Mertie West stands with luggage on the curb outside Union Station, Los Angeles, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands with luggage on the curb outside Union Station, Los Angeles, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

September 21, 1946

Date

1946-09-21

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing curbside with luggage outside Union Station upon arrival back in Los Angeles from a trip to Alaska. A roadway passes through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower right corner to the left. The wide sidewalk outside the station stretches back from the right side of the roadway. Mertie West stands at center near the edge of the curb. She looks to the camera. Several pieces of luggage sit on the ground in front of her. A few people walk outside the station in the distance. The exterior of Union Station stands across the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2186. Alaska Trip. Los Angeles arrival Sept.21,1946. 1. Mertie West and baggage waiting for Ann's car 2. Close up of same 3. H.H.West and Mertie at home with the luggage.

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
Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

California--Los Angeles

Longitude

34.055907

Latitude

-118.236905

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Luggage
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles