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Richard Siemsen poses with Boy Scout Troop no. 76 outside Asbury Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Group photograph of Richard Siemsen and Boy Scout Troop no. 76 posing outside Asbury Methodist Church on North Workman Street. The group poses at center and are viewed at a slight angle. They gather on the front lawn adjacent to the front walkway and steps leading into the church (out-of-frame at right). Richard Siemsen kneels in the front row, second from the left. Scoutmaster Charles Morgan kneels to the left of him. The Boy Scouts stand in 2 rows of 4 behind the front row and hold up flags. Behind the group, church attendees stand on the steps at right and along the walkway that stretches behind and to the left of the Scouts. Houses line North Workman in the distance at left. A wide streak of white stretches on an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right, obscuring part of the image.
Date:
February 7, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses with Boy Scout Troop no. 76 outside Asbury Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1943

Richard Siemsen poses outside Asbury Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing outside Asbury Methodist Church on North Workman Street. Richard Siemsen stands in the foreground at center and looks to the camera. Behind him, Scoutmaster Charles Morgan and Boy Scout Troop no. 76 are loosely gathered by the side of the front steps of the church. A few of the boys hold flags. The front of the church stands behind and to the right of them, facing left. Above the entrance it reads, "ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH." Church attendees stand on the church's front steps, behind the Scouts. A neighboring house (partial view) stands in the background at left. In the lower left corner, a wide streak of white extends up and to the right, obscuring part of the image.
Date:
February 7, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses outside Asbury Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1943

Mertie West places flowers at her parents' graves in Forest Lawn Cemetery on Decoration Day, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West placing flowers at her parents' (Abraham and Mary Prickett Whitaker's) graves in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale on Decoration Day. The cemetery grounds sprawl across the entire image. Mertie kneels down in the near distance, left-of-center. She faces towards the camera, but her head is tilted down. Flowers sit on the ground in front of her as she kneels to the right of a row of gravestones. The row of gravestones stretches back on an angle from the lower left corner towards the center of the image. Mertie kneels near the 4th gravestone back. A couple of women stroll through the cemetery in the distance at center. At right, a crypt obscured by trees stands. Trees and flower arrangements dot the cemetery grounds.
Date:
[May 30, 1943]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West places flowers at her parents' graves in Forest Lawn Cemetery on Decoration Day, Glendale, 1943

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

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.
Date:
[May 30, 1943]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943

Boy feeding a swan in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of an unknown boy crouching down by the side of Lincoln Park Lake in Lincoln Park and feeding a swan. A boy crouches down alongside the bank of Lincoln Park Lake in the foreground at left. His back is to the camera as he faces the lake to the right. He holds his hands over the water where a swan (presumably) feeds. The lower right corner is obscured by a large white streak that stretches towards the left. Beyond the streak of white, 3 ducks swim in the lake. The lake spans across the mid-ground and extends into the distance at right. On a nearby bank at center, a mission-style building stands. To the right of it, row boats sit docked in the water. Beyond the lake, the park stretches into the background at right.
Date:
February, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boy feeding a swan in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1943

W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells visit the spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells visiting the Native American spirit houses at Eklutna Historical Park. They are viewed from among the spirit houses. Branches line the left edge of the image in the foreground. Spirit houses sit clustered together near the lower right corner and face towards the back of the image. Beyond the spirit houses, W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells stand in the near distance at center. W. L. Kinsell faces forward and points towards the left. Mertie also faces forward and looks to the left. Frances faces towards the left. Overgrown grasses stretch behind them towards the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, which stands in the distance at center. Silhouetted mountains rise across the background.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells visit the spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Three Native American girls pose on a promenade deck, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of 3 Native American girls posing while standing on a covered promenade deck of a ship en route from Seattle to Alaska. The 3 girls stand in a row at center. The shortest girl stands at left and the tallest stands at right. All wear pea coats. The leftmost 2 girls both look to the camera and rest their hands in their coat pockets. The girl at right looks to the left. The deck extends behind them and slightly to the left. A windowed cabin stands in partial view along the left edge, behind the girls. Guardrails line the right side of the deck. Far down the deck, fellow passengers walk the deck and look over the rails. The ocean extends out to the right and into the distance.
Date:
August 3, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Three Native American girls pose on a promenade deck, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Simeon Oliver's house, viewed from the side, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Simeon Oliver's house in Anchorage, as viewed from the side. Tall, overgrown grasses span the foreground. The house stands in the near distance and is viewed from the side. A large window is inset at the left corner of the dwelling. To the immediate right stands a stepped chimney. A couple more windows and inset to the right of the chimney. The house extends to the right, zigzagging back into the distance. Two women (maybe Mertie West (left) and Frances Wells (right)) walk through the grasses at right with their backs to the camera.
Date:
September 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Simeon Oliver's house, viewed from the side, Anchorage, 1946

Oliver's berry patch, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of someone picking berries in Oliver's berry patch in Anchorage. A dirt road slopes downward from left to right in the foreground. Beyond it lies the berry patch. Someone wearing a hat stands towards the back of the berry patch, just right-of-center. In the distance, a house, obscured by the berry patch and trees, stands at center. Trees line the background.
Date:
September 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Oliver's berry patch, Anchorage, 1946

Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, West Witherby and Mertie West stand beside their car en route to Death Valley, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby and Mertie West standing near their car while stopped en route to Death Valley. They stand in the near distance at center, atop a small mesa. Zetta Witherby and Mertie West look towards the camera. Dode Witherby faces left and appears to look across the surrounding landscape. Wes Witherby faces towards the camera, but looks to the right. The car is parked to the right of the group. It is viewed at a slight angle from the back. The license plate on the car reads, "5A 12 10." The surrounding desert landscape stretches across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, West Witherby and Mertie West stand beside their car en route to Death Valley, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947