H. H. West, Jr. and 3 fellow servicemen pose in front of their quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West, Jr. and 3 fellow servicemen pose in front of their quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Photographer

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

Date Created

Spring, 1943

Date

1943

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

A blurry and out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West, Jr. and 3 fellow servicemen posing outside of their quarters while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. The quartet poses in 2 rows in the near distance at center. A wood plank walkway extends from the left and towards the group. They pose on a step up from the walkway. Two men squat (left) and sit (right) at front and look to the camera. Behind them, H. H. West, Jr. stands at left and another man stands at right; both look to the camera. The walkway extends back behind them and towards the door of the barracks. The Quonset hut-style barracks stands off-center to the right. A door in the center of the building is flanked by a window on either side. A jacket hangs from the number plate on the right window's frame. Surrounding landscape extends into the distance along the left side of the building.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2020. H.H.West Jr films sent down from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 1943. 4 persons. Standing behind at left is H.H.West Jr. In front of their quarters. Spring of 1943

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998

Location

Alaska--Dutch Harbor

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Military personnel--American--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Quonset huts--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Barracks--American--Alaska--Dutch Harbor
Fort Mears (Alaska)