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Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing next to a tall box that H. H. West fixed up for Wes Witherby to put on Will Shaw's Christmas tree. A tall box decorated for Christmas stands at center, on a sidewalk. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print and extends beyond the bottom edge of the image. Above the brick print, it reads, "It's Christmas ti[me]." Mertie West stands with the box, behind and to the left of it, and looks to the camera. She is viewed from a worm's-eye perspective. At right, a street is peeks from behind the box. Tall palm trees stand in the background.
Date:
December, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. pose outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of William L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front lawn of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group stands in a row in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. They stand on the lawn, just behind the front walkway. The walkway stretches across the image in front of them. It widens as it approaches the right. Behind them and to the left, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and stretches back towards center. Houses line both sides of the street as it approaches the distance.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. pose outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1947

Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West posing outside a building at Los Angeles Airport. The group stands at center. Will Witherby stands leftmost and looks directly to camera. All the women stand facing slightly left. Dode and Zetta Witherby look to camera while Mertie West gazes off to the left. An unknown man stands in the near distance behind and between Zetta and Mertie. The airport's grounds stretch behind the group. A building enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Signage on the front of the building reads, "TRANS WO[...]." Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West posing while standing next to Wayne West's car, which is parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row at center. Wayne and Maud West look to the camera while Mertie West glances off towards the right. Wayne West's car is parked along the curb behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the distance.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together. H. H. West Jr. holds what may be a blanket along with a bag that is slung over his shoulder. He wears a military hat and jacket. Wayne West has a hand his hand in the pocket of his jacket. There are cars parked behind them and houses and trees across the street.
Date:
October 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together, Los Angeles, 1941

Richard Siemsen poses with a cane in H. H. West's yard next to a furniture sale sign, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing with a cane while standing next to a furniture sale sign on the front lawn of H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. Richard Siemsen stands in the near distance, left-of-center, on the front lawn. He looks to the camera and holds George M. West's cane out to the right. To the left of Richard, a sign posted in front of the house reads, "FURNITURE FOR SALE." Behind Richard, the front of the West's home on Griffin Avenue stretches across the background. It is viewed at an angle from the front and enters frame at left. Directly behind Richard, from left to right, Mertie West and Maud F. West stand beneath the arch of the front porch. From the front porch, a walkway extends on a downward angle towards the right. Wayne West stands on the far side of the walkway with his back turned to camera. Beyond him, a neighbor's house stands in the background at right.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses with a cane in H. H. West's yard next to a furniture sale sign, Los Angeles, 1944

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

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."
Date:
December, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Nettie Davies, Lizzie Chandler, and Mertie Whitaker sit on the West's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
Nettie Davies, Lizzie Chandler, and Mertie Whitaker sit on the West's front lawn. All three women wear large hats. The front porch of the West's house is visible at the right with plants growing up the front of the porch. The neighbor's house is visible at the left with bushes around it.
Date:
about 1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nettie Davies, Lizzie Chandler, and Mertie Whitaker sit on the West's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1900

Mrs. H. H. West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and Richard Siemsen pose on the front steps outside a church, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Ann West and Richard Siemsen posing on the front steps of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood. The group stands off-center to the left and all look to the camera. They are viewed close-up with some standing in partial view. Mertie West stands in partial view along the left edge. Frances Wells stands to the right of her; her hat extends beyond the top edge. Behind and to the right of Frances, H. H. West, Jr. stands a step higher. His head extends beyond the top edge. In front of H. H., Jr. and to the right, Ann Roth stands between Frances and Richard. Richard Siemsen stands rightmost; his head also extends beyond the top edge of the image. The front steps of the church rise behind them and towards the decorative front portal of the church that spans the background.
Date:
June, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. H. H. West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and Richard Siemsen pose on the front steps outside a church, Los Angeles, 1946

Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
Photograph of Mertie Whitaker posing while sitting on a banister alongside the front steps of the West's residence in Los Angeles. She sits at center and smiles to the camera. Her legs hang off the front edge of the banister and her hands rest clasped in her lap. To her left, a short set of stairs lead up to a porch. The porch extends behind her at left. Two decorative posts rise directly behind her.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915