Mertie West poses beside the Death Valley Express wagon, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West poses beside the Death Valley Express wagon, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Photographer

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

Date Created

March, 1947

Date

1947-03

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West posing beside an old Death Valley Express wagon in Death Valley National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at far left. She looks to the camera as she stands in front of a large wagon. The large wagon stands behind her, off-center to the left. It is viewed from the side. The wagon driver's seat is elevated above and directly behind Mertie. The rest of the wagon extends to the right. Along the side of the wagon, it reads, "DEATH VALLEY EXP[RE]S[S]." A dirt road stretches across the image, directly behind the wagon. Trees line a cross street that stretches back into the image at far right.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2259. Death Valley trip March 1947 Some of the old vehicles around Furnace Creek Camp 5 films Mertie West by the old Express Wagon

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

Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Carts & wagons--American--California--Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.)