Mertie West walks from the Shawcreek Lodge, [Delta Junction vicinity?], 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West walks from the Shawcreek Lodge, [Delta Junction vicinity?], 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 22, 1946

Date

1946-08-22

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West walking away from the Shawcreek Lodge. Mertie West stands in the foreground, left-of-center. She faces towards the camera and looks to the left as she walks away from the lodge behind her. A person's arm enters the foreground along the left frame. Behind Mertie, a dirt pathway stretches through the middle of the image. It leads towards the front entrance of the lodge. Wood plank walkways lie on the ground in front of the entrance. Three men and a dog stand out front. The front entrance of the lodge stands at center. The enclosed entrance juts forward from the front of the building. Over the door, a sign reads, "SHAWCREEK BUS STOP." The building extends behind Mertie and across the image. It extends out-of-frame at left and right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2187. Alaska Trip. Fairbanks to Gulkana. August 22, 1946. · 1 Mertie West and bus at Paxson Lodge · 2. Toilets at Paxson Lodge · 3. Rapids Hunting Lodge · 4. Big Delta where Alcan highway leaves the highway · 5. Shaw's Creek Lodge. Mertie West · 6. Same · 7. Same. · 8. General view of Shaw's Creek Lodge

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--Delta Junction

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bus stops--Alaska--Delta Junction
Lodges--Alaska--Delta Junction
Rest stops--Alaska--Delta Junction