Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sit outside their cabin at Knight's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Item Overview

Title

Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sit outside their cabin at Knight's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Photographer

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

Date Created

September, 1944

Date

1944-09

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sitting in front of their cabin at Knight's Camp at Big Bear Lake. The cabin sits in the near distance, right-of-center, in partial view. It enters frame at right on an angle and extends to the left; it is viewed from the front. A slightly elevated porch constructed of wood slats stretches across the front of the cabin. The group sits on the porch at center. Maud West and Wayne West sit leftmost in chairs and look to the camera. Agnes Whitaker sits in front of the group at center. She sits atop a large timber post, facing left, and looks to the camera. Mertie West sits rightmost in a chair on the porch and looks to the camera. The door to the cabin sits directly behind Agnes. The number plate on the door frame reads, "36." Wide windows are inset on either side of the door. The cabin is constructed of lumber panels oriented vertically and a corrugated metal roof. Trees are visible in the distance at far left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2109. Big Bear Lake, California, September 1944. 1. L to R. Wayne West & Forrest Whitaker, at Uncle Tom's boat landing, with our gear. 2. Our cabin at Knight's Camp. L to R: Maud West, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West. 3. Same - close up with Wayne West added between Maud and Agnes.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
West, Maud Foreman, 1885-1976
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
West, Wayne Warren, 1881-1965

Location

California--Big Bear Lake

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Camps--California--Big Bear Lake
Cabins--California--Big Bear Lake