Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. are viewed from above as they walk over boulders towards the beach in La Jolla, San Diego, about 1930

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. are viewed from above as they walk over boulders towards the beach in La Jolla, San Diego, about 1930

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1930]

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. walking down an outcrop of boulders along the beach; they are viewed from above. Mertie and H. H. West walk across some rocks in the near distance at center. Both have their backs to the camera and stand below the camera. An outcrop of rocks stands behind Mertie's back and extends on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the upper left corner. Beyond the rocks at left, the beach extends vertically along the left edge. The coastline runs along the line of the boulders and the beach. H. H., Jr. stands closer to the water. The rock he stands on juts out into the water to the right. Beachgoers sit atop the boulders at left and others play in the water at upper right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1166. San Diego trip about 1930. La Jolla, Calif. 1. The swimming pool, sheltered by the breakwater. 2. Mertie West on the rocks right in front of the camera, watching H.H.West Jr just going into the salt water pool for his first salt water swim. 2 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Beaches--California--San Diego
Boulders--California

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--San Diego

Resource type

still image