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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 poses by produce at a public market, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing by a produce stands while visiting a public market in Boston. Piles of fruit in crates line the bottom edge. Pears sit in the crates at right. Behind the pears, Mertie West stands, just right-of-center, and smiles to the camera. Behind and to the right of her, other shoppers mill about the market. Horses hitched to carts stand in an angled row behind the shoppers. The carts they haul are laden with crates. Behind the horse-drawn wagons, a long, covered market stand stretches across the image. Tall buildings rise in the background at right.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses by produce at a public market, Boston, 1947

Mertie West poses beside the touring bus while traveling between Jasper and Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing beside a touring bus while stopped en route from Jasper to Lake Louise. A dirt and gravel road stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. The Rocky Mountain Tours Co. bus (partial view) enters frame at left and is parked along the far, left side of the road. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. Along the side of the bus, it reads, "BANFF · LAKE LOUISE · JASPER Rocky Mountain Tours Co." Mertie West stands in the near distance, right-of-center, and faces the camera. She stands in front of the bus's open passenger door. A cliff side rises from the far side of the road and occupies the background.
Date:
June 28, 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 while traveling between Jasper and Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

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

Mertie West poses beside the "Minute Man" memorial at Old North Bridge, Concord, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing by the large "Minute Man" monument, which stands at one end of the Old North Bridge in Minute Man National Historical Park. The monument stands in the near distance, just left-of-center. A square patch of green space surrounds the monument. The bronze Minute Man figure is viewed at an angle from the back. He stands atop a tall granite pedestal. An inscription on the near side of the pedestal reads, "1775 NINETEENTH OF APRIL 1875." Pedestrian walkways surround the statue. A woman to the left of it walks towards camera. Just beyond the memorial, Mertie West stands at right and looks to the camera. In the distance behind her, Old North Bridge sits at right and stretches into the distance. It disappears behind trees that 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 poses beside the "Minute Man" memorial at Old North Bridge, Concord, 1947

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

Mertie West poses beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. A sidewalk enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches back towards a statue at center. In the near distance, Mertie West stands to the right side of the statue and looks to camera. Beside her, the bronze sculpture of Colonel William Prescott sits atop a granite pedestal. The pedestal stands slightly taller than Mertie. Engraving on the front of the pedestal reads, "COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT JUNE 17, 1775." Behind both Mertie and the sculpture the Bunker Hill Monument obelisk rises at center, extending beyond the top frame. Four punched holes line the lower left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Mertie West poses at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A grassy expanse stretches across the bottom edge and slopes upward as extends into the distance. At the top of the hill, the National Monument to the Forefathers stands at center. The allegorical statue is viewed at an angle from the back. Three seated figures representing, from left to right: Law, Education and Liberty, surround the bottom of the octagonal base. The figures face outward from the statue. Tablets are inset into the sides of the plinth, between the figures. Atop the the tall base, the figure of Faith stands. She is draped in a stola and raises her near hand to the sky. The monument towers over Mertie West, who stands at left, below the figure of Education. Mertie faces towards the camera.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 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

Mertie West looks down onto the S. S. Del Norte from behind a guardrail on the S. S. President, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West looking down onto the S. S. Del Norte from the S. S. President while both ships are moored at Poydras Street Wharf in New Orleans. A deck of the S. S. President arcs across the foreground. Its perimeter is lined by a guardrail with lattice-work. Mertie West stands, just-left-of-center on the near side of the guardrail. Her back faces camera as she looks down towards the S. S. Del Norte. The S. S. Del Norte is docked at the wharf, below and to the right of Mertie. It is visible between the fencing of the S. S. President. A tarp covers the near portion of the stern. Beyond the tarp, masts, rigging and cabins rise from the ship's top deck. At right, a warehouse standing on the wharf enters frame from right and extends back towards center, disappearing behind the Del Norte. Signage on the building reads, "[PO]YDRAS STREET WHARF DIV. [4] UP DIV. 5 DOWN." The Mississippi River flows to the left of the ships and into the distance. Large patches of white light flank the lower left and right edges.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks down onto the S. S. Del Norte from behind a guardrail on the S. S. President, New Orleans, 1947

Mertie West looks across the southwestern Alberta landscape from a scenic overlook, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a barrier at a scenic viewpoint overlooking the southwestern Alberta landscape in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at left, at an overlook elevated above a valley. She faces back towards the right as she rests her hands on a guardrail constructed of logs. The rail stretches back from left to right, passing in front of Mertie and another sightseer standing along the left edge. Beyond the barrier and overlook, a river and valley stretch into the distance below. The river winds from low right and up to the left, obscured by the guardrail and sightseers. Trees blanket the surrounding valley floor. Mountains rise from the far side of the valley in the distance.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks across the southwestern Alberta landscape from a scenic overlook, Alberta, 1947

Mertie West looking out of window on Pullman car, Albuquerque, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West looking out of the window of a railroad car on the streamliner, Pullman Hotevilla. The train car is viewed close-up and at an angle from the side. It extends beyond the width of the image, receding as it stretches to the left. Mertie West looks to the camera as she stands inside the train and gazes out the window at center. A large streak of white enters frame from the lower left corner.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looking out of window on Pullman car, Albuquerque, 1947

Mertie West looking across at Supreme Court Building, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West looking towards the United States Supreme Court Building from the south. Mertie West stands in the foreground at center alongside East Capitol Street NE. She stands with her back to the camera. East Capitol Street NE stretches ahead of her on a slight upward angle from left to right. On the far side of the street, hedges and trees line the Supreme Court Building's lawn. Beyond the hedges, the west facade of the Supreme Court Building rises, off-center to the left. The neoclassical building is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A columned portico juts forward from the center of the building. It is capped by a sculpted pediment. The building's wings stretch out to either side of the west porch. The right wing is obscured by trees. Two sculpted, seated figures extend out from the porch and flank its steps.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looking across at Supreme Court Building, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Mertie West feeds ducks at a lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing along the bank of a lake in Stanley Park and feeding ducks. Mertie West stands in the near distance at right. The bank she stands upon arcs back from the bottom edge and to the right. Mertie stands near the bank's edge, in profile and facing left. She holds a bag in the crook of her elbow. Ahead of her, the lake expands through the image. A dozen or so ducks cluster together in the water, just in front of Mertie. Boats sail the lake in the distance at center. The opposite bank lines the background and silhouetted mountains rise in the far distance.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West feeds ducks at a lake in Stanley Park, Vancouver, 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

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 drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West drinking from the Pilgrim Spring fountain which stands outside the Plymouth Post Office Building. A sidewalk stretches along the bottom edge at an angle. The stone fountain stands off-center to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing slightly left. Atop the fountain, an inscribed tablet rises from the center of the fountain. It reads, "PILGRIM SPRING ON THE MEERSTEAD SET OFF TO ELDER WILLIAM BREWSTER IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOTMENT DECEMBER 1620 ERECTED BY THE TOWN 1915 FREELY DRINK AND QUENCH YOUR [...] HERE DRANK THE PILGRIM FATHERS [...]." Below the tablet, a spigot extends from the front of the fountain's base. Immediately behind and to the right of the fountain, Mertie West hunches over the right end of the fountain and drinks. She stands in profile, facing left. The brick exterior of the Post Office Building stands in partial view along the right half of the image, extending out-of-frame. In the background at left, houses are visible lining Leyden Street.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West drapes herself in a red blanket and poses beside the tour bus while visiting Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, 1947

Description:
A poorly lit and out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing beside her tour bus while visiting Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. A blanket is draped around her as she looks to the camera. To the left of her and obscured by shadow is the tour bus. It enters frame at left and stretches back. It is viewed from the side and faces the back of the image. Another sightseer appears to step off of the bus behind and to the left of Mertie. In the distance, what looks to be water sits beyond the parking lot, right-of-center. Four punched holes line the upper right edge.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West drapes herself in a red blanket and poses beside the tour bus while visiting Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park, 1947

Mertie West, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sit aboard a narrow gauge train at Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sitting aboard the Death Valley Railroad's narrow gauge train at its terminus in Ryan. The train is viewed close-up. The train stretches back on an angle from right to left. Benches line the passenger cars. Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby sit together on a bench in the near distance, left-of-center. All look to camera. Wes Witherby sits on the far right side of the passenger bench in front of the women. He rests an arm over the back of the seat and looks towards Mertie. A rocky hillside rises behind them.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sit aboard a narrow gauge train at Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Mertie West crosses the street to Lord's store, Atlanta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West crossing a street and walking towards a Lord's store in Atlanta. A street stretches horizontally across the foreground. Pedestrians walk from left and back towards center. They cross the street with their backs towards camera. Mertie West walks just ahead and to the right of the man in the foreground at left. Beyond the pedestrians, the Lord's building enters frame from the right and extends towards center. A rounded marquee juts out from the building's corner and hovers over the entrance. Atop the marquee, it reads, "LORD [S]." Along the near side of the building, a large sign in scripted font reads, "Lord[...]." A vertical sign on the corner of the building reads, "[...]D[?]HAUX'S." Buildings stand in a line across the background at far left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West crosses the street to Lord's store, Atlanta, 1947

Mertie West crosses a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West crossing the driveway in front the main, east entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Mertie West walks towards camera in the foreground at center. She casts her gaze slightly downward. Behind and to the right of her, a car drives out-of-frame. The cemetery's drive stretches through the foreground along the bottom edge. In the near distance at left, a short set of steps runs parallel to the driveway. Stone posts connected by chains line the top of the steps. Beyond the posts, the grassy expanse of the formal garden stretches back on an angle from left to center. It is flanked by walkways. Trees line the far left and far right edges of the open garden. At the far end of the lawn, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands atop a wide set of steps. It is barely visible sitting off-center to the left in front of the main entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. The eastern facade of the building is viewed from the front. Six columns line the porch and support a pediment.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West crosses a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Mertie West asks for directions to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Guards, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (right) asking for directions to the Tomb of the Unknown soldier from Mr. and Mrs. Guard of Flagler, Colorado. A driveway passing through Arlington National Cemetery spans the width of the bottom edge. It enters frame from the lower right corner and curves to the left before arcing back to the right as it disappears in the distance. From left to right, Mrs. Guard, Mr. Guard and Mertie West stand in the middle of the driveway at center. Mrs. Guard looks to camera. Mr. Guard faces camera, but looks down to read a map he holds. Mertie West faces slightly left, towards Mr. Guard. Behind and to the right of them, gravestones stand on the cemetery's lawn. They stand in rows as the lawns stretch back into the distance. Trees rise across the background at center and more gravestones are visible in the distance at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West asks for directions to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Guards, Arlington, 1947

Mertie West and other visitors stand on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other sightseers standing on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. The observation deck is seen from a slightly elevated view and enters frame from the bottom edge, stretching back on an angle to the right. Mertie West stands on the deck in the near distance at center. Her back faces the camera as she either looks out towards the city or reads a tablet in the wall. A barrier wall lines the perimeter of the observation deck at left and wraps around the back edge towards the right. Ornamentation decorates the wall at far left. Other visitors stand along the wall at left and some stand at right. Beside and to the immediate right of Mertie, a viewing scope stands at the observation deck's corner. A hazy sky obscures the New York skyline 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 and other visitors stand on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Mertie West and other visitors enter the Ryan Borax Mine, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other sightseers entering the Ryan Borax Mine. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at right. She walks with her back to the camera. Further ahead of her, 5 others walk into the entrance of a mine. The mine entrance is viewed close-up. Rocks surround the lumber, post-and-lintel entryway. Beyond the entrance, the mine tunnel extends back beneath the rocks and into shadow.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and other visitors enter the Ryan Borax Mine, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Mertie West and others visit a cemetery, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West and others walking between the elevated vaults in one of the St. Louis Cemeteries in New Orleans. A well-trodden grass pathway spans the width of the bottom edge and extends back towards the right. In the foreground at left, a uniformed man leads a group of sightseeing women through the grounds as he approaches the left frame. One woman stands directly behind and to the right of him. Several other women follow behind in a group, off-center to the right. Mertie West stands towards the back of this group at center. She faces camera and is fourth from the left. To the left of the group, 2 large vaults stand side-by-side behind a wrought-iron fence. Vaults are barely visible lining the right side of the pathway as it stretches into the distance. A large, opaque patch of white occupies the lower right corner.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others visit a cemetery, New Orleans, 1947

Mertie West and others sit aboard a sight-seeing boat, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
A hazy and out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West (right) and other sightseers sitting on the top deck of a sight-seeing boat in New Orleans. A few people sit along a bench in the foreground and face towards the right. The bench enters frame at left and stretches back on an angle to the right, exitting frame. Mertie West sits on the bench at far right and leans forward as she looks to the camera. To the left of her, a couple sits at center. A woman and an obscured person sit at far left. Behind them, other sightseers stand on the ship's deck. In the far distance, the New Orleans skyline is visible at right and center. A translucent, hazy white film covers all but the lower quarter of the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others sit aboard a sight-seeing boat, New Orleans, 1947

Mertie West and other sightseers stand at a viewpoint overlooking Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and several other sightseers standing behind a railing and looking out towards Niagara Falls. Sightseers, including Mertie West, stand in a row across the image. Most stand with their backs to the camera. Women standing along the left and right edges stand in profile, facing towards center. Mertie stands third from the left. One woman, third from right, looks through a viewing scope. Everyone stands on the near side of the railing. The stone and ornamented metal railing stretches across the image beyond the sightseers. Portions of the falls are barely visible through the railing. Sunlight casts the sightseers' shadows on an angle across the sidewalk that stretches along the bottom edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and other sightseers stand at a viewpoint overlooking Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

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

Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walk up the platform while waiting for a train, Field, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walking up the platform while waiting for a train in Field. The platform of the Canadian Pacific Railway station spans the width of the bottom edge and curves to the left, then right as it stretches into the distance. A luggage cart is parked along the right side of the platform. On the cart, it reads, "C. P. R." A man appears to load/unload the cart. Beyond the cart and to the left, Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walk down the platform, away from camera. Railroad tracks are barely visible at far left running alongside the platform. Mountains rise in the far distance at left.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walk up the platform while waiting for a train, Field, 1947

Mertie West and Mr. Stewart stand on a viewing platform, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh standing on a viewing platform at Niagara Falls. The rounded platform stretches along the bottom edge, extending beyond the frame. It curves out towards the right. At center, Mertie West and Mr. Stewart stand. Mertie faces right and looks in that direction. Mr. Stewart stands slightly behind her and looks to the camera. A stone and metal constructed barrier lines the perimeter of the platform. It enters frame at right and follows the curve of the platform, curving up to the left. Several other visitors to Niagara Falls stand on the near side of the rail and look outward. A couple of viewing scopes stand alongside the rail.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mr. Stewart stand on a viewing platform, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West and Mr. Stewart look over the rail at the American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh and Mertie West standing behind the railing of a viewing platform and looking at the American Falls. The viewing platform spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back to the mid-ground on a slight angle to the right. Railings line both the left edge and back edge of the platform. In the near distance, just left-of-center, Mr. Stewart and Mertie West stand at the corner of the platform on the near side of the guardrails. Mr. Stewart stands leftmost and nearest to camera. Both stand with their backs to the camera as they look out over the falls. The Niagara River enters frame in the near distance at right and flows over the American Falls at center, beside the platform. A land form stands on the opposite bank of the Niagara River at right and center. In the distance, Rainbow Bridge extends from the land form at center and out-of-frame at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mr. Stewart look over the rail at the American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West and Mrs D. L. Tribe stand in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Nita Tribe standing in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm. A wide walkway stretches across the foreground. In the near distance, Mertie West and Nita Tribe stand at center. Mertie turns her head towards Nita. Nita looks towards the camera. Behind them stands the office of "WELLS, FARGO & CO'S EXPRESS." A double door flanked by stacked-stone pilasters stands behind and to the right of the 2 women. Pane-glass windows stand to the right and left of the door. An adjacent building at left sits recessed back from the Wells office.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mrs D. L. Tribe stand in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Mertie West and Mrs. D. L. Tribe pose with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (left) and Nita Tribe (right) posing with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm. The trio stands at center. The sheriff stands between the 2 women and rests his elbows on their shoulders as he looks forward. Mertie West stands at left and looks up to the sheriff. Nina Tribe stands at right and looks to the camera. The theme park grounds stretch behind them.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mrs. D. L. Tribe pose with the Sheriff of Ghost City at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Mertie West and H. H. West stand on an observation deck overlooking the American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West standing behind the railing of a viewing platform and overlooking the American Falls. The viewing platform spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back to the mid-ground on a slight angle to the right. Railings line both the left edge and back edge of the platform. In the near distance at center, Mertie West and H. H. West stand to the right of the corner of the platform and on the near side of the guardrails. Both stand with their backs to the camera as they look out over the falls. A viewing scope stands on the corner of the platform, to the left of Mertie. The Niagara River enters frame in the near distance at right and flows over the American Falls at center, just ahead of the platform. A land form stands on the opposite bank of the Niagara River at right and center. In the distance, Rainbow Bridge extends from the land form at center and out-of-frame at left. From the foot of the falls, the Niagara River is visible flowing along the left edge, passing beneath the bridge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Stewart, Mr.
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West stand on an observation deck overlooking the American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West and H. H. West pose on the front steps of the First United Methodist Church, Santa Barbara, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing on the front steps of the First United Methodist Church in Santa Barbara. Mertie West and H. H. West stand at center. Mertie looks to camera and H. H. glances to the right. They stand on the second step down from the top of the steps. The steps stretch across the bottom edge on an upward angle from right to left. Behind the Wests, 3 large entrance doors to the church stand open. The door at center is situated to the left of the Wests. It is surrounded by a few architraves. The door at right stands in partial view along the right edge.
Date:
August 31, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose on the front steps of the First United Methodist Church, Santa Barbara, 1947

Mertie West and H. H. West pose at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
A cropped and out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. The Wests are viewed at a slight distance. They stand at center and are only visible from the neck up along the bottom edge. Both look to the camera. Behind them in the distance, Manly Beacon rises behind Mertie and Red Cathedral rises at far right. Sky occupies the majority of the image.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Mertie West and Assistant Manager Waterhouse stand at the bus station, Banff, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Assistant Manager Waterhouse and Mertie West standing on a sidewalk in Banfff next to the bus stop. Waterhouse and Mertie West stand in the foreground at center. Both look to the camera. A bus is parked behind and to the right of them, along the curb. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. The front end faces camera and extends out-of-frame. The bus's passenger door stands open. At center, the sidewalk stretches back into the distance, behind Mertie and Waterhouse. A few businesses are visible lining it at left. The sign outside the nearest building reads, "[...]IN TOUR[S]." Beyond it and partially obscured by Waterhouse, another sign hangs, it reads, "DOMI[...] CA[...] GOOD [...]." Cascade Mountain rises in the distance 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 and Assistant Manager Waterhouse stand at the bus station, Banff, 1947

Mertie West and another woman stand on the road at Kicking Horse Tea Room, Field vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and an unknown woman standing in the road and looking at a sign for the Kicking Horse Tea Room in Yoho National Park. The dirt road spans the width of the foreground. It curves on an angle towards the right as it extends back through center. In the near distance, right-of-center, Mertie West and another woman stand side-by-side in the road, with their backs to the camera. Rocky hillsides rise from both sides of the road. To the right of the women, a sign attached to a post rises from the hillside at right. The women appear to look towards the sign which reads, "KICKING HORSE TEA [horse figure in silhouette] ROOM LIGHT LUNCHES SEE [illegible text] SPIRAL TUNNEL." A bus is parked along the curve of the road in the distance at center and a few other sightseers stand in the middle of the road. Mountains are barely visible rising in the far distance.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and another woman stand on the road at Kicking Horse Tea Room, Field vicinity, 1947

Mertie West and another woman stand down the street from Old South Meeting House, Boston, 1947

Description:
A poorly-lit photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and an unidentified woman standing down the street from the Old South Meeting House in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood of Boston. Washington Street spans the width of the image along the bottom edge. It extends back through the center of the image, curving to the left before disappearing behind buildings. Mertie West and another woman stand in the middle of the street at center. Mertie is leftmost and stands in profile, facing right. The woman at right turns her back to the camera. Buildings line both sides of Washington Street as it stretches into the background. At right and in the near distance, the Old South Meeting House stands. The church's bell tower juts out towards the street. A clock is inset on the near side of the tower. The tower is capped by a tall steeple. Four punched holes line the left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and another woman stand down the street from Old South Meeting House, Boston, 1947

Mertie West and a caretaker sit in the trophy and relic room at Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and a caretaker sitting on benches that line the relic room at Faneuil Hall. The room enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. A wall lines the left side of the room. Doorways stand equally spaced along the wall. Between each doorway hangs a large painting. Benches sit beneath each painting. Mertie West and the caretaker sit on the second bench from the left. Both face to the right. Along the top of the wall at left, rifles are mounted over each door frame. Above the rifles, framed portraits line the top of the wall and continue onto the back wall. Flags also extend out from the top of the wall at left. Back in the corner of the room, a piano stands.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and a caretaker sit in the trophy and relic room at Faneuil Hall, Boston, 1947

Mertie West and 2 women from Santa Ana pose by a totem pole at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and 2 women from Santa Ana posing in front of a totem pole standing in Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. They stand in a row, right-of-center, and look to camera. Behind them at center, a totem pole stands, rising beyond the top frame. It is viewed at a slight angle and contains about 4 carved and painted figures. Vegetation grows across the background.
Date:
June 25, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and 2 women from Santa Ana pose by a totem pole at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, 1947

Mertie West and 2 other women cross Memorial Avenue outside the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and 2 unknown women waiting to cross Memorial Avenue just outside the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. The women stand in the near distance at center. Mertie West stands leftmost and up on the curb. The other 2 women stand to the right of her in the road. All stand facing slightly right, with backs to the camera as they look down the road and into the distance. Memorial Avenue enters frame from the bottom edge at right. It stretches back on an angle towards center. At far right, a car traveling down the road approaches the camera. At left, a parkway lines Memorial Avenue. Its wide, grassy lawn enters frame from the bottom edge at left and stretches back towards center. A wide sidewalk runs through the middle of the parkway. Further down the road, hedges are visible lining the back edges of the parkways on both sides of Memorial Avenue. In the distance at center, Arlington Memorial Bridge is visible. Beyond it, the Lincoln Memorial stands obscured behind Mertie West. The Washington Monument rises in the far distance, right-of-center.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and 2 other women cross Memorial Avenue outside the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Melvin David Smith walks into Superior Court with his sister-in-law after declaring he wanted to relinquish custody of his two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Melvin David Smith walks into Superior Court with his sister-in-law after declaring he wanted to relinquish custody of his two children, Los Angeles, 1947

Marker standing at an intersection, Field, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a wood-carved marker standing at an intersection in Field, British Columbia. The marker stands in the near distance, left-of-center. It is surrounded by a circle of rocks. The marker appears to be carved out of wood. A post rises through the center of the marker. It has a bulbous base. At the top, small beams jut outward from the post. Signs hang down beneath the beams. The signs read, "FIELD [left pointing arrow]," "BUSINESS SECTION," "EMERALD LAKE 7," and "GOLDEN 37." Behind it, a dirt road passes across the image. A cluster of pines stands on the far side of the road at center and right. In the distance at left, Kicking Horse River is barely visible.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Marker standing at an intersection, Field, 1947

Marker of redoubt standing at the Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a marker at the Bunker Hill Monument indicating the location of a redoubt constructed for the Battle of Bunker Hill. A stone slab is inlaid into the ground at center and rises slightly above the ground. Its inscription reads, "THE BREASTWORK THROWN UP ON THE MORNING OF THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE 1778 EXTENDED NORTHERLY THREE HUNDRED FEET." Beyond it, the grassy expanse of Breed's Hill slopes downward to the left from the upper right corner. Wrought-iron fencing lines Monument Square along its left and back edges. Streets and residential buildings stand in the background.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Marker of redoubt standing at the Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor. The Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., burst into the flames in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Man walking down a sidewalk near the White House visitors' entrance, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Description:
Photograph of a man strolling along a sidewalk in the vicinity of the White House visitors' entrance in Washington, D.C. A street corner sits in the foreground at left. Its sidewalks stretch horizontally across the foreground to the right and straight back through center. Further back at the corner, a tall, stone post stands, right-of-center. Wrought-iron fencing extends from it to the right and out-of-frame. The same fencing stretches back behind the post, lining the sidewalk. Enclosed behind the fence are shrubbery and trees. In the mid-ground, a man walks towards camera down the sidewalk. He looks towards the fence at right. Equally-spaced trees line the sidewalk's curb at left. To the left of the trees, a street stretches into the distance. A building lines the far side of the street at left and the Washington Monument is barely visible rising in the far distance at center.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Man walking down a sidewalk near the White House visitors' entrance, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Man standing in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Man stands in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man standing in front of the wreckage of Berth 153, a terminal in L.A. Harbor that was destroyed when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Man picking up ice from the street, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a man picking up ice in the street in front of the Canadian Pacific Railway station (not in frame) in Vancouver. Station Street stretches across the bottom half of the image in the foreground. On the far side of the street, at center, a man crouches down to pick up small blocks of ice lying in the street. Behind him, Thornton Park sits to the left. It enters frame from the left and extends towards center. National Avenue runs alongside it at center, stretching back on an angle to the left. In the distance at right, Hotel Ivanhoe stands. It rises 5-stories and is viewed at an angle from the back and the side. Along the backside of the building, signage for the hotel reads, "HOTEL IVANHOE."
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Man picking up ice from the street, Vancouver, 1947

Man fighting fires from a Navy Tugboat after the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Man fighting fires from a Navy Tugboat in L.A. Harbor. The fires started when the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man fighting fires from a Navy Tugboat after the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Lumber mill, viewed at a distance, Klamath Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a lumber mill in Klamath Falls, as viewed at a distance. Tall grasses line the bottom edge in the foreground. A road enters frame at left and stretches back into the distance. At center and right, just beyond the grasses, a pond sits. On the far side of the pond, the lumber mill stands. A long building sits on the leftmost side of the property and a barn-like structure sits on the rightmost side. A tall chimney stands to the right of the barn. Fields stretch into the distance at right.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lumber mill, viewed at a distance, Klamath Falls, 1947

Louise Henderson Carringer walks into jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Louise Henderson Carringer walks into jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car. Linda was sleeping in a vehicle with her dog Butch when a concerned citizen telephoned the police to notify them that the child had been sleeping in the car for the past three nights. Officers Clyde Giroux and D.R. Lynch took the child and dog to the Wilshire Police Station and left a note in the car. Several hours later, Louise Henderson Carringer walked into the police station to claim the child. She stated they had been sleeping in the car because they were homeless. Mrs. Carringer was charged with child neglect and booked at the city jail in Lincoln Heights Station.
Date:
June 17, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louise Henderson Carringer walks into jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Louise Henderson Carringer sits in jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Louise Henderson Carringer sits in jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car. Linda was sleeping in a vehicle with her dog Butch when a concerned citizen telephoned the police to notify them that the child had been sleeping in the car for the past three nights. Officers Clyde Giroux and D.R. Lynch took the child and dog to the Wilshire Police Station and left a note in the car. Several hours later, Louise Henderson Carringer walked into the police station to claim the child. She stated they had been sleeping in the car because they were homeless. Mrs. Carringer was charged with child neglect and booked at the city jail in Lincoln Heights Station.
Date:
June 17, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louise Henderson Carringer sits in jail after police officers find her seven-year-old daughter, Linda Carringer, asleep alone in a car, Los Angeles, 1947

Los Angeles Times oil news editor Howard Kegley and another man at fake grave site, [1930-1949?]

Description:
Two men in suits and ties, both kneeling, heads down, holding hats, near simulated burial site with hat and shoes sticking out of mound, with marker reading: Warning: Famous last words, How deep are you? Take heed, folks, with warehouses marked Keep out, pipes, machinery, and base of tower in background
Date:
[1930-1949?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles Times oil news editor Howard Kegley and another man at fake grave site, [1930-1949?]

Lordsburg train station, viewed close-up, Lordsburg, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Lordsburg train station in New Mexico, as viewed close-up from the side. A white film glazes over the majority of the image. The side of the train station enters frame from the left and stretches towards the right. It is viewed straight-on and stands one-story tall. A double window is inset into the side of the structure and sits off-center to the left. The building is capped by a hipped roof. A sign sits atop the roof and reads, "LORDSBURG." Below it and to the right of the window, the "LORDSBURG TRAIN BULLETIN," is posted on the exterior wall of the building. It is mostly obscured by the white film covering the image. A man in a white shirt stands in front of the sign. At far right, a train (partial view) sits beside the platform.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lordsburg train station, viewed close-up, Lordsburg, 1947

Lordsburg train station, Lordsburg, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Lordsburg train station in New Mexico, as viewed close-up from the side. A white film glazes over the majority of the image. The side of the train station enters frame from the left and stretches towards the right. It is viewed straight-on and stands one-story tall. A double window is inset into the side of the structure and sits off-center to the left. The building is capped by a hipped roof. A sign sits atop the roof and reads, "LORDSBURG." Below it and to the right of the window, the "LORDSBURG TRAIN BULLETIN," is posted on the exterior wall of the building. It is mostly obscured by the white film covering the image. A man in a white shirt stands in front of the sign. At far right, a train (partial view) sits beside the platform.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lordsburg train station, Lordsburg, 1947

Lodge at Yoho National Park, viewed at a distance, Yoho National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a lodge standing in Yoho National Park, as viewed at a distance. A lawn stretches across the foreground and back towards the mid-ground. It is dotted by pines and a flagpole stands at right. Behind and to the left of the flagpole, a lodge and cabins stand in the near distance. The 2 cabins sit slightly more forward. They are viewed at an angle from the front, facing slightly right. Behind and between them stands the lodge. It is partially obscured by the cabins and faces slightly left. A tall mountain rises across the background.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lodge at Yoho National Park, viewed at a distance, Yoho National Park, 1947

Large wagon wheels on display outside Furnace Creek Camp, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a set of large wagon wheels sitting on display outside the Furnace Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. The set of wheels sits in the foreground, off-center to the left. They are viewed at an angle. Eighteen spokes sit around the axle of each tall wheel. Behind the wheels, a dirt road passes through the image on an upward angle from left to right. The entrance to the campground stands obscured behind the wheels at left. A car is parked in the near distance at right and is viewed from the side. Behind it, cabins are visible lining the far side of the road at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Large wagon wheels on display outside Furnace Creek Camp, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Lake, viewed en route from Jasper to Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a lake and surrounding landscape, as viewed en route from Jasper and Lake Louise. A tree stands in the foreground at left, stretching vertically through the image and extending beyond the top and bottom frames. Beyond it, a lake spans the width of the image. Pines line the far bank of the lake. In the distance, mountains rise behind the pines.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lake, viewed en route from Jasper to Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, viewed from the lawn of the Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, as viewed from the lawn at Chateau Lake Louise. The hotel grounds sprawl across the foreground. A walkway curves slightly as it stretches on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. Beyond it, a landscaped lawn extends from the path and back towards Lake Louise. Pines and other vegetation are clustered together at left and a lawn extends from that at center and right. Lake Louise sits behind the lawn in the mid-ground. At the far end of the lake, Victoria Glacier is visible at center. It sits behind a couple mountains that rise in front and to both sides of the glacier, framing it.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, viewed from the lawn of the Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, viewed from inside the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier as viewed from inside the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise. A small table and 2 chairs stand in the foreground at center. They sit in front of a tall, arched picture window. The window spans the width of the image and is lined by curtains. 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
Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, viewed from inside the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Kicking Horse River, viewed from a bridge, Field, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Kicking Horse River and surrounding landscape, as viewed from atop a bridge in Field and looking southwest. Kicking Horse River spans the width of the image and flows back towards center. Mountains rise from both banks in the near distance and snow-covered mountains stand in the background.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Kicking Horse River, viewed from a bridge, Field, 1947