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Wes Witherby and Mertie West lunch on the patio at El Paseo restaurant, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby and Mertie West sitting at their table on the patio at El Paseo restaurant in Santa Barbara. In the foreground, other diners (partial view) sit along the right and left edges of the image. The Wests' and Witherbys' table sits in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle that extends upwards from left to right. An empty chair is pushed away from the table at center; Mertie West sits to the right of the chair on the near side of the table. She looks to the left. To the left of Mertie, Wes Witherby sits at the head of the table; he gazes directly to the camera. On the far side of the table, Dode Witherby (left) and Zetta Witherby (right) are visible sitting at the table, but are partially out-of-frame and obscured, respectively. Behind the group, windows line the perimeter of the dining space and other diners sit in the background at right.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby and Mertie West lunch on the patio at El Paseo restaurant, Santa Barbara, 1945

Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin at Big Bear Lake. Cabin number 45 at Stillwell's Camp sits in the distance up a small grassy slope. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A rock chimney rises along the right side of the cabin. A porch juts out from the front of the cabin. Steps lead up the porch from the right side. Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker all sit on the steps. They look in the general direction of the camera, except for Maud, who looks back towards the cabin. Behind them at left, Wayne West's head is visible behind the porch rail. To the left of the cabin, a tall tree stands, leaning towards the cabin.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

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

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center and is viewed close-up. All the women look to the camera. H. H. West holds his glasses in hand at his side and glances off towards the right. Behind him and to the right, a tiled fountain sits in partial view in the lower right corner. A man sits at the far end of the fountain. Behind the group, a rounded building, covered in ivy, stands. Additional Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

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

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at an angle from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314-318 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co., as viewed from across the street. Omar Avenue passes on an upward angle from right to left through the foreground. A 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces left. The building appears to be divided into 5 sections as there are 5 entrances with store fronts on the ground floor. On either side of the central entrance, identical signs sit in the windows. They read, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL AND BRASS PRODUCTS." A larger sign stretches beneath the second floor windows of the unit second-from-left; it reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL & BRASS PRODUCTS." An adjacent building stands to the right of the office building for the H. H. West Company and extends out-of-frame. What looks to be a house stands to the left of 314-318 Omar Avenue. Beyond the house, the side of a nearby building is visible. Signage along the side of the building reads, "U.S. FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING CO.," and "HERSEY MFG. CO." Two cars at left are parked along the curb in front of the house.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at an angle from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Robert Tibbals stands outside his bike and scooter rental business, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Robert Tibbals standing outside his bicycle and scooter rental business at Big Bear Lake. The photograph appears to tilt down towards the right. Robert Tibbals stands in the near distance, left-of-center, among scooters and bicycles. He holds onto the handlebar of a scooter and looks to the left. Three scooters stand to the right of him. Behind Robert, several bicycles stand in a row with their front ends facing towards the left. At left and beyond Robert, a banner advertising his rental business stretches between 2 trees. It reads, "BIKES AND SCOOTERS FOR RENT." Below the banner, a cabin stands between the 2 trees. The photographer's thumb is visible in the upper right corner, obscuring the image.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Robert Tibbals stands outside his bike and scooter rental business, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of the office of the H. H. West Co. on Towne Avenue as viewed from across the street. The office is viewed at an angle from the front and stands in the distance at center. Towne Avenue passes across the foreground on a steep upward angle from right to left. Three cars are parked along the curb of the far side of the street, facing left. Beyond the cars, the office of the H. H. West Company occupies the left, ground floor unit of the taller building at right. Its front is constructed of glass windows. The door stands open at the center of the facade. Signage is visible, but not legible in the large windows that flank the door. Another store or office front occupies the ground floor unit to the right of it in the same building. Above them, the building stands at least 3-stories tall and extends out-of-frame along the top edge. A shorter building at left abuts H. H. West's office building. It stands 2-stories tall and extends beyond the left frame. Signage for the business to the left of the office of the H. H. West Co. reads, "JENSEN INSTRUMENT CO."
Date:
July, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from the northwest, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of the office of the H. H. West Co. on Towne Avenue as viewed from the northwest. The office is viewed at an angle from the front and stands in the near distance. Cars in partial view are parked along the curb of Towne Avenue in the foreground. Beyond the cars, a wide sidewalk runs horizontally and parallel to Towne Avenue. It stretches back to the office front at center. The office of the H. H. West Company is situated on the ground floor of a brick building. Its front is constructed of glass windows. The door stands ajar at the center of the facade. Its address is printed on the door and a plate hangs over the door frame. Both read, "340." Signage in the leftmost window reads, "AUTOMATIC ELEC. MFG. CO. QUICKSILVER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION R.B.CLAPP REPRESENTATIVE MU 5585." In the rightmost window, signage reads, "H. H. WEST CO. MANUFACTURERS[?] ASSN." Above the office, a window is visible on the left side of the building and a fire escape juts from the front of the right side of the building.
Date:
July, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Office of H. H. West Co., viewed from the northwest, Los Angeles, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co. as viewed from across the street. Omar Avenue passes horizontally across the foreground. A 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street in partial view; it extends beyond the left and right edges of the image. The unit for 314 Omar Avenue stands at center and is viewed straight-on. A large sign sits in the window to the right of the door on the ground floor. It reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL AND BRASS PRODUCTS." A larger sign stretches beneath the second floor windows; it reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL & BRASS PRODUCTS." A car (partial view) is parked along the curb in front of the building at left.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed from across the street, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. The women stand in the near distance in the middle of the yard. A chair sits in the foreground in the lower left corner. Beyond it at center and extending right, tables are lined up in a row. A small washing tub and dishes sit atop the tables. One unidentified woman at left stands in profile at the head of the tables. She faces right as she washes a dish in the washing tub. Alice Shaw stands behind the tables at center and to the right of the woman at left. She faces slightly towards camera and appears to place at dish onto the table. To the right of her, another woman stands behind the table. She stands in partial view along the right edge. Behind the women and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view. Behind the group at left, a low brick wall lines the yard and beyond it, a neighbor's house stands in the background.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two women stand in the foreground and are turned away from camera. One stands in partial view along the right edge with her back to the camera. The other woman stands at left, also in partial view along the edge, in profile, facing right, and looking back towards center. She holds a dish in a small tub in front of her. Between the 2 women, a table sits in the middle of the yard. Dishes and a washing tub sit atop it. Beyond the table, Alice Shaw stands at center in the middle of the yard. She faces towards the camera, but looks down to as she dries a large salad bowl. Behind her and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at a distance, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314-318 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co., as viewed from a distance. Omar Avenue passes on a slight downward angle from left to right through the foreground. Two houses stand on the far side of the street at left. To the right of the houses, a 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street. These are the new offices of the H. H. West Co. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing right. The building appears to be divided into 5 sections as there are 5 entrances with fronts on the ground floor. An abutting single-story building stands to the right of the office building for the H. H. West Company. Cars park along the curb on the far side of the street in front of the houses and the new office building for the H. H. West Company; the cars face left. Another car parked nearer to the camera sits in partial view in the lower right corner.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed at a distance, Los Angeles, 1945

New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of 314-318 Omar Avenue, home of the new offices of the H. H. West Co. as viewed close-up from across the street. Omar Avenue passes horizontally across the foreground. A 2-story brick building stands on the far side of the street in partial view; it extends beyond the left, top and right edges of the image. The unit for 316 Omar Avenue stands at center and is viewed straight-on. 314 & 318 sit to the left and right of it, respectively. Large, identical signs each sit in the large window for both 314 and 318. They read, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL AND BRASS PRODUCTS." A larger sign stretches beneath the second floor windows of 314; it reads, "KRAMER & KRAMER STEEL & BRASS PRODUCTS." A car (partial view) is parked along the curb in front of the building at right.
Date:
August 5, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
New office location of H. H. West Co. on Omar Avenue, viewed close-up, Los Angeles, 1945

Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in the tree lawn and posing outside the West's home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center on the grass. She clasps her hands in front of her and holds a purse under her arm as she looks to the camera. A sidewalk to the right of her extends along the right edge and into the distance. Directly behind Mertie, a driveway extends horizontally across the image. To the left of Mertie, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and extends back towards center. A car is parked along the curb behind and to the left of Mertie. It is viewed from the rear. Trees line the tree lawn that extends behind Mertie and into the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Service station visited by H. H. West and company en route to Santa Barbara, Ventura, 1945

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph of a service station visited by H. H. West and company while traveling to Santa Barbara. The photograph tilts slightly down to the right. The service station stands in the near distance at center and is viewed at a slight angle. Signage atop the roof reads, "KARLL M. CORSAW." A payment kiosk sits beneath the roof at center and is encased by windows. Signage on the kiosk reads, "STANDARD OI[L] [P]RODUCTS." A car drives through the station's lot at far right. On the opposite side of the street, behind the station, a building with an arched porte-cochere stands at far left. Houses line the rest of the far side of the street and hills rise in the far distance at right.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Service station visited by H. H. West and company en route to Santa Barbara, Ventura, 1945

Frances Wells' log cabin with cleaning plant in front, viewed from across the street, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Frances Wells' log cabin with a cleaning business in front, as viewed from across the street. A road stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. On the opposite side of the road, at center, a car is parked along the shoulder. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. Beyond it, a log cabin and attached garage stand. They are viewed at an angle from the front, facing left. A sign extends from the front left corner of the log cabin. It reads, "CLEANERS." A couple of cabins, partially hidden behind trees, extend to the right behind the cleaners and out of frame. Tall pines stand to the left of the cabin and in the background at right.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells' log cabin with cleaning plant in front, viewed from across the street, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Holmes advertisement posted along the roadside near Boulder Bay, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of a Holmes advertisement posted on the roadside in the Boulder Bay area of Big Bear Lake. The wood-constructed sign stands at center and is viewed close-up at a slight angle. It is posted in front of a tall tree; the tree's trunk rises behind it and beyond the top edge. A vertical portion of the sign also extends above the top edge, it reads, "[...]LD." The sign at center reads, "in the Village HUNTING & FISHING Information RESORT GUIDE SEE HOLMES for HOMES." Below it and tacked to the tree trunk, a smaller notice reads, "LOT 68 X 102 $600. Terms. OWNER Phone Rugby 6·1691." A road stretches through the image on an upward angle from left to right behind the sign. Pines line both sides of the road as it extends into the distance.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Holmes advertisement posted along the roadside near Boulder Bay, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West sit in a boat on Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West sitting in a boat on the bank of Big Bear Lake. A rocky shoreline weaves across the bottom edge of the image. In the near distance, right-of-center, a boat occupied by Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West is moored. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. Its identifying marker reads, "Big Bear 68." The men sit in a row nearer to the back of the boat. Forrest Whitaker sits furthest back and leftmost; H. H. West sits at center; and Wayne West sits nearest to camera and rightmost. Forrest and H. H. look to the camera. Wayne sits facing left and holds a fishing rod over the left side of the boat. Big Bear Lake sprawls behind them. Pines line the far bank and low mountains rise in the far distance behind the trees.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West and Wayne West sit in a boat on Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Lake, 1945

James A. Day poses outside Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of James A. Day standing in front of Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic held at Sycamore Grove Park. James A. Day stands in the near distance at center and looks to the camera. Behind him, Shorb Station stands in the middle of the park. The train-car-sized building is viewed from the short side and extends back towards the left at an angle. A box step sits in front of the open door that is behind James. Patriotic decor covers the perimeter of the structure. Above the door on the near side, a sign reads, "SHORB." Two men stand on the right side of the station. The park extends into the background with trees and benches visible in the distance.
Date:
June 17, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James A. Day poses outside Shorb Station at the Southern Pacific Railroad employee picnic, Los Angeles, 1945