People washing a bus, Gulkana, 1946

Item Overview

Title

People washing a bus, Gulkana, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 22, 1946

Date

1946-08-22

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a bus driver and 3 boys washing the side of the bus the Wests traveled on during a trip through Alaska. A dirt road stretches through the foreground on a slight angle. On the far side of the road, the bus stands at center in the near distance. It is viewed from the side and faces right. In front of the side of the bus, 4 people stand facing away from the camera as they wash the bus. A man, who appears to be the bus driver, stands second-from-left and raises a broom to a bus window. A boy at left holds a cleaning implement and faces towards the right. Rightmost, a young man holds a hose and sprays water onto the bus. The boy second-from-right stands back slightly and watches. Painted along the top of the bus it reads, "OHARRA BUS LINES," and on the door it reads, "O-D-T 9489." A dilapidated building stands behind the bus at left. In the distance, a mound-like hill rises at center.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2156. Alaska Trip. Gulkana Aug.22, 1946. 1. The stream from the bridge. 2 & 3 The sign at the highway. 4. Santa Claus Lodge 5. The store. 6. Washing our bus

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Gulkana

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bus travel--Alaska--Gulkana
Buses--American--Alaska--Gulkana
Cleaning--Alaska--Gulkana
Rest stops--Alaska--Gulkana