Mertie West at an intersection adjacent to the White House, Washington, D.C., 1947

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West at an intersection adjacent to 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

Mertie West at an intersection with the White House visible through trees in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2367. Eastern trip October 1947. Washington D C. 1 Mertie West looking across at Supreme Court bldg. 2 Looking down street toward entrance to White House, when entrance closed and no visitors. 3 Mertie West entering White House grounds. 4 The City Post office. 5 Our first view of Washington taken at depot as we stepped out. Dome in rear. 6 Mertie West crossing street to White House fence. 7 Front view of White House thru fence. 8 Southern entrance White House taken thru fence.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

White House (Washington, D.C.)

Location

Washington (D.C.)

Resource type

still image