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Railroad tracks and mountains, viewed while en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway tracks and junction (probably in Golden, B. C.), as viewed by the Wests while en route to Vancouver. Three sets of tracks enter frame from the bottom edge and extend into the distance towards center, curving towards the left. To the left of the tracks, 3 sheds stand side-by-side in a line that extends back. A train in the distance at center rides along the rightmost track. Another train sits on tracks at far right. Pines stand in the distance and mountains rise across the background.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Railroad tracks and mountains, viewed while en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Stretch of Canadian Pacific Railway track, viewed from rear platform, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a set of Canadian Pacific Railway tracks stretching into the distance, as viewed en route to Vancouver. The tracks enter from the bottom edge at center and extend back into the distance. The track's foundation is lined by tall grasses and trees on both the left and right sides. Utility poles line the left side of the tracks. A mountain is visible rising in the distance at center.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Stretch of Canadian Pacific Railway track, viewed from rear platform, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Old house standing along the side of the Canadian Pacific Railway, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a cabin standing along the side of the Canadian Pacific Railway route, as viewed en route to Vancouver. Vegetation grows wild in the foreground. Split-rail and wire fencing weaves through the brush. In the near distance, at center, a dilapidated, old cabin stands. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. Logs sit stacked in a cache attached to the backside of the cabin. Pines stand across the image, behind the cabin. Mountains rise in the background.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old house standing along the side of the Canadian Pacific Railway, British Columbia vicinity, 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

View looking east down Canal Street, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Canal Street in New Orleans, as viewed from the west and looking east. Canal Street spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches on an angle back to the right. A car in the road sits in the foreground at right; it is viewed at an angle from the rear. To left of the car, a median stretches through the middle of the street. Buildings line the far (or left) side of Canal Street. The leftmost building is the Maison Blanche department store. It enters frame from left and extends beyond the top frame. A cross street separates it from the rest of the buildings that are visible lining Canal Street. Signage on the buildings reads, from front to back, "Chandler's Shops," "LERNER SHOPS," and "HOLMES." A billboard atop the building second from left reads, " They cant live on less! [...]ve more give NOW! [...] COMMUNITY CHEST." Pedestrians are visible walking in front of the shops at left and on the median at center. Cable car lines hang overhead. Four punched holes dot the top edge at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking east down Canal Street, New Orleans, 1947

Hotel Ambassador, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Hotel Ambassador in Vancouver, as viewed at a distance. A street enters frame from the lower right corner and stretches back through the image towards center. To the left, a sidewalk lines the street and stretches into the distance. On the opposite side of the street, at right, the Hotel Ambassador stands a few buildings down at center. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. An advertisement on the side of the building reads, "HOTEL AMBASSADOR 'Tea as it should be!'." Signage outside other businesses on the right side of the street read, from front to back, "PARKING HOME GAS CODES PARKING 735 HOME GAS," "USED CARS PARKING," "LICENSED [...]EMISES," "CAPITOL," and "ORPHEU[M]." At left, signs outside the businesses read, from front to back, "FINCH GARAGE," "DON [???] CONSTRUCT[???]," and "[...]TH'S."
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Hotel Ambassador, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and other sightseers stand along the rim of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode Witherby (Sarah Josephine), Mertie West and Zetta Witherby standing along the edge of the Zabriskie Point overlook in Death Valley National Park. In the foreground, the front end of a car noses into frame from the lower right corner. Another car in partial view sits along the left edge. In the near distance, right-of-center, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby stand on the near side of a stone parapet lining the Zabriskie Point overlook. Dode Witherby stands leftmost of the trio and faces towards the right. Mertie and Zetta stand with their backs to the camera. The low barrier wall stretches back on an angle to the left. Four other visitors to the overlook stand behind and between the car at left and the West party at right. Manly Beacon is visible rising in the distance at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and other sightseers stand along the rim of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Distant view of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. The pool extends from the left and towards the right across the foreground and the mid-ground. In the distance at center, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand along the pool's edge. Both face left, towards the pool. Several other visitors to the pool stand in a couple of groups to the left of them around the pool's edge. Behind the sightseers, 5 cars sit in a parking lot that stretches across the image in the distance. Rocky mountainsides stretch across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. pose outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of William L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front lawn of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group stands in a row in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. They stand on the lawn, just behind the front walkway. The walkway stretches across the image in front of them. It widens as it approaches the right. Behind them and to the left, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and stretches back towards center. Houses line both sides of the street as it approaches the distance.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. pose outside H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1947

William L. Kinsell stands beside the message board at Hollywood United Methodist Chruch, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of William L. Kinsell standing beside the message board outside of Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands in the near distance at center. He faces left, but looks to the camera. Behind and to the left of him, the church's message board stands. It reads, "MINISTER GLENN RANDALL PHILLIPS, D.D. SUNDAY, MAY 18 9:30 A.M. CHURCH SCHOOL 10:45 A.M. 'LIVING ON PROMISES' DR. PHILLIPS, PREACHING 7:00 P.M. VESPER SERVICE YOUTH CHOIR CONCERT DR. NORMAN WRIGHT, ORGANIST." The church's exterior rises behind William and the message board, stretching across the background.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William L. Kinsell stands beside the message board at Hollywood United Methodist Chruch, Los Angeles, 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

Silver Dollar Saloon at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Silver Dollar Saloon standing at Knott's Berry Farm. The saloon stands in the near distance, right-of-center. The saloon enters frame from the right and stretches back towards center, facing left. A bench sits in front of the saloon in the foreground at right. In the near distance, a couple leans against a post in front of the saloon, left-of-center. A wide porch extends from the front of the saloon. Signs sitting atop the porch's roof read, "SILVER DOLLAR," and "SALOON." Visitors walk along a walkway that stretches into the distance along the left edge.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Silver Dollar Saloon at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier's eastern face, viewed close-up, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the eastern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, as viewed close-up, in Arlington National Cemetery. Stone steps line the bottom edge as they extend upwards towards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sits at center and is seen close-up from a low-angle view. Metal posts and chains encircle the marble memorial. Three allegorical figures are carved in relief on the east face of the structure. Pilasters frame the left and right edges. Beyond the tomb, the eastern facade of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater stands at a higher elevation in the background. Its columned portico is obscured by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The theater's rounded colonnades are just visible extending from the sides of the building. A large streak of white enters frame from the bottom edge at right.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier's eastern face, viewed close-up, Arlington, 1947

Horse-drawn wagon travels along a Boston street, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a horse-drawn cart traveling down a Boston street. The street enters frame at left and recedes as it extends out-of-frame at right. Left-of-center, a wagon being pulled by 2 horses is captured in motion traveling through the street. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the right side; it travels away from camera to the right. The bed of the cart is lined by 2 long benches that face each other. A driver sits ahead of the benches with his back to camera. Two horses, trotting side-by-side at center, pull the cart; one is obscured by the other. Along the near street curb at right, a sign stands. It reads, "NO STANDING POLICE ORDER." Buildings and trees stand across the background.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Horse-drawn wagon travels along a Boston street, Boston, 1947

Mertie West stands on a street corner in front of the second Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the north corner of the intersection of Howe and West Georgia Streets in Vancouver. Mertie West stands on a sidewalk corner at center and looks to the camera. Beside her, a traffic light stands on the sidewalk. West Georgia Street enters frame at right and extends back towards center. Behind and to the left of Mertie, a few pedestrians cross Howe Street. Howe Street stretches across the image. Beyond Howe Street, at left, stores line W. Georgia Street and face right. Signs for the stores, from front to back, read, "NEW YO[...] FUR CO[...]," and "Picardy BEAUTY SHOP ENTRANCE 618 HOWE ST." At the intersection and directly behind Mertie, workers perform street maintenance. Along the right edge, in the background, the second Hotel Vancouver stands in partial view. Its entrance porch faces towards W. Georgia St. Another building stands behind it at center.
Date:
June 25, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on a street corner in front of the second Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, 1947

Totem poles stand at the entry gate to the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of totem poles standing at the entrance gate to the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. A drive stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. At far right, a bus is parked in partial view; it is viewed from the rear. On the back of the bus, it reads, "GRAY LINE[...]," "THE GRAYLINE SIGHT[...] TOURS." "C4-173 47 BRITISH COLUMBIA," "32 C-1947-C.L. A 100," and "173." Wood fencing with a gate in the middle lines the left side of the drive. A totem pole (partial view) stands in front of the fence and along the left edge. A woman and man stand in front of it with their backs to the camera. To the immediate right of the man, a sign reads, "[...]TRANCE·." The gateway stands left-of-center. Signage over the gate reads, "CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE THE WORLD FAMOUS SWINGING BRIDGE." Atop the wood beams, a large, carved bird figure stands atop a reptilian carved figure. Signage to the right of the gate reads, "BUS STOP," and "PICNIC GROUNDS INSIDE." To the right of the signs, another tall totem pole stands in front of the fence. Pines rise in the background.
Date:
June 25, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Totem poles stand at the entry gate to the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, 1947

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

Description:
Photograph looking from a veranda of the Banff Spings Hotel towards the Bow River Valley in Banff National Park. The grounds of the Banff Springs Hotel are visible below, in the lower left corner. Beyond the hotel grounds, Banff National Park stretches into the distance. Bow River flows through the valley from center and back towards the right. Pines grow along the base of Tunnel Mountain, which rises along the left edge. At right, pines obscure the view of another mountain rising along the right edge. Additional mountains stand in the distance at the far end of Bow River Valley at center. 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 veranda at Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

Mertie West views Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls from behind a parapet, 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, left-of-center, on the near side of a parapet and with her back to camera. 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, left-of-center. Mist from the falls rises up from the basin. On the far side of the falls and beyond the mist, 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 views Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls from behind a parapet, Niagara Falls, 1947

Ann West and H. H. West, Jr. pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Anna West and H. H. West, Jr. posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. They stand side-by-side at center and look to the camera. Behind them and to the right, a tiled fountain sits low to the ground on a lawn. The courtyard surrounds the Wests. Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the perimeter of the courtyard in the background.
Date:
August 31, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann West and H. H. West, Jr. pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 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 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

H. H. West sits on a bench with "Handsome Brady" and "Whiskey Bill" at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West sitting on a bench with 2 old west figures at Knott's Berry Farm. The bench sits up on an elevated wood-plank platform at center. H. H. West sits in the middle of the bench, between the 2 cowboy figures. H. H. looks to the figure sitting at left. The figure at left appears to look towards H. H. The second figure sits to the right of H. H. and looks forward while stretching an arm across the back of the bench. A building's wall stretches across the background. Affixed to the wall, behind and above H. H., a placard reads, "GHOST TOWN GOLD TRAIL HOTEL THIS BENCH IS RESERVED FOR HANDSOME BRADY, WHISKEY BILL AND THEIR FRIENDS GOLD TRAIL HOTEL."
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West sits on a bench with "Handsome Brady" and "Whiskey Bill" at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Dogs playing with a burro, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of 3 dogs playing with a mule at Death Valley National Monument. A concrete or adobe wall enters frame from the left edge in the foreground and stretches towards center. Beside it and along the bottom edge at right, a dirt and gravel drive slopes upwards towards center. At the top of the drive, a mule and 3 dogs stand in the near distance. The mule stands in profile, facing left. Two of the dogs stand by the mule, one in front of the mule and one behind the mule. The third dog sits off to the left. Mountains rise across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dogs playing with a burro, Death Valley National Park, 1947

View looking across Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Monument, as viewed from the rim. The valley floor of the crater stretches along the bottom edge. In the near distance the crater walls rise across the image. Sediment striping is visible on the crater wall. Beyond the far rim, mountains are visible standing in the distance.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking across Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, 1946

George Washington Masonic National Memorial, viewed at a distance, Alexandria, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, as viewed at a distance from the east. In the foreground, King Street and Sunset Drive intersect at left. Sunset Drive extends along the bottom edge, entering frame at right. King Street enters frame along the lower left edge and extends back through the image on an angle to the right. In the near distance, at center, a car drives around a bend in the road and towards camera. A street sign at far right is posted at the street corner. It reads, "SUNSET DR." In the distance, a small, landscaped hill stands. Atop the hill, the George Washington Masonic Memorial rises. It stands off-center to the right. A central porch juts forward from its wide base. Behind the porch, a tiered tower rises from the center of the building. It stands 4-tiers tall. Four punched holes line the upper right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
George Washington Masonic National Memorial, viewed at a distance, Alexandria, 1947

Boys race between rows of trailers during a trailer rally in Seaside Park, Ventura, 1947

Description:
Photograph of 3 boys running a race through the grounds of Seaside Park during a trailer rally. A large lawn stretches across the bottom edge and back through center. In the near distance, left-of-center, 3 boys run a race. They run towards the camera. The leftmost boy appears to be ahead. Spectators look on from the side. They sit in front of trailers that line both the far left and far right sides of the open park grounds. Trees in the background surround the park.
Date:
September 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boys race between rows of trailers during a trailer rally in Seaside Park, Ventura, 1947

Boys stand near a race's finish line during a trailer rally in Seaside Park, Ventura, 1947

Description:
Photograph of 2 boys playing near a race's finish line at the Seaside Park grounds during a trailer rally. A large lawn stretches across the bottom edge and back towards the right. In the near distance, at left, 2 boys play near a line that stretches across the image. They face away from camera. Other rally attendees walk through the field. Trailers line both the far left and far right sides of the field. Trees in the background surround the park.
Date:
September 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boys stand near a race's finish line during a trailer rally in Seaside Park, Ventura, 1947

View of Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Stanley Park, as viewed by H. H. West while passing through Vancouver. Tree branches hang down from the top edge of the image in the foreground. A group of park visitors sits in partial view along the bottom edge. Beyond them, a meadow stretches into the distance. Other visitors can be seen sitting in the meadow or playing. A structure stands along the back edge of the meadow at left and a body of water is visible lining the meadow's edge at center and right.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1947

View looking west from the train while stopped at Mount Shasta station, Mount Shasta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the view looking west from the Mount Shasta railroad station. In the foreground at left, a hut stands in partial view. It is viewed from the side and extends out-of-frame at left. Two men sit on the ground beneath the shadow cast by the hut. A railroad employee stands in front of them at left. He too is enveloped in the shadow of the hut. At center, 2 men sit on old equipment that lies on the ground. A third man behind them lounges on the equipment. Tall grasses stretch to the right of them and behind them. Houses line a street in the distance and mountains rise in the far distance. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
June 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking west from the train while stopped at Mount Shasta station, Mount Shasta, 1947

H. H. West's car travels through Death Valley with Wes Witherby driving, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's car stopped along the road while traveling through Death Valley National Park. The car is viewed close-up, from the side. It faces left and the back bumper extends out-of-frame at right. Wes Witherby sits at the driver's seat at center. He appears to tip his cap as he turns to look to the camera. A couple women sit in the back seat. Behind and to the left of the car, a directional road sign stands. It reads, "[left pointing arrow] AUTO CAMP .......1 STOVEPIPE WELLS.26 SCOTTYS CASTLE.56 UBEHEBE CRATER.59 LONE PINE...109."
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's car travels through Death Valley with Wes Witherby driving, Death Valley National Park, 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 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

H. H. West poses beside a plaque marking an historical site, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West posing beside a plaque indicating the location of the residences of Captain Myles Standish and John Alden in Plymouth. A paved road slopes upward through the foreground from the lower right corner to the left. H. H. West stands at center along the back edge of the road. He stands in profile, resting one hand to his hip and the other on a fence rail. H. H. looks down and to the left at a plaque affixed to the fence. It reads, "The Houses of CAPT. MYLES STANDISH and JOHN ALDEN Stood on this Location...close to THE FORT ON THE HILL." The waist-high fence lines the back edge of the road and encloses a small lawn. Behind the fence and along the left edge, a tree trunk stands, extending beyond the top frame. Across the background, a building is viewed close-up and in partial view. It stretches back to the left, disappearing behind the tree.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses beside a plaque marking an historical site, Plymouth, 1947

Policeman stands in a box and directs traffic, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a police officer standing in a box in the middle of a Boston street and directing traffic. The intersection of 2 streets occupies the bottom half of the image. In the near distance, just left-of-center, a police officer stands in a box that sits in the middle of the intersection. The policeman wears white gloves on his hands and raises his right arm to signal a stop. He faces towards the right. The box that surrounds him rises up to waist-height. A "NO LEFT TURN" sign is posted on the left side of the box and a small poster is posted on the right side. Behind and to the right of the police officer, a street corner is visible. In the background, laborers work on the exterior of the building that stands at the corner.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Policeman stands in a box and directs traffic, Boston, 1947

Exterior view of the Furnace Creek Camp office and dining room, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the office and dining room of the Furnace Creek Camp at Death Valley National Park, as viewed at an angle. A parking lot stretches across the foreground on an angle back from left to right. In the near distance, left-of-center, a woman and a man walk towards the camera. To the right of them, cars are parked in an angled row within the parking lot and in front of the campground office. Behind the couple, the campground office stands in partial view. It extends beyond the frame at left and stretches back towards center. The structure is viewed at an angle. Written on the far left side of the building, it reads, "STORE." Attached to the back and right of the office, the camp's dining room stands. On the side wall of the building, signage reads, "DINING ROOM FOUNTAIN." Mountains are visible in the distance at far right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Exterior view of the Furnace Creek Camp office and dining room, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Entrance sign posted in front of Furnace Creek Camp, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the sign standing over the entrance to Furnace Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. In the near distance at center, the large sign post for the camp stands. Two stone pillars stand on either side of the driveway into the camp. Above the drive, a wooden sign spans the gap between the pillars. Across the lumber it reads, "FURNACE CREEK CAMP." Two yokes hang down from beneath the wooden sign. Past the sign and to the left of the drive, a few buildings, lined with palm trees, stands. A few cars are parked to the right of the buildings. Mountains are visible in the far distance.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Entrance sign posted in front of Furnace Creek Camp, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Portico housing Plymouth Rock, viewed from atop Cole's Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the portico standing over Plymouth Rock, as viewed from atop Cole's Hill in Plymouth. Cole's Hill stretches on an angle past the lower left corner in the foreground. Below the hill, Water Street enters frame from the lower right corner and stretches back on an angle to the left. In the near distance, left-of-center, the portico covering Plymouth Rock stands. Six columns line the long sides of the rectangular structure and 4 columns line the short sides. It is viewed at an angle. Beyond and to the right of it, several boats sail in Plymouth Bay as it extends into the distance. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Portico housing Plymouth Rock, viewed from atop Cole's Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Ship amid smoke rising from the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Ship amid the smoke in L.A. Harbor that is coming from fires that began 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
Ship amid smoke rising from the Markay oil tanker explosion in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 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

Photograph titled "REFUGEES," featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Description:
Photograph taken by Sifton Friedman of a cat walking down the stairs with a kitten in its mouth, titled "REFUGEES." The photo was featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit displayed at Barker Bros. The exhibit features approximately 100 photographs from both amateur and professional photographers, which were chosen through an international contest
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photograph titled "REFUGEES," featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Photograph of a child walking through the snow, featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of a child walking uphill through the snow, which was featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit displayed at Barker Bros. The exhibit features approximately 100 photographs from both amateur and professional photographers, which were chosen through an international contest
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Photograph of a child walking through the snow, featured in the annual Popular Photography exhibit, 1940s

Dick Russell signing the speeding ticket he received from police officer Dick Barlow during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Dick Russell signing the speeding ticket he received from police officer Dick Barlow during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the officer intervened. Russell is holding the Dunce cap he was obliged to wear after the exercise.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Dick Russell signing the speeding ticket he received from police officer Dick Barlow during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Police officer Dick Barlow writing a ticket for Dick Russell during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Police officer Dick Barlow writing a ticket for Dick Russell during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the Barlow intervened.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police officer Dick Barlow writing a ticket for Dick Russell during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 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

Police officer Dick Barlow writing a ticket for Dick Russell during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Police officer Dick Barlow writing a ticket for Dick Russell during a planned race between an automobile and a bus. The race was part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until the officer intervened.
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police officer Dick Barlow writing a ticket for Dick Russell during a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Automobile and bus that competed in a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Automobile driven by Dick Russell and a bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies that competed in a race as part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until police officer Dick Barlow intervened. California Rug Cleaning Co. is in the background
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Automobile and bus that competed in a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Fire fighters hose down one of many fires that raged after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire fighters hose down one of the many fires that raged after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in L.A. Harbor. The sinking oil tanker can be seen in the background of this photo. 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
Fire fighters hose down one of many fires that raged after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 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

Fire fighters hose down one of many fires that raged after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fire fighters hose down one of the many fires that raged after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in L.A. Harbor. The sinking oil tanker can be seen in the background of this photo. 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
Fire fighters hose down one of many fires that raged after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Smoke rises over L.A. Harbor while a coast guard boat battles the fire that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Smoke rises over the L.A. Harbor while a coast guard boat battles the fire that began 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, maybe 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
Smoke rises over L.A. Harbor while a coast guard boat battles the fire that began when the Markay oil tanker exploded, Los Angeles, 1947

Capt. Noble Swanson, who was injured when a section of roof caved in during a fire at the Melody Lane Café on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Fellow firefighter attends to Capt. Noble Swanson who was injured when a section of roof caved in during a fire at the Melody Lane Café on Wilshire Blvd. The fire began in the roof of the Melody Lane kitchen and high winds swept the blaze through neighboring businesses including the Pig’n Whistle candy and pastry shop, Randall Optometrist, McKiernan’s Fashions, Horton & Converse Pharmacy and Staber’s Beauty Salon. Noble suffered a back sprain, bruises and cuts. No one else was injured but total damage was estimated to exceed $200,000.
Date:
April 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Noble Swanson, who was injured when a section of roof caved in during a fire at the Melody Lane Café on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1947

Women evacuating Staber's Beauty Salon because of a fire at the nearby Melody Lane Café, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Women evacuating Staber’s Beauty Salon because of a fire at the nearby Melody Lane Café. The fire began in the roof of the Melody Lane kitchen and high winds swept the blaze through neighboring Wilshire Blvd. businesses including Staber’s Salon, the Pig’n Whistle candy and pastry shop, Randall Optometrist, McKiernan’s Fashions, Horton & Converse Pharmacy. Capt. Noble Swanson suffered a back sprain, bruises and cuts when a section of roof caved in on him. No one else was injured but total damage was estimated to exceed $200,000.
Date:
April 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Women evacuating Staber's Beauty Salon because of a fire at the nearby Melody Lane Café, Los Angeles, 1947