Mertie West stands by a rail and looks at Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands by a rail and looks at Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls, 1947

Photographer

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

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West standing at a viewing platform and looking at Whirlpool Rapids. The platform spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle towards the left. Chain-link fencing lines the right edge of the viewing area. At center, Mertie West stands on the platform. She is viewed in profile, facing right. Mertie stands on the near side of the fence. Behind her, steps lead down to another platform closer to the river. The Niagara River flows across the mid-ground from right to left. The rapids of Whirlpool Rapids form at center. Cliffs rise from the opposite bank of the Niagara River in the background. Glare is visible in the upper right corner.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2331. Eastern trip October 1947. Niagara. 1 Shredded Wheat biscuit plant 2 Mertie West looking over rail at falls 3 Spectators looking at Horseshoe falls 4 Mertie West coming up from rest room 5 Mertie West looking at falls. 5 films

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

Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)

Longitude

43.11364

Latitude

-79.060757

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Niagara Gorge (N.Y. and Ont.)
Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.)
Whirlpool Rapids (N.Y. and Ont.)
Scenic overlooks--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Sightseers--Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)