Mertie West and Mrs D. L. Tribe stand in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West and Mrs D. L. Tribe stand in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Photographer

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

Date Created

May 18, 1947

Date

1947-05-18

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Nita Tribe standing in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm. A wide walkway stretches across the foreground. In the near distance, Mertie West and Nita Tribe stand at center. Mertie turns her head towards Nita. Nita looks towards the camera. Behind them stands the office of "WELLS, FARGO & CO'S EXPRESS." A double door flanked by stacked-stone pilasters stands behind and to the right of the 2 women. Pane-glass windows stand to the right and left of the door. An adjacent building at left sits recessed back from the Wells office.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2278. Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, May 18, 1947. 1 H.H. West between two images of old timers on the bench in the Ghost City. 2 L to R Mrs H.H. West & Mrs D.L. Tribe in front of the old Wells-Fargo Express office. 3 The Silver Dollar saloon. Persons not known. 4 Mr and Mrs D.L. Tribe leaning against rear end of spring wagon in front of Wells Fargo & Co express office. 5 L to R Mrs H.H. West. The Sheriff of Ghost City and Mrs D.L. Tribe

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
Tribe, Nita J. Paul, 1884-1971

Location

California--Buena Park

Longitude

33.843655

Latitude

-117.999917

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, Calif. : Amusement park)