Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker sit on chairs while Forrest Whitaker stands next to them, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker sit on chairs while Forrest Whitaker stands next to them, 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 and Agnes Whitaker sit on chairs while Forrest Whitaker stands next to them. Mr. Whitaker smokes a pipe and holds on to the trunk of a small tree. Mrs. West looks to the right. Mrs. Whitaker's back is to the camera. There is a bed at the left with a plaid blanket on it. In the background, there is an awning propped up.
Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife. Forrest Whitaker was Mertie's brother, and Agnes Whitaker was Forrest's 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

Names

Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Camping--California--Mammoth Lakes