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Mertie West, Hannah Lockwood and Will Witherby walk up a gangplank to board their ship, Avalon, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from right to left, of Mertie West, Hannah Lockwood, Will Witherby and others walking up a gangplank to board a ship in Avalon. The pier stretches across the bottom edge on an angle back towards the right. Above the right corner, the gangplank enters frame and inclines to the left, hovering over the pier. Across the side of the gangplank, it reads, "SANTA CATALINA." At far right, a man and a small girl walk up the gangplank. Ahead of them and to the left, Mertie West and Hannah Lockwood walk up the gangplank and look to camera. Farther up the ramp, Will Witherby stands and looks back towards the camera. Several passengers stand at the top of the gangplank, waiting to board the ship at left. The ship is viewed close-up and at an angle from the side. It stretches along the length of the pier to the right and into the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Hannah Lockwood and Will Witherby walk up a gangplank to board their ship, Avalon, 1948

Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Mertie West and others travel aboard a ferry, Santa Catalina Island vicinity, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West, Frieda Shaw, Everett Shaw and others traveling on a ferry during a trip to Catalina Island. Passengers stand on the upper deck in the foreground. A boy stands at center and faces towards the camera. Behind him, other passengers sit on benches that stand in a line across the deck, facing left. Mertie West sits on the bench directly behind the boy at center. She looks to camera as she leans forward towards the left. Frieda Shaw sits on the near end of the bench behind and to the right of Mertie's bench. She faces left and looks to camera. Beside her, Everett Shaw stands and looks to the camera. Other passengers sit on the benches or stand on the deck. The ocean stretches across the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Mertie West and others travel aboard a ferry, Santa Catalina Island vicinity, 1948

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby at a picnic table, eating lunch at Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby gathered around a picnic table at Lake Mead. Mertie and Zetta sit on the left side of a picnic table, with Mertie on the far left and Zetta just behind her. Mertie's purse lies on the corner of the picnic table. Both women look to the camera. Wes stands over the picnic table on the right side. One foot is standing on the bench of the picnic table and he gathers up what appears to be newspaper from the table. A container rests on the picnic table bench in front of him. In the background at right is a house and a car. A flag pole and a utility pole occupy the background in the center. A fence runs along the background to the left.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby at a picnic table, eating lunch at Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

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

Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing beneath their camp's canopy, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing in their campsite under a canopy and near dining tables. The two women stand left-of-center. Mertie West stands slightly forward of Josie Shaw and looks to the camera. Josie Shaw stands behind her. She faces right, but turns to look to the camera as she appears to be holding a cloth or towel. To their left, dining tables stand with pots sitting atop them. Behind Josie, at left, shelving stores their supplies and towels hang to dry. At Mertie's right, chairs sit in row. A stick stands upright at center to prop up the canopy. A jacket and hat hang from the top of the stick. In the foreground, pots and pans litter the ground at left. In the distance at right, another tent is pitched.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josie Shaw and Mertie West standing beneath their camp's canopy, Mono County, 1941

Mertie West stands outside the West's cabin at McCoy's Motor Court, Phoenix, 1942

Description:
Mertie West stands in the distance in front of the West's cabin at McCoy's Motor Court in Phoenix. The Wests stopped here en route to the Grand Canyon. She stands left-of-center in front of the front door to their cabin. In front of her, Adirondack chairs sit in a small rock-lined yard which is encircled by a driveway. The West's car is parked halfway under their cabin's carport on the left side of the cabin. The cabin is part of a duplex and sits on the left side of the duplex. Another unit sits attached to their cabin at right.
Date:
May, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands outside the West's cabin at McCoy's Motor Court, Phoenix, 1942

Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and H. H. West, Sr. dine at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Description:
A poorly exposed photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and H. H. West dining at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch. All three sit on the far side of the table, facing towards the camera. They are viewed from a slight angle. Mertie sits at left, closet to the camera and looks down the table to her right. Agnes sits center, she raises a drink and also looks to the right. H. H. West, Sr. sits at the far end. He holds a slice of melon and looks towards the left. The table is covered in a white tablecloth with plates, cups and other dining implements sitting atop it. Trees stand in the background. A long tear stretches vertically from the bottom edge, right-of-center.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and H. H. West, Sr. dine at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker dine at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Description:
A poorly exposed photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker dining at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch. All three sit on the same side of the table, facing towards the camera. They are viewed from the left side of the table at a slight distance. Mertie sits at left, closet to the camera, and raises a cup to her mouth. Agnes sits center, she holds a piece of food and glances towards the camera. Forrest Whitaker sits at the far end. He lifts a piece of food to his mouth and looks down. The table is covered in a white tablecloth with plates, cups and other dining implements sitting atop it. In the background, a cabin stands at right, surrounded by trees.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker dine at a picnic table at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Members of the Witherby, Whitaker, Shaw and West camping party stand around their campsite at Abalone Point, Laguna Beach, 1924

Description:
Photograph of about 6 members of the Witherby, Whitaker, Shaw and West camping party milling about their campsite at Abalone Point near Laguna Beach. Not everyone is identified. At far right, Abraham Whitaker stands in front of the tent opening and looks to the camera. A woman walks to the left of him with her back to camera. To the left of her, Mertie Whitaker stands in profile, facing left. Next to Mertie, Zetta Witherby also stands facing left. Two other unidentified people stand at far left. A large tent stands behind the group. It is open at center. Camping gear and a car appear to sit inside the tent. Two long fishing poles are propped up against the front of the tent at right. Hills stand in the background.
Date:
1924
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the Witherby, Whitaker, Shaw and West camping party stand around their campsite at Abalone Point, Laguna Beach, 1924

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 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

Mertie West poses while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy mend the back of his chair, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy repair the back of his chair during a trip to his cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. Mertie West stands left-of-center with her hands behind her back as she smiles to the camera. To her right and slightly in front of her, Glen Velzy sits in a folding chair that is missing its fabric backing. He sits in the chair, facing left, and holds the chair's backing in his lap as he works to mend it. Behind him, Nina Meyers stoops over and cranes her head towards him to watch him work. Glen Velzy's cabin stands in partial view at left behind Mertie and Nina. A tree stands behind and to the right of Glen. A steep slope rises in the distance at right between the cabin and the tree.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses while Nina Meyers watches Glen Velzy mend the back of his chair, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

H. H. West and Mertie West sit beneath at tree at Glen Velzy's cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
A blurry photograph of H. H. West and Mertie West sitting in chairs beneath a tree outside Glen Velzy's cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. They sit at center in chairs. H. H. West sits leftmost and looks off towards the right. Mertie West sits at right and looks to the camera. A tree trunk rises behind and to the left of H. H. Beyond the tree, Glen Velzy's cabin stands in partial view. It enters the frame at left and extends to the center of the image. Gear sits atop a stone wall in the distance at right.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West sit beneath at tree at Glen Velzy's cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, and Forrest Whitaker pose as Romayne Shaw puts water in his car and H. H. West Jr. climbs on the car, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Description:
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, and Forrest Whitaker pose as Romayne Shaw puts water in his car and H. H. West Jr. climbs on the car. All five people wear hats and the three who are posing have their hands on their hips. There are three cars lined up. There is luggage attached to the cars. There appears to be another child in Romayne Shaw's car. There are trees and mountains in the background.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, and Forrest Whitaker pose as Romayne Shaw puts water in his car and H. H. West Jr. climbs on the car, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Description:
Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline in Yosemite National Park near the Tioga summit. H. H. West Jr. and Forrest Whitaker hold handfuls of snow. The three women sit on the ground. Romayne Shaw holds the little girl's hand. There are trees and terrain not covered with snow in the background.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Mertie West looks at a guidebook while visiting Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing alongside Morning Glory Pool in the Upper Geyser Basin while looking at a guidebook. Morning Glory Pool sits in the near distance at center. In front of it stands a signpost, which reads, "MORNING GLORY POOL THIS FAR-FAMED POOL HAS EASILY WON ITS NAME FORM THE SYMMETRY AND DEPTH OF ITS CRATER AND THE BLUE COLOR OF THE WATER. THIS BLUE IS THE NORMAL COLOR OF LARGE BODIES OF WATER. THE MORE BRILLIANT HUES TO BE FOUND IN SMALLER QUANTITIES ARE DUE TO A LOW FORM OF PLANT LIFE. WHILE THE FAME OF THIS IS GREAT, IT NEVERTHELESS IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE SURPASSED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER POOLS IN THE PARK, SOME OF WHICH ARE IN THIS GENERAL REGION." About 5 long, carved logs encircle the pool, end-to-end, providing seating for visitors. Mertie West stands, left-of-center, in the near distance to the left of the sign post and at the pool's edge. She stands in profile, facing right, as she looks at a guidebook she holds. Pines stand across the background.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks at a guidebook while visiting Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Mertie West feeds a bird and a chipmunk while sitting on a parapet overlooking Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting on the parapet of an observation deck overlooking Crater Lake while feeding a nuthatch and a chipmunk. The floor of the observation area stretches on an upward angle across the image from left to right. A stone parapet lines the back edge of the area. Mertie sits atop the low wall in the near distance, right-of-center. She sits with her legs swung towards the camera as she faces left and looks down towards the wall. Standing on the wall to her left are a nuthatch and a chipmunk. Mertie holds one hand out to feed them and holds a small bag in the other. Behind her, Crater Lake sits in the distance at left. It is surrounded by the crater rim, which encircles the lake, starting from behind Mertie at right and stretching behind the lake at left. The lake is viewed from the south rim, looking northeast. Snow is visible on some of the mountain peaks and surrounding landscape.
Date:
July 1, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West feeds a bird and a chipmunk while sitting on a parapet overlooking Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, 1942

Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw dining at a table on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker and Josie West all dining and sitting around a table set up on the beach near Rincon Point. Mertie Whitaker sits center, nearest to camera. She sits on a stool and faces towards the right; her head is turned to look in the general direction of the camera. Edith Shaw and Josie Shaw sit behind her at the table on the left and right, respectively. Edith Shaw also faces towards the right, but turns her head towards the camera. At right, Josie Shaw looks directly to the camera. A table stands on the sand between the three of them. It is covered in a white table cloth and dining utensils. A hillside rises directly behind them.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw dining at a table on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West pose in Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West posing while visiting Fort Richardson National Cemetery. The trio stands in a row in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. In the background, grave marker crosses stand in rows across the cemetery grounds.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West pose in Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Mertie West wears a life preserver, Alaska en route, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West wearing a life jacket while standing alongside a rail on the promenade deck of a ship. Mertie stands at center wearing a life jacket. She faces towards the camera and rests an arm on a guardrail as she looks out at the ocean to the right. The ship's covered promenade extends behind her and into the distance. Windows line the cabin that stretches alongside it at left. The guardrail lines the right side of the promenade. Wake from the ship is visible in the background at right.
Date:
August 5, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West wears a life preserver, Alaska en route, 1946

Mertie West talks with the caretaker at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of a caretaker and Mertie West conversing on a set of stairs at the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. They are seen from an elevated angle. Tiered sets of wide steps extend on an angle along the bottom edge. They cascade downward to the right as they stretch into the distance. At center, the caretaker and Mertie West stand one tier below camera and 3 above street-level. Both pause their conversation and look to the camera. The caretaker rests a hand on a broom standing in front of him. A dustpan sits on the landing in front of Mertie. Behind them, a wrought-iron fence enters frame at left, lining the park's edge, and stops at center where it meets the base of the stairs. Beyond the fence and sidewalk, Monument Square runs parallel to the park's edge. Row houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West talks with the caretaker at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]

Description:
A blurry group photograph, from left to right, of: Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West, posing on the grounds of Tahquitz Lodge in Idyllwild. All 5 stand in a row and look to camera, except Josie Shaw; she appears to gaze off towards the right. The lodge and a cabin stand in the distance at left. A tall tree stands behind Forrest Whitaker. A chair sits on the lawn behind H. H. West. Trees occupy the background.
Date:
[circa 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]

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

Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby leaving a gas station, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby leaving a gas station and walking towards the camera after taking a stop on their way home from Rincon Point. They walk, in the near distance, left-of-center, across a roadway and facing towards the camera. A light post stands behind them and to the right. Beyond the light post, the station (partial view) stands to the right. A man tends to a car parked at the station. A sign above the carport reads, "UNIO[N] [G]ASOLINE." A couple of cars are parked at left behind the women. Slivers of mountains are visible in the far distance at left.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby leaving a gas station, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Mertie West stands under a tarp at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Description:
Mertie West stands under a tarp at a campsite at Rock Creek. At the left, there is a tent. There are rocks in the foreground. Next to Mrs. West, there are pots and pans. There is a table at the right under the tarp. There are trees in the background and at the right.
Date:
August 29 to September 7, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands under a tarp at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Gilbert and William are in their army uniforms. Mertie wears a hat and coat and holds her purse under her arm. The movie poster is advertising Hudson's Bay starring Paul Muni and Gene Tierney.
Date:
January 12, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941

Mertie and H. H. West pose with a "Montgomery" sign while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing with a "Montgomery" sign in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. In the near distance at center, Mertie West and H. H. West look to camera as they pose with a sign. H. H. West holds the sign, which reads, "MONTGOMERY." To the right of them, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. The person sitting on the near end of the bench looks to the camera. A tree stands behind and to the right of the bench. Three men gather around a clipboard hanging from the tree. Picnic attendees mill about Lincoln Park in the background. A grove of trees stands in the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie and H. H. West pose with a "Montgomery" sign while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West drapes herself in a red blanket and poses beside the tour bus while visiting Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, 1947

Description:
A poorly lit and out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing beside her tour bus while visiting Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. A blanket is draped around her as she looks to the camera. To the left of her and obscured by shadow is the tour bus. It enters frame at left and stretches back. It is viewed from the side and faces the back of the image. Another sightseer appears to step off of the bus behind and to the left of Mertie. In the distance, what looks to be water sits beyond the parking lot, right-of-center. Four punched holes line the upper right edge.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West drapes herself in a red blanket and poses beside the tour bus while visiting Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, 1947

Mertie West stands by the Buick at Emigrant Springs, Emigrant Springs State Park, 1942

Description:
Distant view of Mertie West standing next to H. H. West's Buick that is parked off the road near a grove of pines. The road passes across the foreground on a curved, upward angle from the lower right corner to the left. Off to the right side of the road at center, H. H. West's Buick is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear, facing slightly left. Mertie West stands to the left of the car, between the open front and suicide rear passenger doors. She looks to the camera. Behind her and the car, a grove of tall pines stands and stretches across the background.
Date:
June 27, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands by the Buick at Emigrant Springs, Emigrant Springs State Park, 1942

Mertie West walks with a tour group through the Temple Square grounds, Salt Lake City, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West walking with a group of other tourists on a guided group tour of the Temple Square grounds. Manicured grounds stand in the foreground at left and extend into the distance. At right, tourists walk in a large group away from the camera along a walkway. Mertie West walks in the middle of the group and glances back towards the camera. The corner of a 2-story building stands along the left frame. Tall trees stands behind the tour group, dotting the grounds. Through the trees, another building is barely visible at center.
Date:
June 21, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks with a tour group through the Temple Square grounds, Salt Lake City, 1942

Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and other sightseers stand along the rim of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode Witherby (Sarah Josephine), Mertie West and Zetta Witherby standing along the edge of the Zabriskie Point overlook in Death Valley National Park. In the foreground, the front end of a car noses into frame from the lower right corner. Another car in partial view sits along the left edge. In the near distance, right-of-center, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby stand on the near side of a stone parapet lining the Zabriskie Point overlook. Dode Witherby stands leftmost of the trio and faces towards the right. Mertie and Zetta stand with their backs to the camera. The low barrier wall stretches back on an angle to the left. Four other visitors to the overlook stand behind and between the car at left and the West party at right. Manly Beacon is visible rising in the distance at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and other sightseers stand along the rim of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Distant view of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. The pool extends from the left and towards the right across the foreground and the mid-ground. In the distance at center, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand along the pool's edge. Both face left, towards the pool. Several other visitors to the pool stand in a couple of groups to the left of them around the pool's edge. Behind the sightseers, 5 cars sit in a parking lot that stretches across the image in the distance. Rocky mountainsides stretch across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

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

Mertie West and Mrs. D. L. Tribe pose with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (left) and Nita Tribe (right) posing with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm. The trio stands at center. The sheriff stands between the 2 women and rests his elbows on their shoulders as he looks forward. Mertie West stands at left and looks up to the sheriff. Nina Tribe stands at right and looks to the camera. The theme park grounds stretch behind them.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mrs. D. L. Tribe pose with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Mertie West stands on a street corner in front of the second Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the north corner of the intersection of Howe and West Georgia Streets in Vancouver. Mertie West stands on a sidewalk corner at center and looks to the camera. Beside her, a traffic light stands on the sidewalk. West Georgia Street enters frame at right and extends back towards center. Behind and to the left of Mertie, a few pedestrians cross Howe Street. Howe Street stretches across the image. Beyond Howe Street, at left, stores line W. Georgia Street and face right. Signs for the stores, from front to back, read, "NEW YO[...] FUR CO[...]," and "Picardy BEAUTY SHOP ENTRANCE 618 HOWE ST." At the intersection and directly behind Mertie, workers perform street maintenance. Along the right edge, in the background, the second Hotel Vancouver stands in partial view. Its entrance porch faces towards W. Georgia St. Another building stands behind it at center.
Date:
June 25, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on a street corner in front of the second Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, 1947

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

Wells cabin, covered in snow, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Photograph of the Wells cabin in the Minnelusa Canyon area of Big Bear Lake and the surrounding wooded landscape, heavily blanketed in snow, as seen from below a small hill. Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr., Frances (West) Wells and Forrest Whitaker stand in row just off the front porch of the cabin and admire the snow.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wells cabin, covered in snow, Big Bear, 1932

Distant view of Mertie West standing outside of Union Station with luggage, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing on the curb outside Union Station with luggage upon arrival back in Los Angeles from a trip to Alaska. The driveway in front of the station passes across the foreground. Mertie West stands curbside in the distance at center. Several pieces of luggage sit on the ground in front of her. Other people arriving/departing from Union Station mill about the wide sidewalk. The sidewalk stretches back to a tall arcade comprised of 3 arches standing across the background. It is designed in the Mission Revival style. Distant buildings and trees are visible in the far distance through the archways.
Date:
September 21, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Mertie West standing outside of Union Station with luggage, Los Angeles, 1946

Mertie West and H. H. West pose with their luggage outside their residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing with their luggage in front of their home on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests stand in the near distance at center on the front right corner of their front lawn. Several pieces of luggage sit on the sidewalk in front of them and in the driveway to the right of them. The sidewalk passes on an upward angle from the lower right corner to the left. The driveway runs perpendicular to the sidewalk and extends out-of-frame at right. A car (partial view) is parked in the driveway and is viewed from the rear. Behind Mertie and H. H., their duplex stands, off-center to the right. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. The front porch juts out from the center of the building. A neighbor's house stands in the distance to the left of the West's building.
Date:
September 21, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose with their luggage outside their residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Mertie West views Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls from behind a parapet, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a parapet and looking out towards Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at Niagara Falls. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. Mertie West stands, left-of-center, on the near side of a parapet and with her back to camera. The parapet stretches across the image, in front of Mertie. In the distance and at a lower elevation, the Niagara River (right) cascades over Horseshoe Falls, left-of-center. Mist from the falls rises up from the basin. On the far side of the falls and beyond the mist, at left, Niagara Falls, New York is visible.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West views Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls from behind a parapet, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie Whitaker [West] rides in a horse-drawn carriage, San Gabriel vicinity, 1901

Description:
Photograph of Mertie Whitaker sitting in a horse-drawn carriage while taking a trip to San Gabriel. A dirt road spans the width of the foreground and passes through the image on an upward angle from left to right. The carriage is stopped in the middle of the road at center. It is viewed from the rear and the side, facing back towards the right. Mertie Whitaker sits in the carriage seat with her back to the camera. Ahead of her at right, a horse is hitched to the front of the carriage and faces towards the back of the image. The surrounding countryside sprawls across the background.
Date:
March 10, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker [West] rides in a horse-drawn carriage, San Gabriel vicinity, 1901

Mertie West and a caretaker sit in the trophy and relic room at Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and a caretaker sitting on benches that line the relic room at Faneuil Hall. The room enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. A wall lines the left side of the room. Doorways stand equally spaced along the wall. Between each doorway hangs a large painting. Benches sit beneath each painting. Mertie West and the caretaker sit on the second bench from the left. Both face to the right. Along the top of the wall at left, rifles are mounted over each door frame. Above the rifles, framed portraits line the top of the wall and continue onto the back wall. Flags also extend out from the top of the wall at left. Back in the corner of the room, a piano stands.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and a caretaker sit in the trophy and relic room at Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1947

Mertie West poses by produce at a public market, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing by a produce stands while visiting a public market in Boston. Piles of fruit in crates line the bottom edge. Pears sit in the crates at right. Behind the pears, Mertie West stands, just right-of-center, and smiles to the camera. Behind and to the right of her, other shoppers mill about the market. Horses hitched to carts stand in an angled row behind the shoppers. The carts they haul are laden with crates. Behind the horse-drawn wagons, a long, covered market stand stretches across the image. Tall buildings rise in the background at right.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses by produce at a public market, Boston, 1947

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sitting and eating lunch at a picnic table on the shore of Lake Mead. At left, Mertie West turns towards Zetta Witherby to her right. Zetta Witherby sits with her back turned to the camera. Beyond Zetta, Wes Witherby (partially obscured) sits on the opposite side of the table with his hand to his mouth. The table is lined with food and drink containers sitting atop newspaper. Just beyond them, cars are parked on the shoreline to the left and vacant picnic tables line the shoreline behind them. Lake Mead is in the distance with mountains rising behind it.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph at the Boulder Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam on the Arizona side of the dam. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with her purse under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her. Wes Witherby stands with his hands behind his back and leg extended out as he looks to the camera. Zetta Witherby looks to camera as her purse hangs from her wrist. The trio stands in front of a walkway barrier. The dam intake towers, the canyon and the power lines atop the canyon occupy the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph at the Boulder Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West and Frances Wells pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Frances Wells posing on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence on Los Encinos Avenue. Mertie West and Frances Wells stand side-by-side at center in the middle of the lawn. Both don floral print dresses and look to the camera. Shrubby tree branches stand behind Mertie at left. A driveway passes behind the 2 women on an upward angle from right to left. The neighbor's hedge lines the far side of the driveway and a couple of neighbors' houses are visible standing in the background at center and right.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Frances Wells pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1944

Mertie West looking over a ship's rail at a large gold mine, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West leaning over a ship's rail and looking at a gold mining building standing near the Juneau shoreline. The rail and side of the ship stretches back along the left edge in the foreground. Mertie West leans over the rail with her back to camera as she looks towards the mine. The waters of the Gastineau Channel extend from the boat and to the right. In the distance, the shoreline stretches across the image. Left-of-center and slightly up a hill, a large, gold mine building is built into the side of the hill. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The building is tiered up the hillside. Long, narrow passageways stretch from the uppermost level and out to each side. The tree-covered hill it sits upon rises behind it.
Date:
September 12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looking over a ship's rail at a large gold mine, Juneau, 1946

Mertie West and Nina Meyers pose next to signage for Matilija Hot Springs, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Nina Meyers posing in front of signs for Matilija Hot Springs. They stand at center and Nina holds a hat in her raised hand. A sign to the left of the women is supported by a cairn at far left. The sign reads, "MATILIJA HOT SPRINGS." Signs posted above the women read, from top to bottom: "WARNING STEEP GRADE LOW GEAR FOR SAFETY AUTO CLUB SO CAL", "FOLLOW THE ARROW [left facing arrow] MATILIJA HOT SPRINGS A FISHERMANS DELIGHT," and "1 MILE TO [...] S [...] OODSY [...]." A stream appears to flow behind the signs at left. A small outcrop of low boulders rests on the ground immediately behind the women. At right, a building stands in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Nina Meyers pose next to signage for Matilija Hot Springs, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Forrest Whitaker fixing his Willis Knight automobile while Mertie West watches and waits, Lone Pine, 1930

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (left) standing on a sidewalk and waiting while Forrest Whitaker (right) fixes his Willis Knight automobile in Lone Pine en route to Pine Creek. Mertie stands in the near distance at the center of the image on the edge of a sidewalk. She looks to camera. A couple people mill about behind her. In front and to the right of her, Forrest Whitaker hunches over the hood of his car to repair it. He faces right. The car is parked to the right of the curb and faces the camera. The curb extends through the center of the photograph to the horizon. Store fronts line the sidewalk at far left.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker fixing his Willis Knight automobile while Mertie West watches and waits, Lone Pine, 1930

Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. sit at a table under the oaks at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Description:
An under exposed photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. all sitting in a row on the same side of a dining table under the oak trees at Soper's Ranch. They are viewed from the end of the table. Mertie sits at left, furthest away from camera and H. H. West, Sr. sits at right nearest the camera. Mertie rests her head to hand as she looks to the camera. H. H., Jr. stares off towards the left. H. H., Sr. turns his head towards the other two. The table in front of them is strewn with plates, bowls and cups. Trees occupy the background.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. sit at a table under the oaks at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand outside a gas station while Zetta Witherby walks to the restroom, Baker, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby milling about a gas station in Baker, California. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with a purse under her arm and her hands clutched in front of her. Behind her to the right, Wes Witherby stands facing the right and looks away. Beyond Wes on the right, Zetta Witherby walks away from the camera towards the building in the background. At the far right, an unknown man dressed in white leans over the passenger side of a car (partial view). The building stretches across the top half of the image. The top portion of the building has, "[C]AFE STANDARD OIL PROD[...]," written on it. Beneath it, there is a covered, but open area with doors and windows.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand outside a gas station while Zetta Witherby walks to the restroom, Baker, 1939

Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. are viewed from above as they walk over boulders towards the beach in La Jolla, San Diego, about 1930

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. walking down an outcrop of boulders along the beach; they are viewed from above. Mertie and H. H. West walk across some rocks in the near distance at center. Both have their backs to the camera and stand below the camera. An outcrop of rocks stands behind Mertie's back and extends on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the upper left corner. Beyond the rocks at left, the beach extends vertically along the left edge. The coastline runs along the line of the boulders and the beach. H. H., Jr. stands closer to the water. The rock he stands on juts out into the water to the right. Beachgoers sit atop the boulders at left and others play in the water at upper right.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. are viewed from above as they walk over boulders towards the beach in La Jolla, San Diego, about 1930

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

Mertie West and H. H. West pose in front of a car, Valdez, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing in front of a car parked along a street in Valdez. The photograph appears to tilt slightly downward to the left. The wood-plank road stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Mertie and H. H. West stand, left-of-center, and smile to the camera. Mertie leans to the left as H. H. holds onto her by the arm. Behind them, a car is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the side; its front end extends past the left frame. Businesses line the far side of the street. An awning hangs over the sidewalk. A barber shop sign hangs down from the awning behind and to the right of H. H. Etching in the window of the business at far right reads, "CORDELL TRANSFER STORAGE CO. Phone 28 FUEL." A few people stand on the sidewalk and along the right edge in the background.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose in front of a car, Valdez, 1946

Mertie West drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West drinking from the Pilgrim Spring fountain which stands outside the Plymouth Post Office Building. A sidewalk stretches along the bottom edge at an angle. The stone fountain stands off-center to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing slightly left. Atop the fountain, an inscribed tablet rises from the center of the fountain. It reads, "PILGRIM SPRING ON THE MEERSTEAD SET OFF TO ELDER WILLIAM BREWSTER IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOTMENT DECEMBER 1620 ERECTED BY THE TOWN 1915 FREELY DRINK AND QUENCH YOUR [...] HERE DRANK THE PILGRIM FATHERS [...]." Below the tablet, a spigot extends from the front of the fountain's base. Immediately behind and to the right of the fountain, Mertie West hunches over the right end of the fountain and drinks. She stands in profile, facing left. The brick exterior of the Post Office Building stands in partial view along the right half of the image, extending out-of-frame. In the background at left, houses are visible lining Leyden Street.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West poses at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A grassy expanse stretches across the bottom edge and slopes upward as extends into the distance. At the top of the hill, the National Monument to the Forefathers stands at center. The allegorical statue is viewed at an angle from the back. Three seated figures representing, from left to right: Law, Education and Liberty, surround the bottom of the octagonal base. The figures face outward from the statue. Tablets are inset into the sides of the plinth, between the figures. Atop the the tall base, the figure of Faith stands. She is draped in a stola and raises her near hand to the sky. The monument towers over Mertie West, who stands at left, below the figure of Education. Mertie faces towards the camera.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

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

Mertie West and Margaret Deming pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Description:
A blurry photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Margaret Deming sitting on their blanket on the sand in Hermosa Beach. Margaret sits forward of Mertie and reclines back on outstretched arms. Mertie sits behind her to the left on the blanket with her legs outstretched behind Margaret. Both look to camera. Behind them and to the left, several umbrellas stand pitched in the sand. To the right, beach visitors stand on the Strand in front of Zucca's.
Date:
August 1, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Margaret Deming pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937