Mertie West stands behind a carton fixed up for Will Shaw's Christmas tree, Los Angeles, 1936

Title: Mertie West stands behind a carton fixed up for Will Shaw's Christmas tree, Los Angeles, 1936
Photographer: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created: December, 1936
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection

Description: An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing behind a tall box that H. H. West fixed up for Wes Witherby to put on Will Shaw's Christmas tree. A tall box decorated for Christmas stands in the center of the image on a walkway leading to a house. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print. Above the brick print and on the left side of the box it reads, "Christmas time." Mertie West's head and shoulders peek above the top of the box. She appears to stand behind the box and looks to camera. The front porch of a house stands behind her at left. Steps line the left edge of the image and the porch extends back and to the right. A neighboring house stands in the distance at right.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 1947. Los Angeles, California. 2223 Griffin Avenue, December 1936. I fixed up a great big carton with a rubber bath tub mat packed in the center for Wes Witherby, to put on the Christmas tree at Will Shaw's home. 1. 2. 3. 4. Four small pictures of Wes Witherby's Christmas present, with Mertie West in charge of it. 4 films. 1 photograph

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1998_1947_001
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hvj1r
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.