Mertie West and other bus passengers stand in front of their bus, Gulkana, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and other bus passengers stand in front of their bus, 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 and 3 others standing in front of their bus while stopped in Gulkana. The group stands in the near distance at center. Three persons stand in a small group and Mertie West stands just to the right of them. She faces left, towards the group. Behind the group, a bus is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing to the left of the camera. The passenger door of the bus stands open. Over the windshield windows, it reads, "ANCHORAGE." Beyond and to the left of the bus, the fur store stands. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. Another vehicle is parked behind and to the right of the bus. It extends out-of-frame at right. Behind and between the bus and other vehicle, a building stands in partial view. Trees line the background at left.

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

Bus travel--Alaska--Gulkana
Stores & shops--Alaska--Gulkana
Buses--American--Alaska--Gulkana
Rest stops--Alaska--Gulkana