Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 29 to September 7, 1940

Date

1940-08-29/1940-09-07

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite. She wears a floral dress, glasses, and a head covering. She is in motion and therefore slightly blurry. There is a plaid blanket on the bed. There are clothes and bags hanging from the trees behind. There are pots on the ground and a large rock in the foreground.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1290. Rock Creek trip. Aug. 29, Sept. 7, 1940. 1. I make my bed under the willows beside the Rock Creek. Here it is. 2. Mertie West in camp, in front of my outdoor bed. 3. We put up a Whitaker West sign on the road showing where our camp is. 4. L to R: Mertie West. Agnes Whitaker. 4 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Camping--California--Mammoth Lakes