Mertie West poses while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy mend the back of his chair, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West poses while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy mend the back of his chair, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Photographer

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

Date Created

July 4-6, 1941

Date

1941-07-04/1941-07-06

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy repair the back of his chair during a trip to his cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. Mertie West stands left-of-center with her hands behind her back as she smiles to the camera. To her right and slightly in front of her, Glen Velzy sits in a folding chair that is missing its fabric backing. He sits in the chair, facing left, and holds the chair's backing in his lap as he works to mend it. Behind him, Nina Meyers stoops over and cranes her head towards him to watch him work. Glen Velzy's cabin stands in partial view at left behind Mertie and Nina. A tree stands behind and to the right of Glen. A steep slope rises in the distance at right between the cabin and the tree.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1225. Santa Anita Canyon, July 4, 5, & 6, 1941. 1. L to R: Mertie West. Nina Meyers. Glen Velzy sitting. 2. Glen in chair doing some mending. 3. Glen Velzy filling the coal oil lamp. 4. H. H. West with a big hat on which was a sign "Lone Ranger." 5. H.H.West and Mertie West sitting by the tree. 6. Glen Velzy and Nina Meyers sitting on the stone wall. 7. Our table under the tree in back yard. At the table are Mertie West, Nina Meyers and Glen Velzy. 7 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Meyers, Nina
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Velzy, Glen Roy, 1884-1951

Location

California--San Gabriel Mountains

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Cabins--California--San Gabriel Mountains
Angeles National Forest (Calif.)
Maintenance & repair--California--San Gabriel Mountains