Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. stand on the front steps of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, about 1930

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. stand on the front steps of the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, about 1930

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1930]

Date

1930

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from front to back, of Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. standing on the front steps outside the Old Point Loma Lighthouse in the near distance. The lighthouse stands at center and is viewed from the east. A set of wooden steps lead up to a central front door that is flanked by 2 windows on each side. Mertie West stands on the right side of the second step and faces towards the right. H. H. West, Jr. stands behind her about 4 more steps up. He is more central and faces the camera as he reaches his hand over to the right rail. A dirt pathway surrounded by low brush passes across the foreground in front of the lighthouse.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1167. San Diego trup [sic] about 1930. Point Loma. 1. The old spanish [sic] light house on the bluff. H.H.West Jr walking in to see it. 2. Front view of the old light house, with Mertie West and H.H.West Jr on the steps. 2 films

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
Point Loma Lighthouse (San Diego, Calif.)
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--San Diego

Longitude

32.672003

Latitude

-117.240812

Resource type

still image