Forrest Whitaker and H. H. West showing off their "coattails," Mono County, 1941

Item Overview

Title

Forrest Whitaker and H. H. West showing off their "coattails," 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, Forrest Whitaker and H. H. West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. Both men stand atop rock-covered ground and stand with their backs to the camera to display their "coattails." They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance ahead of them.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 870. Rock Creek trip 1941. L to R: Forrest Whitaker. H.H.West. Showing the "tails" of the Full Dress suits. We also had white spats.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972

Location

California--Mono County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Clothing & dress--California--Mono County
Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.)