Mertie West and Rex V. Wilson stand on the side of the road alongside the Snake River, Hagerman vicinity, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and Rex V. Wilson stand on the side of the road alongside the Snake River, Hagerman vicinity, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

June 26, 1942

Date

1942-06-26

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Distant photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Rex V. Wilson standing on the side of the road near the Snake River in Thousand Springs, Idaho. They are stopped along the side of U.S. Route 30. The road stretches from the lower left corner and back into the image, before curving out-of-frame at left. In the distance, Mertie West and Rex V. Wilson stand on the shoulder to the right of the road and face towards camera. H. H. West's Buick is parked off the road to the left of Mertie; it is viewed from the back. In front and to the right of them, a road sign is posted. It reads, "IDAHO U.S. 30." Grasses and brush occupy the right side of the foreground. It follows the same arc of the road to the left as it stretches towards the horizon. Beyond the grasses, the Snake River flows in the distance. It enters frame at right and follows the arc of the road as it exits frame at left. Canyon walls line the opposite bank and water flows down the side of a wall in the far distance, right-of-center.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1596. Yellowstone trip 1942. Friday June 26, 1942. Thousand Springs, Idaho, across the Snake river. We had picked up a soldier going to Boise, Rex V. Wilson, Cascade, Idaho. He may be seen in this picture with Mertie West. 1 film [Note: In all instances of the year date, 1942, the last digit (2) is handwritten over a typed 3.]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Wilson, Rex V.
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

Idaho--Hagerman

Resource type

still image

Subjects

United States Highway 30
Automobile travel--Idaho
Automobiles--American--Idaho--Hagerman
Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)
Military personnel--American--Idaho--Hagerman