Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943
Item Overview
- Title
- Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943
- Photographer
- West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
- Date Created
- [May 30, 1943]
- Date
- 1943-05-30
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Collection
- West (H. H.) Collection
Notes
- Description
- Photograph of Mertie West standing in Evergreen Cemetery and looking at the tomb of George M. West and Wilhelmina Lemberger West on Decoration Day. Gravestones stand in a row that stretches back towards center from the lower right corner. Mertie stands behind (or to the left) of the third gravestone back. She faces towards the left and tilts her head down slightly. On the ground in front (or to the left) of her, flowers are arranged in front of the West's gravestone. It stands solitary in the near distance at left. Gravestones and trees cover the cemetery grounds that extend into the distance.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic negative
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
- Local Identifier
- uclamss_1998_2003_001
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002hvp1p
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.