Wes Witherby drinks water from a spring, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Wes Witherby drinks water from a spring, 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 Wes Witherby taking a drink of water from a spring near Scotty's Castle at Death Valley National Monument. Rocks lie strewn across the foreground. They stretch back into the distance. Wes Witherby stands in the near distance at center with his back to the camera. He props a foot up onto a rock as he hunches over slightly to drink a glass of water. A small pool with a tap sits in the ground ahead of him at right. In the distance, at left, a building stands in partial view. Mountains rise across the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2263. Death Valley trip March 1947. Death Valley Scotty castle at Grapevine Creek. Mertie West before the arch Zetta Witherby walking toward her. L to R Zetta Witherby. Wes Witherby. Mertie West Dde [sic] Witherby. Mertie facing camera. The sun dial on the wall. The guest house. Dogs tackling a burro. W W Witherby getting a drink at one of the springs. 7 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948

Location

Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Springs--California--Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.)