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View of the West's bus driver posing next to Pioneer cabin at Igloo Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the West's bus driver posing in front of Pioneer cabin at Igloo Creek in Denali National Park and Preserve. An overgrown, grassy slope slopes upward and back from the foreground. A clear path cuts through it at right. The West's bus driver stands in this pathway and looks to the camera. Behind him at the top of the slope, stands Pioneer cabin, off-center to the right. The camera looks up towards the log cabin that is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. It faces left. A porch extends from the front of the cabin and is strewn with gear and supplies. Open rafters hang over the porch and store additional supplies. Pines stand in the background and a low mountain rises in the distance at center.
Date:
August 17, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the West's bus driver posing next to Pioneer cabin at Igloo Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

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

Juneau Cold Storage Co. Inc. and other dockside buildings viewed from a ship, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Juneau Cold Storage Co., Inc. and surrounding dockside buildings, as viewed from the West's ship docked in Juneau, Alaska. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. In the foreground, the side of the ship stretches vertically along the right edge. Below the ship, a dock lined by a couple of warehouses stretches back at right. To the left of the rightmost building, a dilapidated dock stretches towards the lower left corner. Behind the dilapidated dock at left, piles of lumber sit in front of the "Columbia Lumber Co." building. Tucked behind and between these buildings stands "JUNEAU CO[L]D STORAGE CO. INC. PUBLIC STORAGE," left-of-center. A "Coca-Cola" sign stands on the near corner of the rooftop. Behind all the buildings, a steep, tree-covered hillside rises from right to left. A large, gold mine building stands in tiers on the hillside's slope, partially obscured by fog.
Date:
September 12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Juneau Cold Storage Co. Inc. and other dockside buildings viewed from a ship, Juneau, 1946

Seaplanes land and take-off in the Gastineau Channel, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of seaplanes landing and taking off in the Gastineau Channel, as viewed from the West's ship in Juneau, Alaska. The landscape is viewed from an elevated perspective. Gastineau Channel spans the width of the image along the bottom edge and stretches back to the left. A seaplane appears to ready for take-off in the near distance, left-of-center. To the right of it, a seaplane floats atop the water; it appears to have just landed. Along the right side of the channel, the Juneau shoreline stretches along the lower right edge and juts towards center behind the planes. In the far distance, mountains rise from Douglas Island.
Date:
September 12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Seaplanes land and take-off in the Gastineau Channel, 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

Bow River Valley, viewed from a rooftop at Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

Description:
A poorly lit photograph of the Bow River Valley in Banff National Park, as viewed from a rooftop at the Banff Springs Hotel. The Bow River Valley is silhouetted as it spans the foreground. At left, a pine tree stands. To the right of it and further in the distance at center, the Bow River flows back from the bottom edge. The valley floor that surrounds the river is obscured by shadow. A mountain rises up from the valley floor at right. In the far distance, at center, snow-covered mountains stretch across the background. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bow River Valley, viewed from a rooftop at Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

H. H. West Company truck, parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the H. H. West Company's Studebaker truck parked along North Ridgewood Place. North Ridgewood Place stretches across the foreground on a slight angle. The truck is parked at center on the far side of the street. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. On the driver's door, it reads, "H. H. WEST CO. WHOLESALERS 314 - 318 OMAR AVE. MA. 6-1708." Two dwellings line the street behind the truck.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Company truck, parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 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 walks in front of the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West walking away from the front door of the Paul Revere House in Boston's North End neighborhood. Along the bottom edge, a sliver of N Square stretches on an upward angle to the right. At far left, 2 young children play with a toy car on the sidewalk that passes in front of the Paul Revere House. The Paul Revere House stands on the far side of the street. It is viewed close-up and at an angle from the front. The timber-constructed dwelling stands 2-stories tall with lattice-pane windows lining both floors. An American flag extends out from the center of the building. H. H. West stands in the distance at far right, facing camera as he walks away from the house. A building adjacent to the Paul Revere House is barely visible standing along the right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West walks in front of the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

View looking towards the summit of Sable Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Description:
Photograph looking towards the summit that rises beyond Sable Pass in Denali National Park and Preserve. Gravel-covered ground stretches across the foreground. A signpost stands beyond it in the near distance, left-of-center. It is viewed at an angle. Two signs are posted; they read, from the top down, "SABLE PASS," and "25 MILES SPEED LIMIT." Antlers decorate the post above and below the signs. Sable Pass stretches beyond the signs and into the distance. Snow-covered summits stand in the distance at right and in the far distance at left.
Date:
August 17, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking towards the summit of Sable Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

View from a grade overloooking a watercourse from the mountains, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph overlooking the mountains and watercourse from the mountains as viewed from atop a grade. In the foreground, a rock formation stands along the left edge. Beyond it, streams flow through a plain that stretches into the distance where snow-covered mountains line the horizon. The landscape is viewed from a bird's-eye perspective.
Date:
August 17, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View from a grade overloooking a watercourse from the mountains, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

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

Steerage passengers stand on the bow of the ship, Alaska en route, 1946

Description:
Photograph of steerage passengers standing on the bow of a ship. Ship equipment occupies the foreground. Rope sits coiled on the deck at right and large machinery sits on the deck at left. Rigging lines crisscross over the deck and 2 masts hover over the deck at center. A sailor, left-of-center, sits atop the equipment with his back to the camera. Behind and to the left of him, a button-down shirt hangs from a hook. A couple men stand on the deck at center, behind the sailor. Several others stand along the bow's rails. Four stand at starboard and more stand in the background at center, looking over the bow.
Date:
August 5, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Steerage passengers stand on the bow of the ship, Alaska en route, 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

View from an overlook while en route from Jasper to Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the southwestern Alberta landscape, as viewed from an overlook at either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. A cliff side stands in the near distance at right. Several pines stand atop the cliff. Along the left edge and at a slightly lower elevation, more pine trees stand. Between the pines at left and the cliff side at right, a river (center) is visible flowing below through a valley. Pines line the river banks as it disappears into the distance. Silhouetted mountains are barely visible rising across the background.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View from an overlook while en route from Jasper to Lake Louise, 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

Fishing boat, Theodora, sailing into Ketchikan, Ketchikan, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the fishing boat, Theodora, sailing through the Tongass Narrows as it approaches Ketchikan. The Theodora is viewed from above with a slight bird's-eye perspective. It sails in the water in the near distance at center and along the bottom edge. It is viewed at an angle from the side and sails to the right. Along the side of the boat at the bow, it reads, "THEODORA." Three fishermen stand on the boat; 2 are on the deck and one stands atop the ship's cabin. All appear to look to the camera. The Tongass Narrows expands behind the boat. Birds flock over the water. On the far shore, mountains are visible rising in the distance.
Date:
September 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fishing boat, Theodora, sailing into Ketchikan, Ketchikan, 1946

Mertie West poses on the ship's top deck, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing on the top deck of a ship en route from Seattle to Alaska. Mertie West stands at center and looks to the camera. In front of her, a hand crank juts into the foreground from the right. The deck floor that Mertie stands upon extends on an upward angle from left to right. Behind Mertie, an upper deck cabin stands. A door sits behind and to the right of Mertie. Single portholes are inset on both sides of the door. Atop the cabin, a sign reading, "ALASKA STEAMSHI[P]," extends out-of-frame at right.
Date:
August 3, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses on the ship's top deck, Seattle vicinity, 1946

"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

Steerage passengers stand on the bow of the ship, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of steerage passengers standing on the bow of a ship. The camera looks down towards the ship's bow. Two automobiles, parked tandem, sit in the foreground on the starboard side of the ship. At left, ship equipment extends down the center line of the ship. Two masts hover over the deck, extending towards the bow. Other ship machinery and pallets sit on the deck, beneath the masts. Rigging stretches vertically through the image at right and in the distance at left. Passengers stand along the bow's rails in the distance at center. Most stand with their backs to the camera. The ocean stretches into the distance at right.
Date:
August 3, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Steerage passengers stand on the bow of the ship, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Sightseers gather around trout pools on drive, Banff National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of sightseers gathering around a trout pool while stopped along the road in Banff National Park. The trout pool (no trout visible) enters frame at left and stretches across the foreground towards center. A dozen or more sightseers stand around the pond's edge in the foreground at right and further back at center. Beyond them, a bus is parked on the side of the road at right. It is viewed from the side and faces towards the left. In the background, trees line the road.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sightseers gather around trout pools on drive, Banff National Park, 1947

Mertie West poses in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing outside the First Church of Christ, Scientist's southern facade in Boston. A brick-paved walkway extends along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands in the near distance at left, along the back edge of the walkway. She stands in profile facing right, but turns her head to the camera. Immediately behind her, a wide, short set of steps, flanked by lampposts on pedestals, descends behind her. From the steps, the walkway stretches back on an angle towards the left side of the church. To the right of the walkway, a small, landscaped lawn sits in front of the church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist stands in the background, off-center to the left. It is viewed at a slight angle from its southern facade. A half-dome, lined with arched windows, extends towards camera. A white haze washes over the majority of the image. Two streaks of bright, white light crisscross at center.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 1947

African-American railroad porter stands on the station's platform, Klamath Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of an African-American porter standing on the platform at the Klamath Falls railroad station. The platform enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches into the distance on an angle from left to center. In the near distance, right-of-center, a porter stands along the edge of the platform with his back to the camera. To the left of him, a man pulls a cart along the platform, towards camera. Structures and utility poles line the far left side of the platform. A train sits on the tracks to the right of the platform. Five punched holes line the right edge.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
African-American railroad porter stands on the station's platform, Klamath Falls, 1947

Mertie West and others walk around the buildings in Circle, Circle, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (center) and others strolling through the town of Circle, Alaska. Overgrown grasses in the foreground at left line a dirt and gravel road that enters frame at right. Mertie West walks along this road in the distance, right-of-center. One man stands behind and to the left of Mertie. Three other people stand in the overgrown grasses that line the right side of the road. Beyond them, 2 log buildings stand in a line that recedes into the distance. The taller of the two buildings stands nearer to camera along the right edge. Both buildings are viewed at an angle and face left. The Yukon River flows horizontally across the image in the background, disappearing behind the log buildings at right.
Date:
August 20, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others walk around the buildings in Circle, Circle, 1946

Native American children wear life preservers during a ship safety drill, Alaska en route, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a couple Native American children wearing life jackets while standing on the promenade deck of a ship during a safety drill. A boy (left) and young girl (right) stand, left-of-center, wearing life jackets. Both look to the camera as they stand on the promenade deck with other passengers. The ship's covered promenade extends behind them and to the left. A guardrail lines the right side of the promenade. Behind and to the right of the children, an older girl in a life jacket stands at the rail with her back towards the camera. The ship's wake is visible in the background over the right side of the ship.
Date:
August 5, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Native American children wear life preservers during a ship safety drill, Alaska en route, 1946

H. H. West poses in his life jacket, Alaska en route, 1946

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West wearing a life jacket while standing alongside a rail on the promenade deck of a ship. H. H. stands at center wearing a life jacket. He looks towards the camera and rests an arm on a guardrail at right. The ship's covered promenade extends behind him and into the distance. Windows line the cabin that stretches alongside it at left. The guardrail lines the right side of the promenade. Wake from the ship is visible in the background at right.
Date:
August 5, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses in his life jacket, Alaska en route, 1946

Two people stand outside the log buildings, Circle, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of one of the log buildings in Circle, Alaska. A gravel road stretches across the foreground. Beyond it, a 2-story log building stands at center. It is viewed from the front. Antlers hang over the front door. The building appears to be in a state of disrepair; window panes are broken on the second floor. A man and a woman stand in the overgrown grasses in front of the building. They face towards the camera. A dilapidated log cabin stands to the left of the building at center. Another dilapidated cabin stands in the background at right.
Date:
August 20, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two people stand outside the log buildings, Circle, 1946

Ship's observation lounge, viewed from the bow, Alaska en route, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the ship's observation lounge as viewed from a deck below on the bow. A few ship cabins are viewed at an angle from the front (or bow), looking abaft. They sit off-center to the left. The cabins stand 3 decks tall. Portholes line the lowest deck. A rail lines the promenade that passes across the front of the second deck (observation lounge). The observation lounge is lined by windows and sits recessed between a lower and upper deck. The upper deck contains a cabin at center that is lined by portholes. Observation areas extend to the right and left of the upper cabin. In the background, a portion of a funnel is visible billowing dark smoke.
Date:
August 5, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ship's observation lounge, viewed from the bow, Alaska en route, 1946

Hudson's Bay Company store, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company department store in Vancouver, as viewed from the intersection of Howe Street and West Georgia Street. Howe Street stretches across the bottom edge on an upward angle from right to left. Two men at center step off the curb from the opposite side of the street and walk towards camera. Behind them, West Georgia Street stretches back through the image on an upward angle from left to right. On the right side of West Georgia Street, a building stands in partial view along the right edge. Storefronts line the far side of West Georgia Street. The readable signs outside the stores read, from left to right: "Anne Maloney [?]," "Madame Bennett [?]," "Norman G. Cull Limited," "GEORGIA PHARMACY," "[...] gordon [...]WELLERS," "NOVELTIES SILVERWARE," and "Henri's." Atop the leftmost building, 3 billboards stand. They advertise, from left to right, "Heinz Vinegar," "Coca-Cola," and cigarettes. The Hudson's Bay Company building stands in the distance at center, partially obscured by the buildings lining the street at left. It stands 6-stories tall. British flags hang from the side of the building facing West Georgia Street.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Hudson's Bay Company store, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Bow River, viewed close-up, Banff vicinity, 1947

Description:
A poorly lit and out-of-focus photograph of the Bow River in Banff National Park, as viewed close-up. A river bank stretches along the bottom edge and connects to a footbridge at far right that extends out-of-frame. Bow River flows beyond it, arcing towards the right and then back to the left as it approaches the distance. Rapids form around the rocks at right. Silhouetted pines are visible standing along the surrounding river banks. Mountains rise in the near distance at right and in the far distance, left-of-center. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bow River, viewed close-up, Banff vicinity, 1947

H. H. West poses in front of the entrance gate to Burial Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
A poorly-exposed photograph of H. H. West posing in front of a set of steps leading up to Burial Hill in Plymouth. H. H. West stands at center. He faces slightly left, but looks to camera as he poses. Behind him, a wrought-iron gate stands partially open. The left half of the gate stands closed. A tablet is affixed to it. The right gate appears to be open. Behind the open half of the gate, a set of six stairs ascend up towards the cemetery grounds. Trees are visible in the background. A thick, white haze clouds over the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses in front of the entrance gate to Burial Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Plymouth Rock, viewed from above, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Plymouth Rock, as viewed from above. The camera looks down towards Plymouth Rock, which sits in the foreground, off-center to the left. An inscription in the rock reads, "1620." The rock sits on a beach, but is surrounded by a protective structure. The structure's visible walls stand at right and across the back of the image. Across the back of the image, a low, stone wall enters frame at left and extends to the right. Atop the wall, decorative guardrails line a viewing platform. At right, an arched and gated barrier sits between the rock and Plymouth Bay. Three carved stones sit beneath the fence, elevating it above the ground. Through the fence, the water of Plymouth Bay laps onto shore.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Plymouth Rock, viewed from above, Plymouth, 1947

People washing a bus, Gulkana, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a bus driver and 3 boys washing the side of the bus the Wests traveled on during a trip through Alaska. A dirt road stretches through the foreground on a slight angle. On the far side of the road, the bus stands at center in the near distance. It is viewed from the side and faces right. In front of the side of the bus, 4 people stand facing away from the camera as they wash the bus. A man, who appears to be the bus driver, stands second-from-left and raises a broom to a bus window. A boy at left holds a cleaning implement and faces towards the right. Rightmost, a young man holds a hose and sprays water onto the bus. The boy second-from-right stands back slightly and watches. Painted along the top of the bus it reads, "OHARRA BUS LINES," and on the door it reads, "O-D-T 9489." A dilapidated building stands behind the bus at left. In the distance, a mound-like hill rises at center.
Date:
August 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People washing a bus, Gulkana, 1946

Santa Claus Lodge, viewed at a distance, Gulkana, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the Santa Claus Lodge in Gulkana, as viewed from a distance. A dirt road passes through the foreground. On the far side of the road, the Santa Claus Lodge stands in the distance at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. The lodge is constructed of logs and stands 3 stories tall. The front door sits left-of-center. Identical windows stand on either side of it. The second floor is lined by 6 equally spaced windows and 4 equally spaced dormers stand along the roof. An extension of the first floor juts out from the left side of the building. Scaffolding up to the second and third floors stands behind the extension at left. Single-story log buildings stand to the right of the lodge. The building to the immediate right is the store. A sign over its door reads, "GULKANA." The building at far right extends out-of-frame. A hill is visible rising in the far distance at left.
Date:
August 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Santa Claus Lodge, viewed at a distance, Gulkana, 1946