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Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station, Crafton, 1901

Description:
Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station in Crafton. The railroad tracks an a pole are visible in the background. All four people wear hats, the women's are covered in flowers and ribbons. Mrs. West holds a flower, Mrs. Warder holds a purse.
Date:
April 28, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station, Crafton, 1901

Mertie West walks along an observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West walking along an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. The open-air observation deck enters frame from the bottom edge at left and stretches straight back. Mertie West, left-of-center, walks along the balcony and towards the camera in the near distance. In front and to the left of her, another visitor stands in partial view along the left edge with his back to the camera. At right, a short set of steps enters frame from the bottom edge and ascends to an open doorway. Beyond the doorway is an enclosed viewing area. The indoor viewing area lines the right edge of the exterior observation area. Several windows sit in a row along the exterior wall of the building.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks along an observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Mertie West stands on the observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on an observation deck at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. Mertie West stands, just left-of-center, with her back to the camera. She appear to point towards the distance. Ahead of her, a concrete barrier wall lines the edge of the balcony. A couple to the left of Mertie stands with their backs to the camera as they lean over the edge of the wall and look down. To the right of Mertie, a viewing scope stands. Beyond the wall, only a hazy sky is visible.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on the observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Mertie West poses next to sign for Igloo Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing next to a sign for Igloo Creek, which flows in the background, at Denali National Park and Preserve. Mertie West stands in the foreground at left. She places her hands in her coat pockets as she looks to the camera. To the right of her and down a small slope stands a sign for Igloo Creek. It is surrounded by tall grasses that grow across the width of the image. Beyond the sign, a few wood posts stand in a row. Behind the posts, Igloo Creek flows in the near distance. A curve in the creek juts out towards the left, behind and to the right of Mertie. The creek flows both into and out of the image at right. Trees line the bank in the far distance and mountains are visible rising in the background.
Date:
August 17, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses next to sign for Igloo Creek, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

H. H. West and Mertie West pose in front of the Bahá’í Temple, Wilmette, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing in front of the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. They stand at center and look to the camera. Behind them, chain link fencing stretches across the image. On the far side of the fence and directly behind H. H., a message board stands. It reads, "BAHA'I HOUSE OF WORSHIP OPEN SUNDAY TOURS FROM 10:30 AM TO 5:00 [PM] PUBLIC L[ECTURE] SUNDAY 3:30 TO 4[:30] SPEAKER MARGOT MC NAM[ERA JOHNSON] VISITORS [WELCOME]." Further back, the Bahá’í Temple rises, extending beyond the top frame. The 9-sided building stands off-center to the right. Three tiers stack atop one another, narrowing as the building extends upwards. The third, domed, tier stretches beyond the frame.
Date:
November 18, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West pose in front of the Bahá’í Temple, Wilmette, 1946

Mertie West poses beside the Death Valley Express wagon, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing beside an old Death Valley Express wagon in Death Valley National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at far left. She looks to the camera as she stands in front of a large wagon. The large wagon stands behind her, off-center to the left. It is viewed from the side. The wagon driver's seat is elevated above and directly behind Mertie. The rest of the wagon extends to the right. Along the side of the wagon, it reads, "DEATH VALLEY EXP[RE]S[S]." A dirt road stretches across the image, directly behind the wagon. Trees line a cross street that stretches back into the image at far right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses beside the Death Valley Express wagon, Death Valley National Park, 1947

P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West pose in front of the lower Multnomah Falls, Multnomah Falls, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of P.F.C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West standing on an observation deck and posing in front of the lower Multnomah Falls. The observation deck extends from the lower left corner on an upward curving angle towards the right. A low, stone barrier wall extends across the backside of the deck. In the near distance and right-of-center, Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Johnson and Mertie West stand by the wall and all turn their heads towards the camera. In the distance behind Ernest Lewis, the lower Multnomah Falls cascades through the gorge. A gorge wall stands behind the observation deck at left and extends towards the falls. Above the falls, Benson Bridge spans the gorge.
Date:
June 29, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, Mrs. Ray Johnson and Mertie West pose in front of the lower Multnomah Falls, Multnomah Falls, 1942

Mertie West, P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, and Mrs. Ray Johnson pose in front of a parapet at Crown Point, Corbett, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis and Mrs. Ray Johnson standing in front of a parapet at the Crown Point rest and viewing area on the Columbia River Highway. The trio stands right-of-center. Mertie stands leftmost at center. She faces slightly right and looks up towards Ernest Lewis. Ernest Lewis stands in the middle and gazes off towards the right. Mrs. Ray Johnson stands to the right of him and looks to the camera. Behind them, a stone parapet stretches from right to left, ending just left-of-center. A stone stairway down to another tier of the observation area creates a break in the wall to the left of Mertie. In front of them, a parking space occupies most of the foreground at left and center. A car is parked in the adjacent space at right; only its fender is visible in the lower right corner. Behind the group, a distant and hazy vista of the Columbia River (left) and the Washington side of the river (right) are visible.
Date:
June 29, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, P. F. C. Ernest T. Lewis, and Mrs. Ray Johnson pose in front of a parapet at Crown Point, Corbett, 1942

Mertie West poses in front of the Protestant Church, Jacksonville, 1942

Description:
Distant view of Mertie West standing in front of the Protestant church (current day St. Andrew's Anglican Church) in Jacksonville and posing next to a stone monument. A dirt road passes across the foreground on a slightly upward angle from left to right. The church stands at center on the far side of the road and is viewed from the front and side; it faces slightly right. A small set of steps leads up to the church's front door. Above the door, a sign reads, "FIRST PROTESTANT CHURCH WEST OF ROCKY MTS. BUILT IN SOUTHERN OREGON 1854." A steeple stands atop the church's roof. Three arched windows line the left side of the church. The church is flanked by tall trees on either side of it. Tall grasses line the roadside and surround the church. Mertie West stands in front of the left corner of the church and looks towards the camera. To the left of her, a circular stone monument stands.
Date:
July 2, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of the Protestant Church, Jacksonville, 1942

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

Mertie West and an unknown person stand on the shore during low tide, Sitka, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of Mertie West and an unidentified person standing on the rocky shore of Chatham and looking out towards the water during low tide. Mertie West stands in the foreground, left-of-center, atop a low hill elevated above water level. She faces right, but looks back into the image. Behind her, another person stands in the same manner. In front of the pair, rocky formations line the hill they stand upon. In the distance, a rocky beach stretches across the mid-ground. At center, someone walks across the rocky beach. Beyond the beach, the strait flows across the image. Clouds cover the mountains that rise on the far shore.
Date:
September 13, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and an unknown person stand on the shore during low tide, Sitka, 1946

Mertie West looks out from a dock in Chatham, Sitka, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on a dock and looking along the shoreline in Chatham, near Sitka, Alaska. A dock stretches along the bottom edge in the foreground. Mertie West stands on this dock, left-of-center. Her back is towards camera as she looks into the distance. A shoreline extends from below and in front of Mertie on an upward angle towards the right. Buildings stand along the shore at left. Boats are moored in the water to the right of Mertie and along the shore. A waterway extends to the right and mountains stand in the far distance.
Date:
September 13, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks out from a dock in Chatham, Sitka, 1946

Mertie West poses beside the touring bus at Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing beside the Rocky Mt. Tours bus in the parking lot at Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park. The parking lot stretches across the foreground. Mertie West stands in the near distance, left-of-center, and looks to the camera. Behind and to the left of her, a touring bus is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side, facing right. Across the back of the bus it reads, "ROCKY MT. TOURS." A car (partial view) is parked to the left of the bus. Ahead of the bus at center, a single-story log structure stands, partially obscured by the bus. Signage on and around the building reads, from left to right, "LIVERY BUSES [left pointing arrow] and [right pointing arrow] CARS ONLY," "POINT BLANKETS 'The Seal of Quality' NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS SEAL," and "ALBERTA OFFICIAL AAA [illegible] MOTOR ASS'N." Tall pines dominate the background.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses beside the touring bus at Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park, 1947