitaker was Forrest's wife.
H. H. West Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, and Forrest Whitaker at their campsite. Josie stands in the middle of the camping kitchen wearing a sweater and visor. Forrest walks behind her wearing a cardigan and hat. On the ground, there is a camp stove, along with small tables, pots, pants, and dishes. The other three sit at a table at the left. The table is covered by an awning. There are mountains, trees, and brush in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 841. Rush Creek, Calif. August 1929. Our camp at lower Rush Creek, in the open. H. H. West Jr sitting up in his bed. Getting breakfast. L to R: H. H. West Jr. Agnes Whitaker. Josie Shaw. Forrest Whitaker. 2 negatives.

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
Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934
Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956

Location

California--Mono County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Camping--California--Mono County