Local woman feeding pigeons in the street, Valdez, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Local woman feeding pigeons in the street, Valdez, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 9, 1946

Date

1946-08-09

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a local woman standing along a dirt road and feeding pigeons in Valdez, Alaska. A dirt and gravel road stretches up through the image from the bottom edge and towards the left. In the near distance, right-of-center, a woman stands in profile, facing left, along the side of the road. She holds her hands outstretched in front of her. About a dozen pigeons stand in the road to the left of her. Down the road, a man wearing an apron stands along the left frame and holds a camera up to his face. He too photographs the woman feeding the birds. Heavy machinery stands behind the woman at right. A few buildings line the right side of the road as it stretches into the distance. Dark smoke billows from somewhere far behind the man with a camera.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2199. Alaska Trip Valdez Aug.9,1946 1. Our boat 2. Tow car on dock 3. Unloading cargo 4. Mrs and Mr H H West 5. Unloading cargo 6. L to R Honor Kempton Mertie West Frances Wells 7. Valdez lady feeding pigeons in stree[t] 8. The Postoffice [sic] 9. Where Richardson Hiway [sic] starts 10. Our boat

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alaska--Valdez

Resource type

still image

Subjects

City & town life--Alaska--Valdez
Animal feeding--Alaska--Valdez
Pigeons--Alaska