Mertie West stands in the middle of the road that leads to the airport, Circle vicinity, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands in the middle of the road that leads to the airport, Circle vicinity, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 19, 1946

Date

1946-08-19

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing in the road that leads to the airport near Circle Hot Springs. The road spans the width of the image in the foreground and narrows as it recedes into the distance. Birch trees line both sides of the road. Mertie West stands in the near distance in the road. She stands closer to the right side of the road and looks to the camera. The road undulates over hills as it stretches towards mountains that stand in the far distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2166. Alaska Trip. Circle Hot Springs. Aug. 19, 1946. Color · 1. Cabbages in the garden lot. · 2. Westcraft Trailer and Mertie West [handwritten:] To OHanlon 10/17/46 X [end handwritten] · [drawn circle around text:] 3. Westcraft Trailer and Mrs Harry Swanton. [end drawn circle] · 4. A cabin close to the springs. Typical scenery around springs. · 5. The pool · 6. Mertie West on the road to the Airport. Typical road and small birch

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--Circle

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Birches--Alaska--Circle
Dirt roads--Alaska--Circle