Abraham Whitaker stands by a tree while Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand by a table at their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Abraham Whitaker stands by a tree while Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand by a table at their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Photographer

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

Date Created

August 1929

Date

1929-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Edith Shaw, Mertie West, Abraham Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker standing around their campsite near Rock Creek. Abraham Whitaker stands, just right-of-center, in front of the women. He stands facing and looking off towards the left. A tree stands in the foreground to the right of him. Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand behind him, gathered around tables that have been set up in a clearing. The tables are covered in tablecloths, dining utensils and food supplies. A sliver of the stream is visible on the right. Tall trees stand in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 839. Rush Creek, Calif. August 1929. Our tent and stove by the side of the stream. The camp under the pines. A Whitaker by the tree. Edith Shaw behind the table at left, then Mertie West, then Agnes Whitaker. Another of the camp. L to R: Eleanor Shaw, Romayne Shaw, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, A Whitaker - back to camera. 3 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934
Shaw, Edith Bowen, 1901-1985

Location

California--Modoc County

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Outdoor cookery--California--Modoc County
Camping--California--Modoc County