Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing beneath their camp's canopy, Mono County, 1941

Item Overview

Title

Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing beneath their camp's canopy, Mono County, 1941

Photographer

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

Date Created

1941

Date

1941

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing in their campsite under a canopy and near dining tables. The two women stand left-of-center. Mertie West stands slightly forward of Josie Shaw and looks to the camera. Josie Shaw stands behind her. She faces right, but turns to look to the camera as she appears to be holding a cloth or towel. To their left, dining tables stand with pots sitting atop them. Behind Josie, at left, shelving stores their supplies and towels hang to dry. At Mertie's right, chairs sit in row. A stick stands upright at center to prop up the canopy. A jacket and hat hang from the top of the stick. In the foreground, pots and pans litter the ground at left. In the distance at right, another tent is pitched.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 860. Rock Creek trip 1941. Our camp. L to R: Josie Shaw. Mertie West

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Mono County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.)
Camping--California--Mono County
Canopies--California--Mono County