Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Item Overview

Title

Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Photographer

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

Date Created

December, 1944

Date

1944-12

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen and Mertie West posing in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition near Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles. Richard Siemsen and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center. Both look to the camera. Other exhibit attendees stand on either side of them; all face away from camera and towards the exhibit behind Richard and Mertie. A plane is displayed in the near distance at center. It is partially obscured by Richard and Mertie. The tail of the plane is elevated at left and a portion of a swastika is visible on it. Beyond the plane, signage for the exhibit stands elevated above the exhibit, it reads, "SHOTFROMTHESKY."

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2115. "Shot from the Sky" Exhibit at Gilmore Park, Los Angeles, California, December 1944. 1. Richard Siemsen standing in front of the German Junker plane. 2. Richard Siemsen and Mertie West in front of a plane exhibit. 3. Mertie West and Richard Siemsen in front of the Mobile Radio Station exhibit. 3 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Siemsen, Richard Alfred, b. 1929

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Exhibitions--California--Los Angeles
Aircraft--German--California--Los Angeles