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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, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie Siemsen and Mertie West wait for a train, Glendale, 1937

Description:
An informal group photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie (Dorothea) Siemsen and Mertie Whitaker West posing while they wait for a train at the S. P. R. R. train station in Glendale. They wait for train to Santa Barbara where H. H. West, Jr.'s high school band was to perform. The Siemsen children and Mertie all pose and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wears his band uniform and gazes off towards the left. People mill about the platform in the background. Some at right also wear their band uniforms. Train tracks are at left as well as the exhaust from a train.
Date:
December 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie Siemsen and Mertie West wait for a train, Glendale, 1937

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

Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, about 1937

Description:
Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home. There is a mailbox by the sidewalk at the right. There are trees in front of the house. Another house is visible at the left.
Date:
About 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, about 1937

Pinkie Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West hold onto their hats while standing on a pier, Santa Monica, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ellen Lorene "Pinkie" Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West standing on a pier at Santa Monica's North Beach while holding onto their hats. The pier spans the foreground and stretches back on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the left. The women stand in a semi-circle on the pier, left-of-center. Pinkie Lemberger stands at left and faces towards the right. She places a hand to her hat. Mertie Whitaker stands at center and further back from the camera. She smiles to the camera as she places both hands behind her head. At right, Nella West stands in profile, facing left. She too raises a hand to her hat. The beach on the south side of the pier sprawls behind them in the distance at right. Nearest to camera, ocean waves roll onto the shore. The beach stretches horizontally across the image at right. Sitting back from the water at right, the Arcadia Hotel stands.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Pinkie Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West hold onto their hats while standing on a pier, Santa Monica, about 1900

P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West pose in front of the lower Multnomah Falls, Multnomah Falls, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of P.F.C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West standing on an observation deck and posing in front of the lower Multnomah Falls. The observation deck extends from the lower left corner on an upward curving angle towards the right. A low, stone barrier wall extends across the backside of the deck. In the near distance and right-of-center, Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Johnson and Mertie West stand by the wall and all turn their heads towards the camera. In the distance behind Ernest Lewis, the lower Multnomah Falls cascades through the gorge. A gorge wall stands behind the observation deck at left and extends towards the falls. Above the falls, Benson Bridge spans the gorge.
Date:
June 29, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West pose in front of the lower Multnomah Falls, Multnomah Falls, 1942

Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker (later West) sitting in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse in Santa Monica. Ora Prickett wears a derby hat. He rests his hands on his legs that extend outward and turns his head to the right. Mertie wears a boater hat. She rests her hands in her lap as she looks to the camera. Behind them, a ranch-type wooden building extends from the left to the right. It has a railing, three semi-circular, spoked decorative elements on the side of the building, a pitched, corrugated roof and a large dormer at top with seven windows.
Date:
May 9, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy stand in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy standing on small rocks in front of the bottom of Sturtevant Falls near Santa Anita Canyon. A pool of water surrounds the trio. A line of rocks in the water extend from the bottom edge of the image at center towards the group. They stand on a group of small rocks that extends from center and towards the right. Nina Meyers stands leftmost and pulls on Mertie's hand as she looks to the camera. Mertie stands to the right of Nina and looks to the camera as well. Glen stands to the right of them with a pipe in one hand and his other hand to his hip as he gazes off towards the right. A rocky canyon wall stands behind them and occupies the background. Part of Sturtevant Falls cascades down the wall behind them. It splashes off of the rocks and into the pool that extends between the wall and Nina, Mertie and Glen.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy stand in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy sit around the dining table under a tree, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
A poorly lit photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy posing as they sit around their outdoor dining table under a tree at Glen Velzy's cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. They sit at the table at center. All three look to the camera. Nina Meyers sits on the far left side of the table, Mertie West sits on the far right side and Glen Velzy sits on the near right side of the table. Dinnerware and food sit atop the table. Behind Nina, the backside of the cabin extends into the frame from left. Windows line the side of the cabin. A tree stands to the right of Glen. Gear hangs from the side of the tree. A sign behind and to the right of Glen reads, "Campbells SOUPS." A slope rises behind the table at right and occupies the background.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy sit around the dining table under a tree, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while wearing aprons, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers and Mertie West wearing aprons and posing outside a cabin at Soper's Ranch near Matilija Creek. The women stand at center and are out-of-focus. Behind them at left, the front of a cabin is visible. A tree stands directly behind Nina and some rocks sit in the shadows behind and to the right of Mertie.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while wearing aprons, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while Glen Velzy works on some mending in the backyard of his cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy in the backyard of Glen Velzy's cabin as viewed from up a hill in Santa Anita Canyon. Looking down into the backyard, Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of the cabin in the near distance at left. Glen Velzy sits in a chair to the right and works on some mending. Behind Nina and Mertie, the cabin stands in partial view. A tree stands behind Glen. Beyond the tree, a low stone wall stretches from behind the cabin and across the image where it extends out-of-frame on the right. Trees surround the property.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while Glen Velzy works on some mending in the backyard of his cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
A distant view, from left to right, of Nina Meyers and Mertie West leaning on boulders as they pose in front of Sturtevant Falls near Santa Anita Canyon. A stream flows towards the camera in the foreground at left. Large rocks and boulders sit in the stream and alongside it at right. Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose a little further back at center. Nina sits atop a rock, facing slightly right, and looks to the camera. Mertie leans against a rock, facing slightly left, and looks off towards the left. Behind them and occupying the background is a rocky canyon wall. Sturtevant Falls cascades down the wall behind and to the left of Nina Meyers. A pool sits at the base of the falls in front of the wall and behind the women.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

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

Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting at the base of a signal tower on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting and posing at the base of a signal tower on the summit of Mount Tamalpais. Nella and Mertie sit center and smile to the camera. Mertie sits front and center in front of the base of the signal tower while Nella sits slightly behind her and to the left of the signal tower. Other visitors to the summit of Mount Tamalpais stand and sit to the left of them. The tower stands atop a small rocky peak and extends out-of-frame, right-of-center. Three cables extend down from it; one each to the right and left and another at center, towards the camera and to the right of Mertie. A slotted platform on the tower hangs over Mertie and Nella. The tower stretches upward with a few climbing rungs visible. At right, a wood-enclosed sluice extends from the tower down the side of the mountain.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting at the base of a signal tower on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Neil Wells, Mertie West, Frances West Wells and H. H. West, Jr. sit on the back porch of the cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1932

Description:
Photograph, taken from a distance, of (from left to right): Neil Wells, Mertie West, Frances West Wells and H. H. West, Jr. sitting on the back porch of the cabin in the Minnelusa Canyon area of Big Bear Lake. A small boulder on the left has "#19" painted on it and large rocks line a stepped walkway starting from the lower right corner.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells, Mertie West, Frances West Wells and H. H. West, Jr. sit on the back porch of the cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1932

Neil Wells, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, Frances Wells, H. H. West, Jr. and Forrest Whitaker standing on the front porch of the Neil Wells cabin, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Members of the Wells, West and Whitaker families stand outside the snow-covered Neil Wells cabin in winter. Neil Wells is front and center shoveling snow and smoking a cigarette. Behind him, from left to right: Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, Frances (West) Wells, H. H. West, Jr. and Forrest Whitaker stand on the cabin's front porch.
Date:
winter 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, Frances Wells, H. H. West, Jr. and Forrest Whitaker standing on the front porch of the Neil Wells cabin, Big Bear, 1932

Neil Wells hitches a sled to H. H. West's Buick as Mertie West watches him, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Neil Wells. Mertie West watches as Neil Wells works to hitch a sled to H. H. West's Buick with rope. The Buick (left) is parked on the road. On the far left, H. H. West, Jr. stands beside an open passenger door.
Date:
winter 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells hitches a sled to H. H. West's Buick as Mertie West watches him, Big Bear, 1932

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. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker posing on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
A group photograph, from left to right, of Mrs. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker all standing in a line and looking towards the left. The women stand in a line from shortest to tallest, resting their hands on the shoulders of the woman standing in front of them. They all stand in profile, facing towards the ocean at left. They turn their heads to glance back to a camera to the left of the photographer of this photograph. The shoreline passes behind them on an upward angle from left to right.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker posing on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924