Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Item Overview

Title

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Photographer

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

Date Created

April, 1945

Date

1945-04

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2118. Los Angeles, Calif. April 1945. 830 N.Ridgewood Place. Mrs H.H.West. 2. P.F.C. Henry H.West, Jr. 3. L. to R.- Ann Roth. H.H.West, Jr. Mertie West. 4. L. to R.- H.H.West, Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H.West, Jr. 4 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, Anna Louise Roth, 1914-1978
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.086536

Latitude

-118.314564

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Residential streets--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--American--California--Los Angeles
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles