Tourists in front of a Gettysburg sight seeing bus, Washington, D.C., 1947

Item Overview

Title

Tourists in front of a Gettysburg sight seeing bus, Washington, D.C., 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

View of several tourists near a bus tour services office with a sign reading "The Gray Line" and a Gettysburg "Sight Seeing" bus in Washington, D.C.. The photo was taken during a visit by H. H. and Mertie West.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Eastern trip October 1947. Washington. Mertie West on passenger loading zone in street. 2 One of the many parks in Washington. 3 & 4 Two pictures of the Gettysburg sight seeing bus; one with Mertie West. Bus did not fo - not enough fares. Only 3 of us to go. 5 Front view of White House thru fence. 6 H H West on steps Supreme Court bldg. 7 Mertie West listening to talk of White House Guard and WAC at entrance. 8 Mertie West going into the White House. 9 Entrance to White House for public, looking out from inside.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Washington (D.C.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Tourists--Washington (D.C.)
Tour buses--Washington (D.C.)