Mertie West sits on a wooden platform with Elizabeth West Siemsen while H. H. West Jr. stands behind, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West sits on a wooden platform with Elizabeth West Siemsen while H. H. West Jr. stands behind, 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

Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Elizabeth West Siemsen was his daughter.
Mertie West sits on a wooden platform with Elizabeth West Siemsen while H. H. West Jr. stands behind. West smokes a cigar and wears sunglasses. Mrs. West wears a turban and glasses and holds her purse on her lap. Mrs. Siemsen holds her purse on her lap and wears a coat. The West's Buick is parked at the right and there is a truck next to it. In the background, there is a building with trees next to it.
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

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Southern Pacific Railroad Company

Location

California--San Luis Obispo

Resource type

still image