H. H. West, Jr.'s radio and pictures of his wife, Anna West, and Elizabeth and Al Siemsen sit on a shelf in his quarters, Aleutian Islands, 1943

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West, Jr.'s radio and pictures of his wife, Anna West, and Elizabeth and Al Siemsen sit on a shelf in his quarters, Aleutian Islands, 1943

Photographer

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

August 25, 1943

Date

1943-08-25

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

An out-of-focus and close-up photograph of a portrait of H. H. West, Jr.'s wife, Anna, a photograph of the Siemsens and a radio sitting on shelf in his quarters. Framing for the wood shelf runs along the top and right edges. A white cloth drapes down from the recessed shelf where the objects sit. The framed portrait of Anna West sits rightmost on the shelf. To the left of it sits the radio. Inserted on top of the radio's speaker, on the left side of the unit, is a photograph of Elizabeth and Al Siemsen. The radio's cord extends down from it towards the lower left corner. A small bottle sits on the shelf to the left of the radio.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2066. Aleutian Island films of H.H.West Jr. No.10 H.H.West Jr radio, with photo of his wife. at lower left hand corner of wife's photo is photo of Elizabeth and Al Siemsen APO 939 August 25, 1943

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
still image
black-and-white photographs

Names

Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966
Siemsen, Alfred, 1906-1966
West, Anna Louise Roth, 1914-1978

Location

Alaska--Aleutian Islands

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Photographs
Barracks--American--Alaska--Aleutian Islands
Radios