H. H. West poses with his wife and son, Los Angeles, 1941

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West poses with his wife and son, Los Angeles, 1941

Photographer

West, Wayne Warren, 1881-1965

Date Created

October 1941

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

H. H. West poses with his wife and son. Mrs. West has her arm through her husband's and her other arm around her step-son's back. H. H. West Jr. wears a military hat and jacket and has a hand in his pocket. West wears a suit and hat. There is a palm tree behind him. The West's home is visible at the far left of the photograph. There are other houses in the background, as well as other trees, power lines, and a parked car.
Mertie Whitaker West was H. H. West's second wife. Wayne West was H. H. West's brother.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1921. Los Angeles, California. 2223 Griffin Ave. October 1941. 1. 2. Two pictures taken on our lawn. Left to right: Henry H. West, Jr. ASN 19028528 Quartermaster Detachment U. S. A. Mertie Whitaker West. Henry H. West, Sr. Taken by Wayne West. 3. Left to right: Wayne West. Maud Foreman West. Henry H. West, Jr. ASN 19028528 Q. M. Det. United States Army. Mertie Whitaker West. Taken by H. H. West, Sr. 3 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.070608

Latitude

-118.211679

Resource type

still image