Mertie West stands in the front doorway of the Shawcreek Lodge, [Delta Junction vicinity?], 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands in the front doorway of 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

An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing in the entrance to Shawcreek Lodge. The photograph tilts down towards the left. A wood plank walkway stretches from the bottom edge and back towards the lodge at center. The lodge's enclosed entrance juts forward from the front of the building. The door is open; Mertie West stands inside the door frame and looks to the camera. Over the door, a sign reads, "SHAWCREEK LODGE BUS STOP." The building extends behind Mertie and across the image, exiting frame at left.

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