Mertie West stands in front of H. H. West's Buick, surrounded by redwoods, Humboldt County vicinity?, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands in front of H. H. West's Buick, surrounded by redwoods, Humboldt County vicinity?, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

[July 3, 1942]

Date

1942-07-03

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Distant view of Mertie West standing by the West's Buick while traveling along a road surrounded by redwoods. The road stretches from the lower right on an upward angle towards center, disappearing behind H. H. West's parked Buick. Standing on both sides of the road are redwood trees. On the left side of the road and in the distance, Mertie West stands in front of the Buick. She faces towards the left. The Buick is parked behind her and is viewed from the front. Redwoods extend into the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1620. Yellowstone trip, 1942. Friday, July 2, 1943. 1. Crescent City. Calif. Our Auto Camp, with my car in the rear. I had a flat tire here and changed it right where it is standing. 2. Down thru the Redwoods. Mertie West in front of car. Wonderful drive today. 3. Lane's Flat. Mertie West looking at the swimming pool. 4. The night before the Fourth of July and we had to take a tent for sleeping quarters. Our tent and car at Lane's Flat. 4 films [Note: In the first instance of the year date, 1942, the last digit (2) is handwritten over a typed 3. The day of the second instance of the date also contains a handwritten "2" over a typed 3. The wrong portion of the date may have been corrected, the correct date would be July 3, 1942 as the trip was taken in 1942, not 1943.]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Humboldt County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Automobiles--American--California--Humboldt County
Automobile travel--California
Redwoods--California--Humboldt County