Mertie West poses atop an old stagecoach, Gulkana, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West poses atop an old stagecoach, Gulkana, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 23, 1946

Date

1946-08-23

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West sitting and posing in an old stagecoach in Gulkana. The stagecoach sits in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. Mertie West sits atop the coach driver's seat, left-of-center, and looks down towards the camera. Beneath her, on the side of the coach, it reads, "[...] FAIRBANKS CHITINA [...]." Trees line the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2202. Alaska Trip Gulkana to Anchorage August 23, 1946. · 1. Mertie West in old stage at Gulkana · 2. Mertie West and our bus at Gulkana Fur store at left - closed up. · 3. H.H.West and sign at junction · 4. Native village across river from Santa Claus Lodge Gulkana · 5. Mertie West and caches at native village · 6. Eureka Road House Mertie West · 7. Lake behind Eureka road house Typical scenery · 8. Freda Chernoff, native girl, bus passenger, from El Nathan Home Valdez, Alaska. Taken at Palmer.

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--Gulkana

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Stagecoaches--Alaska--Gulkana