H. H. West Jr. stands by the tracks at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot with other soldiers, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West Jr. stands by the tracks at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot with other soldiers, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

March 8, 1942

Date

1942-03-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

H. H. West Jr. stands by the tracks at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot with other soldiers. West is at the left wearing sunglasses. There is luggage on the ground with jackets on top. The man next to West holds a white piece of paper. There is a train visible at the right. There are trees, houses, mountains, and a water tower in the background.
Though the negative sleeve gives the date as March 8, 1943, based on other photographs taken on the same day, this photograph was actually taken on March 8, 1942.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1196. San Luis Obispo, California, Sunday, March 8, 1943 [sic]. 1. Soldiers on the station platform S. P. R. R. waiting for the Day Light Limited to take them north. Train due at 12.53 p. m. It was on time. 2. Group on the platform talking. H. H. West Jr with dark glasses at left. 3. Mertie West, sitting down. Elizabeth West Siemsen talking to H. H. West Jr by our Buick, with army truck in rear. 4. L to R: Mertie West, Elizabeth Siemsen. H. H. West Jr. with our Buick and army truck in rear. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Location

California--San Luis Obispo

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Railroad stations--California--San Luis Obispo
Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo