Mertie West watches a man picking wild cranberries, Denali National Park and Preserve vicinity, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West watches a man picking wild cranberries, Denali National Park and Preserve vicinity, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 18, 1946

Date

1946-08-18

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West watching a man pick wild cranberries in McKinley Park (now Denali Park) near Denali National Park and Preserve. Berry bushes stand in the foreground at right and stretch back on an arc to the left. Mertie West and the man picking cranberries stand in the near distance at center. Mertie stands with her back to the camera as she watches the man. He faces towards the camera as he crouches down to pick berries. Mountains are visible lining the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2163. Alaska Trip. McKinley Park. Aug.18, 1946. Mertie West and old cabin. Mertie West and airplane at Airport. Mertie West watching man picking wild cranberries. Depot McKinley Park

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

Alaska--Denali National Park and Preserve

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Berry pickers--Alaska--Denali National Park and Preserve