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Group at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Description:
Group at their campsite near Rush Creek. There is a log in the foreground, and the camp kitchen is beyond that, including a camp stove, small tables, pots and pans, and dishes. William, Edith, and Josie Shaw stand at the left. A tent and a car are behind them. The others sit at a table, while Mertie West serves them. The table is under an awning. There are mountains in the background. Left to right, the people in the image are: William Shaw, Edith Shaw, Josie Shaw, Mertie West, H. H. West Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Wes Witherby, Agnes Whitaker.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Group at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Josie Shaw and Mertie West lounging in their campsite, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of Josie Shaw and Mertie West sitting and reading at their campsite near Rock Creek. Mertie West sits in the near distance inside one of the group's tents. The tent stands left-of-center with the front flap open. Mertie sits inside the tent at right. She sits facing left and looks down to the newspaper on her lap. In the foreground, Josie Shaw sits outside and in front of the tent, right-of-center. She sits atop a large rock, facing left. She too looks down to read a magazine. Josie sits among rocks that surround the tent in the foreground and along its side on the right. A folding chair sits outside the tent to the left and behind Josie Shaw. A pine stands along the left edge of the frame in the foreground. Trees line the background.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josie Shaw and Mertie West lounging in their campsite, Mono County, 1941

William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Description:
William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek. There is a pile of wood in the foreground. Edith and Josie Shaw stand at the left. Edith wears a hat and dress. Josie wears pants and a visor. A tent and a car are behind them. The camping kitchen is at the center of the image, including a camp stove, small tables, pots and pans, and dishes. The others sit at a table, while Mertie West serves them. The table is under an awning. There are mountains in the background.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Josie Shaw, Mertie West, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker sitting down to a meal in their camp, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw, Mertie West, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker sitting around a table in their camp and taking a meal near Rock Creek. They sit around a square table at center and are covered by a canopy. Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker sit nearest to camera with their backs to the camera. Mertie West pours a drink. Josie sits to the left of Mertie and faces towards the right. Forrest Whitaker sits furthest from camera and faces towards Mertie. They sit beneath a large canopy that stands right-of-center. Pots, pans and other dining utensils sit upon crates and tables that line the perimeter of the canopy along its left side. Behind the canopy, at right, a pipe cuts through the foliage.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josie Shaw, Mertie West, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker sitting down to a meal in their camp, Mono County, 1941

Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal wear. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Mertie West fixing her hair in the campsite, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West fixing her hair while standing in the group's campsite near Rock Creek. Mertie stands right-of-center, in profile, and facing to the left. She looks towards a small mirror to the left that is propped up on sticks. A hat hangs above the mirror. Clothes and rags hang from rungs made of sticks to the left of the mirror. Behind Mertie, the campsite is strewn with dining utensils and food supplies either sitting atop crates or resting on tables. A canopy hangs over a portion of the campsite at far right. A large rocks sits in the foreground in the lower left corner.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West fixing her hair in the campsite, Mono County, 1941

Mertie West sitting on a rock, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting on rock and looking into a small mirror propped up on the rock. Mertie sits center and faces towards the left. She hunches over slightly to look into a mirror that sits upon the rock. It looks as though she holds thread between her hands, possibly to fix the turban she wears on her head. She is surrounded by wilderness that stretches into the distance.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sitting on a rock, Mono County, 1941

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

Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941