Mertie West poses next to sign for Igloo Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West poses next to sign for Igloo Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 17, 1946

Date

1946-08-17

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West posing next to a sign for Igloo Creek, which flows in the background, at Denali National Park and Preserve. Mertie West stands in the foreground at left. She places her hands in her coat pockets as she looks to the camera. To the right of her and down a small slope stands a sign for Igloo Creek. It is surrounded by tall grasses that grow across the width of the image. Beyond the sign, a few wood posts stand in a row. Behind the posts, Igloo Creek flows in the near distance. A curve in the creek juts out towards the left, behind and to the right of Mertie. The creek flows both into and out of the image at right. Trees line the bank in the far distance and mountains are visible rising in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2170. Alaska Trip. Camp Eilsen [sic] trip August 17, 1946. 1. The mess hall at Camp Eilsen [sic] 2. Summit. Note tripod telephone poles 3. Vegetation - maybe bear or porky 4. Mess Hall at Eilsen [sic]. Manager at door Mertie West going in Barbara Beaver at left 5. Mertie West at Igloo creek 6. Cabins at Eilsen [sic] Snow. 7. Dog kennels alongside road 8. H.H.West at the dog kennels 9. Typical tree growth Spruce

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

Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska)
Signs (Notices)
Streams--Alaska--Denali National Park and Preserve