Mertie West wears a life preserver on a ship's deck, Juneau vicinity, 1946

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West wears a life preserver on a ship's deck, Juneau vicinity, 1946

Photographer

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

Date Created

September 11, 1946

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West wearing a life preserver during a ship safety drill. Mertie West stands at center, wearing a life jacket, and faces left. The covered deck she stands upon stretches behind her on an upward angle from left to right. A guardrail lines the far side of the walkway. Two other passengers stand along the rail at far right, behind Mertie. Behind the 2 other passengers, a jet of water streams from the ship and arcs out to the ocean. The ocean stretches into distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2203. Alaska Trip. Across Gulf and Hawk Inlet Sept. 11, 1946. 1. Icy strait and fishing boat 2 ice bergs [sic] beyond boat 2. Fire drill 3. Mertie West in life preserver 4. One of the very many beacons 5.6. 7. Approaching Hawk Inlet

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Ships--American--Alaska--Juneau
Life preservers
Ocean travel
Passengers--Alaska--Juneau

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

Alaska--Juneau

Resource type

still image