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Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw pose beside a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw posing beside a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands in a line that extends back along the left side of the car with Josie Shaw nearest to camera and Mertie West furthest from camera. All three look forward. The car to the right of them is viewed at an angle from the front and side; it faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on a steep upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw pose beside a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw posing in front of a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands along the curb in front of a parked car. H. H. and Mertie West stand at center and Josie Shaw stands at right. All three look to the camera. The car behind them is viewed at a slight angle from the side and faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on an upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West look at spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West looking at the spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park. Frances Wells stands with her back to the camera, in the foreground at right. Further back, W. L. Kinsell stands in profile, facing left, and beyond him, Mertie West faces towards the camera, but looks to the left. A clearing stretches across the foreground to the left of Frances. All three look towards Native American spirit houses that are clumped together in the near distance at center. Overgrown grasses and weeds surround the spirit houses at center and obscure others. Trees line the back perimeter of the cemetery.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West look at spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Mertie West exits the elevator bay at Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West exiting the entrance to the elevator at Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls. A driveway stretches across the foreground and into the mid-ground. Mertie West stands in the near distance at left. She walks towards the camera as she exits a hut housing the Maid of the Mist's elevator. The hut stands behind Mertie, along the left edge. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The building is constructed of stone and has a hipped roof. An arched lintel stretches over the building's wide doorway. The doors stand open behind Mertie and other visitors are visible inside the hut. Signage hanging below the roof's eave and above the lintel reads, "ELEVATORS TO FOOT OF FALLS 10[¢]," and "MAID OF THE MIST." Bushes line the perimeter of the driveway to the right of the hut and trees stand 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 exits the elevator bay at Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West looks over a parapet towards Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a parapet and looking out towards Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at Niagara Falls. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. Mertie West stands at center, on the near side of a parapet and with her back to camera. To the left of her, a viewing scope stands. The parapet stretches across the image, in front of Mertie. In the distance and at a lower elevation, the Niagara River (right) cascades over Horseshoe Falls at center. Mist from the falls rises up from the basin at center. On the far side of the falls, at left, Niagara Falls, New York is visible.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks over a parapet towards Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Margaret Deming, Mertie West, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Description:
A blurry photograph, from left to right, of Margaret Deming, Mertie West, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. sitting on the beach and posing for a photograph at Hermosa Beach. Margaret and Mertie sit at left on a plaid beach blanket and under an umbrella. Jane and H. H., Jr. sit on a white blanket at right and H. H., Jr. sits slightly in front of Jane. All smile to the camera. The Strand, other beachgoers and their umbrellas are all visible in the background.
Date:
August 1, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Margaret Deming, Mertie West, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Mertie West and others cross 4th Avenue near Union Station, Seattle, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and others crossing 4th Avenue near Union Station in Seattle. 4th Avenue stretches along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands rightmost and nearest to camera in the foreground at center. She walks with her back to the camera and towards the far street corner. Other pedestrians to the left of her also cross the street with their backs to camera. In the near distance at right, a car is stopped as the pedestrians cross. It is viewed at an angle from the side, facing left. At far right, behind the car and on the opposite side of 4th Avenue, Union Station enters frame. The Beaux Arts building is viewed at an angle from the front. A large porte-cochere extends from the front of the building, towards the center of the image. In the distance, at left and center, buildings lining South Jackson Street are visible. South Jackson Street is obscured by the pedestrians in the foreground.
Date:
July 2, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others cross 4th Avenue near Union Station, Seattle, 1947