Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943

Item Overview

Title

Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943

Photographer

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

Date Created

[May 30, 1943]

Date

1943-05-30

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Mertie West standing in Evergreen Cemetery and looking at the tomb of George M. West and Wilhelmina Lemberger West on Decoration Day. Gravestones stand in a row that stretches back towards center from the lower right corner. Mertie stands behind (or to the left) of the third gravestone back. She faces towards the left and tilts her head down slightly. On the ground in front (or to the left) of her, flowers are arranged in front of the West's gravestone. It stands solitary in the near distance at left. Gravestones and trees cover the cemetery grounds that extend into the distance.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2003. Los Angeles, California, Evergreen Cemetery. Decoration Day 1943. Mertie West and graves of Mr and Mrs George Miller West after decoration.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Evergreen Cemetery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Memorial Day
Tombs & sepulchral monuments--California--Los Angeles
Flower arrangements