Mertie West going into the White House,Washington, D.C., 1947

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West going into the White House,Washington, D.C., 1947

Photographer

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

Date Created

October 1947

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

View of Mertie West and other tourists walking toward the entrance to the White House, as other tourists leave.

Caption

2366 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

Names

White House (Washington, D.C.)
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

Washington (D.C.)

Longitude

38.897403

Latitude

-77.036444

Resource type

still image