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Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center. Everyone faces slightly left, except Zetta Witherby, who faces forward. Both Wes Witherby and Dode Witherby look to the camera while Zetta Witherby and Mertie West look to the left. Behind them and to the right, a tiled fountain sits low to the ground. A woman sits near the fountain in the distance at right. Another woman walks through the grass behind the group at left. The courtyard stretches behind the group. Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the perimeter of the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose atop the Ubehebe Crater's rim, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing on the rim of Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Monument. A bare and flat hilltop stretches across the foreground. The Witherbys and Mertie West stand back on the elevation at center. All look to the camera. Zetta and Dode both try to keep their hats to their heads as the wind blows. Standing rightmost, Mertie leans against a post on the hillside. Beyond them, the Death Valley landscape stretches into the distance. Salt flats are visible at left and hills rise at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose atop the Ubehebe Crater's rim, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand and look out onto the Lake Mead reservoir, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby looking at the Lake Mead reservoir from behind a low wall made of rocks near the Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). At the center of the photograph, Wes Witherby stands with his hands in his pockets and his body facing the right to look at the river. Mertie stands behind him to the left and looks towards the camera. Zetta Witherby stands behind Mertie on the left and looks out at the landscape with her hand to her chest. A cloudy sky, canyons and the reservoir occupy the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand and look out onto the Lake Mead reservoir, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby visit the Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing among the ruins of the Harmony Borax Works at Death Valley National Monument. The Witherbys and Mertie West stand in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. A stone-built structure stands in partial view along the right frame. Behind Mertie and Wes, a large furnace stands. Beyond the furnace, stone walls stretch out-of-frame at left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby visit the Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West sit on the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West sitting on the veranda of the Furnace Creek Inn at Death Valley National Monument. The 3 women sit in chairs, left-of-center. Mertie West sits rightmost. She faces center, but gazes towards the left. Zetta Witherby sits leftmost and faces towards the left. Dode Witherby sits at center, behind and between Zetta and Mertie. She faces towards the left, but looks to the camera. They relax on an elevated veranda at the Furnace Creek Inn. The veranda passes through the foreground, arcing back towards the right. The trunk of a palm tree stands behind and to the right of the women. Further beyond them, the rooftops of the inn wind through the image at center and right. Salt flats stretch into the distance at left and mountains rise 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
Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West sit on the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Zella Jones and her parents stand in their front yard, Red Bluff, 1898

Description:
A distant view of the Jones' residence in Red Bluff. From left to right, Zella Jones, William H. Jones and Lavinia Jones stand behind the picket fence that encloses their property on the opposite side of the street. A dirt road runs horizontally across the image in the foreground. A sidewalk and the picket fence run behind and parallel to the dirt road. The Joneses stand behind the fence left-of-center. Trees stand in the yard behind them. Their homes stands at left behind some of the trees.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zella Jones and her parents stand in their front yard, Red Bluff, 1898

Zella Jones and her parents on their front porch, Red Bluff, 1898

Description:
A distant view, from left to right, of Lavinia (Kellum) Jones, William H. Jones and Zella Jones on the front porch of their home in Red Bluff. The front of the house is viewed at an angle from the front lawn. Four square posts support the porch. Lavinia Jones stands between the two left posts and behind a hammock. She stands to the right of a window and to the left of the front door. William H. Jones sits in a rocking chair just up the front steps and in front of the front door. Zella Jones stands to the right of the steps and to the left of a post. A window and bicycle are behind her. A water spigot stands in the yard in front of the house. A hose connected to the spigot winds its way across the yard.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zella Jones and her parents on their front porch, Red Bluff, 1898

"Yukon Bell" moored along the bank of the Yukon River, Circle, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the boat, "Yukon Bell" sitting in the Yukon River, moored to the bank. The rock- and log-strewn bank stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. The Yukon River extends from the left side of the bank and into the distance. Along the bank, left-of-center, the boat "Yukon Bell" floats in the water. A rope tethers it to the bank at right. The boat is viewed at a slightly elevated angle from the side. The front of the boat faces right. A horizontal bar with attached fish hooks stretches through the center line of the boat. "YUKON BELL," is printed along the starboard side of the boat. The Yukon River and surrounding landscape stretch into the background.
Date:
August 20, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
"Yukon Bell" moored along the bank of the Yukon River, Circle, 1946

Yreka jail, viewed from the opposite side of the street, Yreka, 1898

Description:
Photograph of the Yreka jail viewed from across the street. A dirt street passes across the foreground on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the left and out of frame. On the right, or far side of the road, the jail stands on the street corner. A stone wall encircles the building; a doorway is cut into the middle of the side of the wall that runs parallel to the street. Beyond the stone wall, the brick jail rises and peeks above the wall. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces towards the street. A decorative chimney rises from each corner of the roof. The building sits on a street corner. Another street stretches behind the building and a house stands on the far side of the cross street, left-of-center.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Yreka jail, viewed from the opposite side of the street, Yreka, 1898

Yreka Bakery, viewed at an angle, Yreka, 1898

Description:
Photograph of Yreka Bakery standing along the side of a dirt street passing through Yreka. A dirt street stretches through the image on an upward angle from the lower left corner and receding into the distance at right. The bakery lines the left side of the road. It is of lumber construction and is viewed at an angle. The short side is nearest to camera at left and the long side runs parallel to the road. A tall stovepipe extends from the center of the roof and out of frame. Signage atop the roof reads, "BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY." Fencing extends from the long side of the building, towards the left and out-of-frame. Posters are affixed to the side of the fence; they read: [first sign unreadable], "MASTIFF PLUG CUT FOR THE HAIR [... ?] MASTIFF PLUG CUT [... ?]," and "[SMGEE?] PLUM LONG CUT." Beyond the far side of the bakery, a house lines the road. Trees and utility poles stand along the right side of the road as it stretches towards the horizon.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Yreka Bakery, viewed at an angle, Yreka, 1898

Yard with trees and water spigot on the West family's former property, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Yard with trees and water spigot on the West family's former property. There is a bucket next to the spigot. A fence surrounds the yard and there is another house at the right. At the left of the negative there is a black strip and the other side there is what appears to be the print of a different image, which includes trees.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Yard with trees and water spigot on the West family's former property, Red Oak, 1900

W. W. Witherby stands near the trunk of his car while stopping for lunch, Olancha, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Wes Witherby standing beside the trunk of his car while stopping for lunch in Olancha (formerly Olanche). Wes Witherby stands, left-of-center, with his back to camera. To the right of him, his car is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side; it faces back to the right. The trunk of the car stands open in front of Wes Witherby. It is packed with boxes. The rear passenger door is also open. A purse hangs from an interior door handle. In the background, buildings in partial view stand at far right and far left. Silhouetted mountains are visible in the far distance at left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. W. Witherby stands near the trunk of his car while stopping for lunch, Olancha, 1947

W. W. Witherby poses beside his car on the grade going to Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Wes Witherby posing beside the trunk of his car while stopping along the grade going to Panamint Valley. Wes Witherby stands, left-of-center, with his hand to his hip. He props a foot up on the rear bumper as he looks to the camera. To the right of him, his car is parked along a dirt road. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side; it faces back to the right. The road stretches on an upward angle from the lower left corner and to the right. A desert landscape stretches into the distance behind Wes and the car.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. W. Witherby poses beside his car on the grade going to Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of the Lansdowne Hermes statue at end tree-bordered lawn, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of the Lansdowne Hermes statue at end tree-bordered lawn, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of fountain in courtyard with brick pavement, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of fountain in courtyard with brick pavement, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of courtyard with oak tree and fountain, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view of courtyard with oak tree and fountain, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view from terrace towards oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, view from terrace towards oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, side view of terraces, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, side view of terraces, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, potted agave (?) plant in terraced garden, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home, was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, potted agave (?) plant in terraced garden, Montecito, 1931

Wright Saltus Ludington residence, hedges and trees surrounding oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Description:
The Ludington estate, also known as Val Verde, Dias Felices, the Henry Dater house, and the Dr. Warren Austin home was designed by the architect Bertram Grovenor Goodhue, constructed in 1918 and then purchased by Charles H. Ludington in 1924. His son, Wright Saltus Ludington (who inherited the estate in 1927 or 1930), engaged the landscape architect Lockwood de Forest to design the gardens in 1925. Retaining the geometry of Goodhue's design and much of the wilderness, Lockwood transformed the gardens over a period of twenty-three years.
Date:
March 28, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Wright Saltus Ludington residence, hedges and trees surrounding oval reflecting pool, Montecito, 1931

Wright Prickett, Jr. poses in front of a putting green at Sunset Canyon Country Club, Burbank, about 1930

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Wright Prickett, Jr. standing either on or in front of a practice putting green at the Sunset Canyon Country Club in Burbank. Wright Prickett, Jr. stands at center and looks to the camera as he rests a hand in his jacket pocket. A practice putting green stretches behind him and a golfer is barely visible putting behind and to the left of Wright. Trees dot the course at left and branches hang above Wright at right. A sand trap stands behind a small hill in the distance at right. A brush-covered hillside rises in the far distance and stretches across the background.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wright Prickett, Jr. poses in front of a putting green at Sunset Canyon Country Club, Burbank, about 1930

Wrecked truck sitting on the side of the road, Oakland vicinity, about 1915

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked truck sitting on the side of the road, viewed by H. H. West on his return trip home from visiting Frank Lemberger in Oakland. The truck is viewed at an angle. The front end of the vehicle faces left and the side extends towards the right. Damage can be seen on the front end and cab. A man sits behind the front end of the car near a row of houses. A tire sits to the left of him. A dirt road extends from the left up to the right in the foreground. A house stands in the background on the right. Additional houses stand in a row as they recede back to the left from the house at right.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked truck sitting on the side of the road, Oakland vicinity, about 1915

Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine sits on the tracks at River Station, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad engine car sitting on train tracks at River Station. The car sits on tracks, left-of-center, and is viewed from the rear. It is open and the boiler is visible inside the car. Damage appears along the right side of the car. The rear left tire sits lopsided on the tracks. Railroad tracks run parallel to the car to the left of it. In the distance at right, railroad engines sit in the round house.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine sits on the tracks at River Station, Los Angeles, about 1898

Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine at River Station, viewed from the side, Los Angeles, about 1898

Description:
Photograph of a wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad engine car viewed from the side while sitting on tracks at River Station. The damaged car sits in partial view along railroad tracks. It faces right and extends beyond the right edge of the image. The damaged part of the engine car is at center. The frame of the side window is broken and appears to be pushed slightly up and forward. The roof of the car slopes down and back. Beyond the train, tracks can be seen running behind it at left and low hills stand in the far distance.
Date:
[circa 1898]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wrecked Southern Pacific Railroad train engine at River Station, viewed from the side, Los Angeles, about 1898

Worm's-eye view of the entryway to Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, 1942

Description:
A rock and log entryway to the Grand Canyon arches over a roadway. It is viewed off to the right side of the road that approaches the entrance. The road stretches upward from low left to the right. Two tall pillars made of stacked stones stand on either side of the road. They taper towards the top. Between the 2 pillars, a long, log beam stretches between them and a sign hangs down from the beam over the road. The sign reads, "-ENTERING- ·GRAND·CANYON·NATIONAL·PARK·." A sign posted on the ground in front of the nearest rock pillar reads, "ENTRANCE PERMIT CARS $1.00 TRAILERS $1.00 MOTORCYCLES $1.00." Trees stand in the distance on the opposite side of the road.
Date:
May, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of the entryway to Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, 1942

Worm's-eye view of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz standing on a stage and speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic at Sycamore Grove Park. He is viewed from the side and with a worm's-eye perspective. The front of the stage is covered in patriotic decor and stretches across the bottom edge on an angle. Eugene Biscailuz stands at center near the front edge of the stage and faces towards the left. He stands at the microphone and looks down towards the camera. The rest of the stage stretches behind him to the right. Chairs and benches line the back of the stage. A few men sit on stage and look towards Sheriff Biscailuz. Above the stage, an awning extends over the front of the stage and a sign stretches above it. The sign reads, "SOUTHERN PAC[...]." Trees stand in the background at left.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz speaking at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Worm's-eye view of Register Rock, American Falls vicinity, 1942

Description:
A worm's-eye view of Register Rock in Massacre Rocks State Park in Idaho, taken from close-up. The rock sits on the Oregon Trail is signed by settlers. A face of the rock occupies most of the image. Wire fencing stretches across the lower third of the image in front of the rock. Carved high on the rock at center is, "A. B. ROBERTS 1853."
Date:
June 25, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Register Rock, American Falls vicinity, 1942