Mertie West stands at a camping stove at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands at a camping stove at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 29 to September 7, 1940

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mertie West stands at a stove at a campsite. She bends over and is in motion and therefore is slightly blurry. There are pots and pans on the stove. In the background, there is an awning above and more pots, as well as a table. There are trees in the background.
Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1291. Rock Creek trip. Aug. 29-Sept. 7, 1940. 1. Mertie West at the stove cooking. 2. Forrest under the tarp reading a paper. 3. Mertie West in center. We had a tarp stretched over the table. Forrest's tent is at left. 4. In camp, eating lunch. L to R: Agnes Whitaker. Mertie West. 5. Forrest Whitaker standing with hand on tree. Mertie West at left, Agnes Whitaker at right. 5 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Camping--California--Mammoth Lakes

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image