H. H. West poses next to a deteriorating beacon, Metlakatla, 1946

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West poses next to a deteriorating beacon, Metlakatla, 1946

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Date Created

September 16, 1946

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West posing beside a deteriorating beacon in Metlakatla, Alaska. H. H. West stands in the distance at center and looks to the camera. To the right of him, the beacon stands. A light sits atop the point of the steeple-like structure. Overgrown grasses and brush surround the beacon. A waterway stretches behind H. H. and the beacon. The distant shore is visible in the far distance beyond the cloud cover.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2183. Alaska Trip. Metlakatla Sept.16,1946. 1.H.H.West at the beacon 2. Mertie West going up gang plank 3. Aleutian at the dock 4. L to R: Mrs and Mr Lindberry Mertie West on beach 5. Mrs and Mr Lindberry and Mertie W. on cemetery road 6. The streets 7. Council Chamber, Mertie West at R. 8. The school. Mertie West with wife Presbyterian Minister on walk

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Beacons--Alaska--Metlakatla

Names

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

Location

Alaska--Metlakatla

Resource type

still image