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H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of foliage at Hobart Blvd. The group stands left-of-center. H. H. wears dark clothes and rests his hand to his hip. Next to him, Mertie has one arm wrapped around H. H. and the other rests at her side. She wears a striped dress. Wes stands slightly behind her and rests one arm on Mertie's right shoulder and rests the other on Zetta's left shoulder. He wears a fedora hat, jacket and vest. At right, Zetta stands with her arms clasped in front of her as Wes's arm rests on her shoulder.
Date:
1925
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

William Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes and Forrest Whitaker stand on rocks in Pine Creek while H. H. West Jr. sits in front, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

Description:
William Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes and Forrest Whitaker stand on rocks in Pine Creek while H. H. West Jr. sits in front. Forrest holds a hat. Agnes holds a tree branch in front of her. William and Mertie have a hand on their hips.
Date:
About 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes and Forrest Whitaker stand on rocks in Pine Creek while H. H. West Jr. sits in front, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

Mertie West stands in front of a shop window, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West looking at charts posted in the storefront window of Pan American World Airways. A street stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center with her back to camera. She faces the shop window and looks at something posted in the window. The window extends to Mertie's right. Etched in the window it reads, "PAA The System of the Flying Clippers PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS." To Mertie's left, the front door sits back from the sidewalk. Etched into the glass of the door, it reads, "ALASKA SERVICE SEATTLE KETCHIKAN JUNEAU WHITEHORSE FAIRBANKS GALENA NOME McGRATH BETHEL." Another window and door sit to the left of that door. In the window at left, it reads, "CANADIAN PACIFIC." A doorway also stands along the right frame. An awning in the streamline moderne-style hovers over the sidewalk.
Date:
September 12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in front of a shop window, Juneau, 1946

Mertie West sits by a window overlooking Lake Louise at Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting beside a picture window at Chateau Lake Louise and looking out at the landscape. In the foreground, Mertie West sits in a chair at right. She sits in profile, facing left, but looks through the picture window behind her. A small table stands along the lower left edge and curtains hang down beside the window, along the right edge. The picture window spans the width of the image and extends beyond the top frame. A view of the adjacent landscape is framed by the window. The landscaped grounds of the hotel lie beyond the window, lining its bottom edge. Further back, Lake Louise stretches across the image. At the far end of the lake, mountains rise to the right and left. Victoria Glacier sits above Lake Louise at center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits by a window overlooking Lake Louise at Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise. A chair upholstered in a floral print sits in the foreground at center and faces left. Beyond it, Mertie West sits in the near distance, left-of-center, at a writing desk. Mertie sits in profile, facing left. The desk, obscured by a plant in the foreground, stands propped against a wall at left. The left wall is lined by large, arched windows and stretches back towards center. Behind and to the right of Mertie, the lobby extends into the background. An arched entryway stands at the far end of the lobby at center and a decorative ceiling hovers over the lobby at right.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Mertie West stands outside the New York Stock Exchange building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing outside the New York Stock Exchange building while visiting the Financial District. A wide sidewalk enters frame along the bottom edge at left and stretches back towards center. In the foreground at right, a car in partial view is parked along the curb, facing camera. Two men lean against the car and face left. Just beyond them, in the near distance, Mertie West stands along the street curb. She stands in profile facing left, but turns her head to camera. Men walk along the sidewalk to the left of her and away from the camera. The New York Stock Exchange building lines the far left side of the sidewalk. It enters frame from the left edge and stands in partial view. Decorated corbels support balconies that extend outward from the building's second-story. An American Flag and a United Hospital Fund flag also extend out from the building and fly over the sidewalk. In the distance at right, Federal Hall National Monument stands in partial view. It is viewed from its front facade. Columns line its portico, supporting an entablature and pediment. A statue stands outside the front of the building. Surrounding buildings in the Financial District rise 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 stands outside the New York Stock Exchange building, New York, 1947

H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose for a photograph at Big Pines Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1933

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West as they pose for an informal group photograph in front of a pile of tree branches at the Big Pines (Boy) Scout Camp. H. H. looks away from the camera to the left while he rests his hand on his hip and holds a cigar. H. H. Jr. stands between H. H. Sr. and Mertie in his Boy Scout uniform. He rests one arm on Mertie's shoulder and looks up towards the left. Mertie smiles to the camera. In the background to the right of Mertie, a man stands next to a parked car and beyond that, a cabin is tucked into the background. Large trees line the background.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose for a photograph at Big Pines Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1933

Worm's-eye view group portrait of members of the West, Whitaker, Shaw, Prickett and Witherby families standing on a porch, Manhattan Beach, about 1930

Description:
A worm's-eye view photograph, from left to right, of: Josie Shaw, Will Shaw, Abraham Whitaker, Mertie West, Everett Shaw, Wright Prickett, Jr. and Wes Witherby posing in the open window area of a porch for an informal group portrait at Bailey's cottage in Manhattan Beach. The shingle-style cottage is viewed from the ground and the camera looks up towards the group. They stand in a row to the right of column with "1008" on it. A portion of the roof is visible in the upper left corner and a shutter is visible at right.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view group portrait of members of the West, Whitaker, Shaw, Prickett and Witherby families standing on a porch, Manhattan Beach, about 1930

Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Frances Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr., posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group is viewed close-up and stands together, off-center to the right. They stand in staggered rows on the steps and all look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands on the lowest level at right. Behind and to the left of him, Anna West stands a step higher. Mertie West stands on the same step to the left of Anna. Behind Mertie and Anna, Richard Siemsen stands on the highest step. Frances Wells stands beside him to the left. The covered porch stretches back behind the group, with the front door standing behind Frances. A few punch holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
July 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other visitors to the Columbia Icefield walking down the steps of a lodge in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. A wide dirt road stretches across the foreground. The chalet/lodge stands in partial view in the near distance. The structure is viewed straight-on and extends beyond the frame at top and right. A wide set of steps, left-of-center, descends from the building and towards the camera. Several visitors stand near the top of the steps and face camera. Mertie West stands at the bottom of the steps at center and appears to move towards the right. A large bay window juts out from the building, lining the top of the stairs. Above the bay window, a balcony spans the gap between 2 sets of windows. On the right side of the building, scaffolding stands and above it, a dormer sits on the rooftop.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

Mertie West poses in front of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield at either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at center and looks to the camera. A stone-strewn landscape surrounds Mertie and stretches back towards the glacier. Other sightseers walk away from the camera, behind and to the right of Mertie. Beyond Mertie, the toe of a large glacier sits at center. It extends back, and up to the left. In front and to the right of the glacier, a lake of glacial meltwater sits. A snow covered mountain rises to the right of the glacier.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Mertie West sits at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise. Mertie West sits in profile at center, facing right. She sits at a writing desk to the right of her. The desk is propped against a wall. Behind Mertie, a large picture window is inset into the wall at right. The lobby extends behind her. An archway rises directly behind Mertie and a plant in a vase sits on a table behind and to the left of Mertie. In the foreground, an empty chair sits in front of Mertie, left-of-center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Mertie West exits the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and overlooks Alexandria, Alexandria, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the front steps of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and looking towards Alexandria. A large stone landing spans the foreground on an upward angle to the left. Mertie West stands on the landing at center. She faces away from camera. Ahead of her and to the right, the George Washington Masonic National Monument's grounds stretch into the near distance. Beyond the grounds, Alexandria is visible in the distance. Residential areas of the town sit to the left of the memorial's grounds. Farther back, a railroad passes through Alexandria at a slight angle. Buildings stand across Alexandria's cityscape.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West exits the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and overlooks Alexandria, Alexandria, 1947

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