H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Photographer

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

Date Created

May 19, 1944

Date

1944-05-19

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A short set of steps stretches across the foreground and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. Planters sit at the ends of the steps. A wide archway arcs over the front of the porch. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch. Both look to the camera; H. H., Jr. wraps an arm around Mertie's shoulder and Mertie wraps an arm around H. H., Jr.'s waist. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The door to 830 stands ajar. Cut-out windows line the side of the large archway at center and an arch cut into the side of the porch is visible at right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2098. Los Angeles, 830 North Ridgewood Place Hollywood, Calif. Friday, May 19, 1944. First photos of H.H.West Jr., P.F.C., ASN 190285, Quartermaster Detachment, taken on his arrival in Los Angeles and at our new home. He had been on the way from Attu Island, Aleutians, for 35 days. Taken with Mertie West. 2 films

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
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.0864

Latitude

-118.314514

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles
Porches--California--Los Angeles