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Soper's Ranch cabin rented by the West party stands under the oak trees, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
A scratchy and askew photograph of the cabin rented by the Wests, Glen Velzy and Nina Meyers at Soper's Ranch near Matilija Creek, standing under oak trees. The cabin is viewed from an angle and appears to be tilted towards the back. The front of the cabin faces towards the left. The lower portion of the cabin is built of lumber and canvas tenting covers the cabin's roof and surrounds the cabin's windows. A couple of power lines run across the top portion of the image. The cabin is surrounded by trees.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Soper's Ranch cabin rented by the West party stands under the oak trees, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Remnants of an old cabin built by George M. West and others surrounded by ground brush, Yreka, 1898

Description:
A blurry photograph of the remnants of an old log cabin's foundation lying hidden in the ground brush.The foundations beams sit on the ground in the near distance, left-of-center. A cleared area of ground stretches from the foreground at left towards the foundation. Ground brush stands at right and extends back as it surrounds the foundation. Beyond the ground brush, low trees line the background and silhouetted mountains are visible in the far distance.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Remnants of an old cabin built by George M. West and others surrounded by ground brush, Yreka, 1898

Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Description:
Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park. The register is hanging on a tree. Both men wear hats. The man at the left is reaching up to the register. The man on the right wears a jacket and has a paper in his pocket. There are other people and trees in the background.
Date:
August 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two men look at a register at the Iowa Picnic in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1938

Street corner with the Call Building (later renamed Central Tower) at the center, San Francisco, 1898

Description:
Street corner with the Call Building (later renamed Central Tower) at the center. A man stands in the foreground wearing a hat and coat. Other people are throughout, crossing the street and walking on the sidewalk. A truck drives down the street. There are utility poles and wires throughout. Buildings line both sides of the street. At the left, there are signs that read, "Eagleson's factory prices" and "Wichman Bros. Confectioners." At the right, there are signs reading, "The Whitaker & Ray Booksellers' and "English & German" and "Ayres Business College."
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Street corner with the Call Building (later renamed Central Tower) at the center, San Francisco, 1898

Dog in the military base at the Presidio, San Francisco, 1898

Description:
Dog in the military base at the Presidio. The building behind the dog has the words "Bat D" posted on it. There are wooden steps leading up to the door and a wooden trunk with a lock on it behind the dog. There is a wooden walkway at the right and metal buckets at the end of it, next to another structure with a door.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dog in the military base at the Presidio, San Francisco, 1898

People wait for the ferry to Oakland, San Francisco, 1898

Description:
People wait for the ferry to Oakland. The crowd is almost exclusively made up of men. There are people on the wharf, as well as on the ferry. Two American flags fly on the ferry. A sign on the front reads, "walk your horses" and a beam in the background has the word "Wellington" printed on it. There are wires overhead and tracks in the foreground.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
People wait for the ferry to Oakland, San Francisco, 1898

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

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

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

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

H. H. West's Buick parked at the Crown Point rest and viewing area, Corbett, 1942

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's Buick parked at the Crown Point rest and viewing area along the Columbia River Highway. A parking area and drive stretches across the foreground. H. H. West's Buick is parked across a few parking spaces. It is viewed from the side and faces left. A low, stone wall lines the parking area, passing behind the Buick. Lampposts from a tier below rise above the wall and appear to flank the front and rear ends of the Buick. Beyond the car, a vista overlooking the Columbia River spreads across the distance. Rock Island (Washington state) is visible in the middle of the Columbia River. The Oregon bank is at left and the Washington bank is at right.
Date:
June 29, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's Buick parked at the Crown Point rest and viewing area, Corbett, 1942

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

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

Keeper Hardy, Theodore "Pete" Lohman, H. H. West and Frank Mellus pose during a shoot, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right of Keeper E. D. Hardy, Theodore "Pete" Lohman, H. H. West and Frank Mellus posing with ducks during a shoot at the Sunset Gun Club. The group is clustered together on an embankment, left-of-center. Keeper Hardy kneels at far left and looks to the camera. Next to him, Theodore Lohman stands and holds a gun over his shoulder as he looks towards the left. H. H. West stands to the right of Lohman and looks to the camera. In front of H. H. West, Frank Mellus kneels on the ground while handling the ducks. He faces towards the left and looks to the camera. Several ducks lie on the ground in front of the group. Behind them, a pond stretches into the distance.
Date:
November 25, 1916
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Keeper Hardy, Theodore "Pete" Lohman, H. H. West and Frank Mellus pose during a shoot, Seal Beach vicinity, 1916

Attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic dining at a long picnic table, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Description:
Photograph looking down a long picnic table where Rubber Men's Picnic attendees dine. The camera looks down the table from the side. The table is centered in the image and is at its widest in the foreground along the bottom edge. It tapers as extends far into the distance. The table is strewn with cups plates and food as about a dozen men sit on each side of the table and dine. At the far end of the table and on the right, Jim Jeffries stands above the table and holds a pair of binoculars to his face as he gazes off towards the left. Trees stand in the background behind the picnic area.
Date:
[circa 1908]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic dining at a long picnic table, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Roy Garland drinks a beer at the Rubber Men's Picnic, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Description:
A blurry photograph of Roy Garland standing in a field and drinking a beer while attending the Rubber Men's Picnic in Santa Monica Canyon. Roy Garland stands at center and faces towards the left as he drinks a beer. He appears to stand at the end of a scattered line of picnic attendees that extends on an arc back and to the left. A man with a cigar in his mouth and his hands in his pockets stands behind and to the right of Roy. The field they stand in stretches towards the distance where a fence stands. Beyond the fence, a low brush-covered hill stands in the background.
Date:
[circa 1908]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Roy Garland drinks a beer at the Rubber Men's Picnic, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Al and Harry Schmitz stand by their tent, Tuolumne Meadows, about 1922

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Harry Schmitz and Al Schmitz standing by the tent in their camp at Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. The campsite is nestled among a grove of pines. A tree trunk rises alongside the left frame in the foreground. Beyond it stands the group's large, striped tent. Harry Schmitz and Al Schmitz stand in the near distance at center and to the right of the tent. A table stands to their right. Harry stands slightly further back at left and faces towards the camera. Al stands slightly more forward and closer to the table; he faces towards the right. Both seem to occupy themselves with a task. Beyond the trees surrounding their camp, a meadow stretches into the distance. A low hill stands in the far distance.
Date:
[circa 1922]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Al and Harry Schmitz stand by their tent, Tuolumne Meadows, about 1922

Jim Jeffries addresses the attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Description:
Photograph of Jim Jeffries addressing the attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic in Santa Monica Canyon. Jim Jeffries stands at center, elevated above a crowd of men in the distance. He is viewed from back in the crowd; dozens of attendees stand between Jeffries and the camera with their backs to the camera. Jim Jeffries faces towards the camera as he speaks. Behind him, a tree stands to the left. A canyon wall stretches across the background in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1908]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Jim Jeffries addresses the attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

H. H. West Jr. stands in the West's backyard, Los Angeles, about 1932

Description:
H. H. West Jr. stands in the West's backyard. He wears a shirt and tie and holds his hands to his belt. There are plants throughout and a shed in the background. There is a fence at the right. West stands on a wooden walkway. A hose is at his feet. A staircase is visible at the left.
Date:
about 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Jr. stands in the West's backyard, Los Angeles, about 1932

Wes Witherby and Mertie West lunch on the patio at El Paseo restaurant, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby and Mertie West sitting at their table on the patio at El Paseo restaurant in Santa Barbara. In the foreground, other diners (partial view) sit along the right and left edges of the image. The Wests' and Witherbys' table sits in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle that extends upwards from left to right. An empty chair is pushed away from the table at center; Mertie West sits to the right of the chair on the near side of the table. She looks to the left. To the left of Mertie, Wes Witherby sits at the head of the table; he gazes directly to the camera. On the far side of the table, Dode Witherby (left) and Zetta Witherby (right) are visible sitting at the table, but are partially out-of-frame and obscured, respectively. Behind the group, windows line the perimeter of the dining space and other diners sit in the background at right.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby and Mertie West lunch on the patio at El Paseo restaurant, Santa Barbara, 1945

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

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

Women browse the souvenirs a Native American woman has for sale, Sitka, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of 2 women browsing the goods being sold by a Native American woman on a dock at Chatham near Sitka, Alaska. The dock extends from the foreground and back into the distance on an angle from right to left. A building stands along the right side of the dock and stretches into the distance at center. In front of the building, a Native American woman stands in the near distance, right-of-center. She faces to the left. In front of her, items she has for sale lie on the ground. Two women in long coats stand at center with their backs to the camera and look at the items for sale. Behind the trio, an awning stretches over a portion of the dock and across the image from right to left. Mountains are visible beyond the far end of the dock at left.
Date:
September 13, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Women browse the souvenirs a Native American woman has for sale, Sitka, 1946

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

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

Hawk Inlet and Admiralty Island, viewed at a distance from an approaching ship, Juneau vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Hawk Inlet and Admiralty Island, taken from a ship sailing through an adjacent channel. The image appears to tilt downward towards the right. A ship (partial view) occupies the lower left corner of the image. The camera faces towards the ship's bow. Rigging stretches vertically from the deck's rail. Passengers and cargo are visible on the deck. To the right of the ship, a channel extends across the image and into the distance. A settlement is visible on the distant shore at center. Tree-covered hills rise from shorelines in the distance.
Date:
September 11, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Hawk Inlet and Admiralty Island, viewed at a distance from an approaching ship, Juneau vicinity, 1946

Chatham, viewed from the water, Sitka, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the Chatham waterfront, as viewed from an approaching ship. The ship sails in partial view along the left edge of the image in the foreground. Its bow faces towards the back of the image. Cars are parked on the top deck and rigging lines stretch vertically above the ship from the starboard rails. Chatham stretches along the shore to the left of the ship and into the distance. The shoreline extends through the image from low left, arcing towards the right. A boat sails the strait in the near distance at center. Clouds hover between the mountains that rise from the shoreline in the background.
Date:
September 13, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Chatham, viewed from the water, Sitka, 1946

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

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

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

Cascade Mountain, viewed from a terrace at Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park, as viewed at a distance from a terrace at Banff Springs Hotel. The terrace stretches on an angle through the foreground, tapering as it approaches the left. A manicured lawn occupies the center of the terrace. Stone-paved walkways encircle the perimeter of the lawn. Pine saplings and other plants sit in planters on the walkway. A stone parapet lines the distant edge of the terrace. In the distance, Cascade Mountain rises at center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Cascade Mountain, viewed from a terrace at Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

View of Red Oak from atop a hill, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Red Oak, Iowa, as viewed from the new Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot atop a hill. Tall grasses sprawl across a hill that spans the foreground. It slopes downward towards a road as it approaches the near distance. A farmhouse, right-of-center, stands partway up the hill and faces towards the road, away from camera. Construction materials sit on the far side of the road. In the distance, the houses of Red Oak are visible. A water tower stands in the far distance, left-of-center.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of Red Oak from atop a hill, Red Oak, 1946

Mertie West stands between the tracks of the Canal Streetcar and in front of a Walgreen's, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing between the streetcar tracks that stretch along Canal Street's median in New Orleans. The streetcar tracks pass across the foreground and along the bottom edge. In the near distance at center, Mertie West stands between the tracks. She faces slightly right and looks to the camera. Behind her, Canal Street extends across the image. On the far side of Canal Street, a large Walgreen's drugstore stands at a street corner, off-center to the right. A tall, cylindrical tower rises from the left corner of the building. A rounded marquee extends outward from the tower and hovers over the sidewalk. Neon signage on the tower reads, "[W]ALGREEN DRUGS [C]IGARS COSMETICS [F]OUNTAIN LUNCH," and on the marquee it reads, "Walgreen DRUGS." "Walgreens," and "Walgreen DRUGS," signs are affixed to the Canal Street side of the building at right. At left, Baronne Street intersects Canal Street along the lower left edge and extends back, slightly towards center. The facade of Immaculate Conception Church stands down Baronne Street, along the left edge. The facade is viewed at an angle. Two Moorish towers rise from the top of the facade. The Roosevelt Hotel stands in the background at right, extending beyond the right and top frames. Long, opaque white streaks flank the image along the lower left and lower right edges.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands between the tracks of the Canal Streetcar and in front of a Walgreen's, New Orleans, 1947

View of Spanish Plaza and Canal Street, viewed from the S.S. President, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Spanish Plaza and Canal Street in New Orleans, as viewed from the upper deck of the S.S. President. A ship's rail passes across the lower right corner in the foreground. The camera views the surrounding area of New Orleans from an elevated perspective, atop the S.S. President. Beyond the ship, a wharf stretches across the image on an upward angle from left to right through the mid-ground. Behind it, a short and curved set of steps lead up to the Spanish Plaza. Dozens of cars are parked in the open space. Buildings with arched windows enter frame from right and left and slightly enclose the parking lot. In the distance, Canal Street stretches straight back through center. Streaks of white 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
View of Spanish Plaza and Canal Street, viewed from the S.S. President, New Orleans, 1947

Lavinia Jones, William H. Jones and Zella Jones and her parents on their front porch, Red Bluff, 1898

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Lavinia (Kellum) Jones, William H. Jones and Zella Jones on the front porch of their home in Red Bluff. The front of the house is viewed at an angle from the front lawn. Four square posts support the porch. Lavinia Jones stands between the two left posts and behind a hammock. She stands to the right of a window and to the left of the front door. William H. Jones sits in a rocking chair just up the front steps and in front of and to the right of the front door. Zella Jones stands to the right of the steps and to the left of a post. A window is behind her. A water spigot stands in the front yard in front of the steps. A hose connected to the spigot winds its way across the yard.
Date:
1898
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lavinia Jones, William H. Jones and Zella Jones and her parents on their front porch, Red Bluff, 1898

Mertie West stands at a table as Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, and William Shaw eat breakfast at a campsite, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

Description:
Mertie West stands at a table as Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, and William Shaw eat breakfast. Mertie wears a hairnet. Agnes wears a visor and an apron. There is a box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes on the table, along with plate, cups, and other items on the table. In the background, a bucket hangs from a tree that also has a mirror and a box hanging on it.
Date:
About 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands at a table as Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, and William Shaw eat breakfast at a campsite, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

William "Babe" Bystle and Frances and Elizabeth West stand in the Sacramento River, Redding vicinity, about 1914

Description:
William "Babe" Bystle and Frances and Elizabeth West stand in the Sacramento River. Babe (a relative of H. H. West's first wife, Mary) wears a sailor's cap and has his hands in his pockets. H. H. West's daughters, Frances and Elizabeth, wear sailor tops.
Date:
About 1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William "Babe" Bystle and Frances and Elizabeth West stand in the Sacramento River, Redding vicinity, about 1914

Winnie Scott posing with a string of fish by Piru Creek, Los Padres National Forest (Calif.) vicinity, about 1917

Description:
Photograph of Winnie Scott standing on the bank of Piru Creek and holding up a string of fish. Winnie Scott stands at right on the rocky bank of the creek. He faces towards the camera while holding a string of fish at left and a fishing rod at right, which angles across his body. A couple dozen fish hang from the string that he holds. The string extends to the left towards a large twisting tree branch at left. The branch extends from the left and out over Winnies's head. The creek flows behind him. A cliffside rises from the opposite bank in the background.
Date:
[circa 1917]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Winnie Scott posing with a string of fish by Piru Creek, Los Padres National Forest (Calif.) vicinity, about 1917

Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. flips through a book while standing in the doorway of his quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of a fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr.'s standing in the doorway of H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters at Fort Mears. A large pile of snow stands in the foreground at left; sloping up from the right and extending out-of-frame at left. The Quonset hut stands in the near distance and is viewed from the front. It enters from the left frame and extends back on an angle to the right. A serviceman stands casually in the open doorway to the building. He holds a book or magazine in front of him as he glances up to look to the camera. A window sits on either side of the door. On the window frame at right, a number plate reads, "24." The large pile of snow at left abuts the front of the Quonset hut on the left side of the door. A smaller snow pile abuts the front of the hut to the right of the door.
Date:
Winter, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. flips through a book while standing in the doorway of his quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two servicemen pose in front of H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 2 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing outside of their quarters while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. The duo poses at center standing on a wood plank that passes in front of the barracks. To the right of the men, another planked walkway extends perpendicularly from it and stretches back towards the barracks. The Quonset hut-style barracks stands off-center to the right, extending out-of-frame. A Dutch door in the center of the building is open at top. Three more servicemen stand behind it and look to the camera. A window sits to the right of the door. On the window's frame, a number plate reads, "24." To the left of the building, a blanket lies atop shrubbery and in the distance, a hillside rises.
Date:
Spring, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two servicemen pose in front of H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses with a rifle in the snow, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of a companion of H. H. West, Jr. standing on a patch of snow and posing with a rifle outside the barracks while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The young man stands at center. He is dressed in his military uniform and holds his rifle upright at his side as he looks to the camera. He stands on a patch of snow that covers the ground around him and extends back into the image. Behind and to the right of the serviceman, the side of a Quonset hut stretches across the image. It enters frame at right. It is constructed of corrugated sheet metal and has an arced roof. A low hill covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at left.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fellow serviceman of H. H. West, Jr. poses with a rifle in the snow, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Dennis Albert Deaver stands in his grandparents' yard (photo, recto), Sierra Madre, 1943

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Dennis Albert Deaver standing barefoot in the yard of his grandparents' home on North Mountain Trail Avenue in Sierra Madre. Dennis Albert Deaver stands in the foreground at left and looks to the camera. The yard stretches behind him. Wooden sheds stand in the background at left and right. The chimney of a neighboring house is visible in the distance beyond the sheds at left.
Date:
September, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dennis Albert Deaver stands in his grandparents' yard (photo, recto), Sierra Madre, 1943

Mertie West walks with the Presbyterian minister's wife past the school, Metlakatla, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (left) and the wife of the Presbyterian minister (right) stroll down a walkway past a school in Metlakatla, Alaska. A wood-plank walkway extends back through the center of the image. In the distance at center, Mertie West and the minister's wife walk, side-by-side, towards the camera. Tall grasses and shrubbery line both sides of the walkway. Behind and to the right of the women, a school stands. It extends beyond the frame at right and faces towards the left. A house stands behind and to the left of the women. Pines line the walkway in the distance.
Date:
September 16, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks with the Presbyterian minister's wife past the school, Metlakatla, 1946

Men fishing off the pier with the Aleutian anchored in the background, Cordova vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of men fishing off the side of a pier at Orca, Alaska, near Cordova. The pier extends from the bottom edge on an upward angle from left to right, curving slightly left as it approaches the distance. Two men stand behind the rail lining the left edge of the pier. Both face left. The man nearest to camera holds a fishing rod over the side of the pier. To the right of them and further down the pier, 2 women stand and converse with one another. The woman at left holds an infant and faces right. The woman at right faces left. At the end of the dock, the Aleutian is moored. The ship is viewed from the side and extends beyond the left and right edges of the image. "ALEUTI[A]N," is marked on the side of the ship.
Date:
September 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Men fishing off the pier with the Aleutian anchored in the background, Cordova vicinity, 1946

Ketchikan, viewed from the rail of the Aleutian, Ketchikan vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Ketchikan as viewed from the rail of the Aleutian. The Aleutian is in partial view at right. A rail runs along the left side of the ship. Cargo sits atop the deck to the right of the rail. The ship sails through the Tongass Narrows portion of Alaska's Inside Passage. The Narrows extend to the left and into the distance. Ketchikan lines the shore in the distance at right. Mountains rise up from the left side of the Narrows in the far distance at left.
Date:
August 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ketchikan, viewed from the rail of the Aleutian, Ketchikan vicinity, 1946

Fishing boat, Eskimo, sailing into Ketchikan, Ketchikan, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the fishing boat, Eskimo, sailing through the Tongass Narrows as is arrives in Ketchikan with its haul of fish. The boat sits in the water at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces right. Along the side and across the bridge, it reads, "ESKIMO." Three of its sailors are visible sitting at the boat's stern. Behind and to the right of the boat, lumber sits atop a pier. The waterway extends behind the boat and to the left. Buildings and additional piers line the waterfront in the distance at left. A mountain rises in the background.
Date:
September 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Fishing boat, Eskimo, sailing into Ketchikan, Ketchikan, 1946

Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose atop the Ubehebe Crater's rim, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing on the rim of Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Monument. A bare and flat hilltop stretches across the foreground. The Witherbys and Mertie West stand back on the elevation at center. All look to the camera. Zetta and Dode both try to keep their hats to their heads as the wind blows. Standing rightmost, Mertie leans against a post on the hillside. Beyond them, the Death Valley landscape stretches into the distance. Salt flats are visible at left and hills rise at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose atop the Ubehebe Crater's rim, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Large dahlias grow along a fence, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
A poorly lit or exposed photograph of large dahlias growing along a fence in Anchorage. A fence stretches across the foreground. In front of the fence, tall and large dahlias grow. Their stems obscure the wire fence. Behind them, at center, a tree stands. Anchorage's buildings are visible standing in the background. Several punched holes line the bottom edge.
Date:
August 26, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Large dahlias grow along a fence, Anchorage, 1946

Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet and Mrs. George Pawley pose outside the Pawley residence on Maple Avenue, Pasadena, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet (Bertha) and Mrs. George Pawley (Luellen) posing on the walkway in front of the Pawley residence on Maple Avenue in Pasadena. The group stands off-center to the left and all but Bertha Longstreet look to the camera. They are viewed at a slight angle, facing left. Both Longstreet men stand with their hands behind their backs. Luellen Pawley wraps an arm around her sister's shoulder. The Pawley residence is obscured by shrubbery growing along the right edge. The front walkway and yard extend towards the left. Maple Avenue enters frame in the background at left.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet and Mrs. George Pawley pose outside the Pawley residence on Maple Avenue, Pasadena, 1948

Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet and Mrs. George Pawley pose outside the Pawley residence, Pasadena, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet (Bertha) and Mrs. George Pawley (Luellen) posing on the walkway in front of the Pawley residence on Maple Avenue in Pasadena. The group stands at center and all but Bertha Longstreet look to the camera. Both Longstreet men stand with their hands behind their backs. Luellen Pawley wraps an arm around her sister's shoulder. The Pawley residence stands in partial view along the right edge, facing left. Steps are visible leading up to the dwelling's front porch. Beyond the group, neighboring houses and yards occupy the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Charles Longstreet, Sam Longstreet, Mrs. Charles Longstreet and Mrs. George Pawley pose outside the Pawley residence, Pasadena, 1948

Exterior of the Los Angeles Spring Bed Company factory, viewed at an angle, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Photograph of the Los Angeles Spring Bed Company factory, viewed at an angle, on East 60th Street. East 60th Street stretches on an upward angle from left to right in the foreground. The factory stands on the far side of the street. It faces towards the camera and runs parallel to East 60th. The brick building is comprised of 3 different facades. The leftmost section is one-story. Large, pane-glass windows line the front of the building. A large sign reading, "LOS ANGELES SPRING BED CO.," hangs over the door and windows. A pediment stands atop the building. The center section stands 2-stories tall. Three arched, pane-glass windows line the second story. A vertically oriented sign hangs from the front of the building. It reads, "LOS ANGELES SPRING BED CO." A flagpole extends from the top of the building. The rightmost section is a single-story building lined with large, pane-glass windows. A sign hanging over the door and windows reads, "LOS ANGELES SPRING BED CO."
Date:
August 11, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Exterior of the Los Angeles Spring Bed Company factory, viewed at an angle, Los Angeles, 1940

Mertie, Nella, Wilson, Richard, and Eleanor West stand on the sidewalk by Wilson's Studebaker, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Mertie, Nella, Wilson, Richard, and Eleanor West stand on the sidewalk by Wilson's Studebake. H. H. West's wife, Mertie stands with his sister, Nella at the left. H. H. West's brother, Wilson, stands with his wife and son at the side of the car. The street stretches behind them with houses, trees, and other cars throughout.
Date:
November 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie, Nella, Wilson, Richard, and Eleanor West stand on the sidewalk by Wilson's Studebaker, Los Angeles, 1937

Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin at Big Bear Lake. Cabin number 45 at Stillwell's Camp sits in the distance up a small grassy slope. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A rock chimney rises along the right side of the cabin. A porch juts out from the front of the cabin. Steps lead up the porch from the right side. Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker all sit on the steps. They look in the general direction of the camera, except for Maud, who looks back towards the cabin. Behind them at left, Wayne West's head is visible behind the porch rail. To the left of the cabin, a tall tree stands, leaning towards the cabin.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Former Harding family home, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the old Harding home on East Prospect Street in Red Oak, Iowa, as viewed at an angle. The brick-paved E. Prospect St. stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. On the far side of the street, the bungalow-style former residence of the Harding family stands, right-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces towards the right. Two tall windows are inset on the left side of the home. On the front of the house, 2 windows are inset at left. A porch occupies the right half of the front of the house. To the left of the house, a yard extends beyond the left frame. A neighboring house stands at right. In the background, other houses stand in a line at left.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Former Harding family home, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

Bridge table set sits in front of the offices of the H. H. West Company on Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a bridge table set sitting on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The photograph appears to tilt downward to the right. The bridge set is viewed close-up and stands right-of-center. A chair to the left of it faces the camera. Another chair is folded up and leans against the right side of the table. The sidewalk stretches through the image on an upward angle from right to left. Behind the table set, the office building for the H. H. West Company stretches across the background. Doors stand wide open at right. From the doors, a hallway in shadow stretches back into the interior of the building. Behind the table, a sign in a window reads, "AMERICAN [...] CO. [L]ONG [BEACH]."
Date:
October, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bridge table set sits in front of the offices of the H. H. West Company on Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1946

Bridge table set sitting in front of the offices of the H. H. West Company on Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a bridge table set sitting on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The photograph appears to tilt slightly downward to the left. The bridge set is viewed close-up. The table stands right-of-center. A chair to the left of it faces the camera. Another chair is folded up and leans against the front right corner of the table. The sidewalk stretches through the image on an upward angle to the left. Behind the table set, the office building for the H. H. West Company stretches across the background. Doors stand wide open along the right edge. Behind the table, a sign in a window reads, "AMERICAN WHOLESALE HARDWARE CO. LONG BEACH."
Date:
October, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bridge table set sitting in front of the offices of the H. H. West Company on Omar Avenue, Los Angeles, 1946

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

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

Description:
Photograph of H. H. 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 right, extending beyond the right frame. It is viewed at an angle from the front. 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 THIRS[T] HERE DRANK THE PILGRIM FATHERS FIRS[T]." Below the tablet, a spigot extends from the front of the fountain's base. Immediately behind and to the left of the fountain, H. H. West stands hunched over the far side of the fountain and drinks. He faces towards camera but his head tilts downward. The brick exterior of the Post Office Building stands in partial view at right, 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
H. H. West drinks from Pilgrim Spring in front of the post office, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West visits Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing while visiting the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She faces left but turns her head towards camera. The narrow, stone-paved walkway she stands upon enters frame from the lower left corner and extends on an upward angle to the right. On the near side of the walkway, grave markers stand in a row parallel to the walkway. Behind Mertie, the cemetery grounds sprawl into the distance. Grave stones stand in rows that run perpendicular to the walkway. A tomb rises from the ground, behind and to the right of Mertie. Several trees dot the grounds. In the background, a street and buildings are visible lining the cemetery's back edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West visits Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Sightseeing bus stopped in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-exposed photograph of the West's sightseeing bus stopped in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. A brick-paved street enters frame along the bottom edge at left and stretches back towards center. On the street and in the near distance, the bus is parked at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. Several sightseers walk past the front of the bus and towards the bus's passenger door at left. Over the bus's windshield, a sign reads, "SIGHTSEEING." The bus driver stands to the right of the bus and faces towards the passengers boarding to the left of him. Trees in Fairmount Park line the street at right and stand in the background at left. Four punched holes line 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
Sightseeing bus stopped in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 1947

Mertie West handles a fishing rod, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing under some trees and handling a fishing rod. She operates the fishing reel and looks to the left. The fishing rod extends out of frame on the left. Trees stand immediately behind her on the right. A car is parked under trees behind Mertie on the left. The back end of the car faces the camera. Camping equipment sits on the ground between Mertie and the car.
Date:
[about 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West handles a fishing rod, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Mertie West poses with a fishing rod, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing under some trees and holding a fishing rod. She stands at center and looks to camera. Trees stand immediately behind her on the right. A car is parked under trees behind Mertie on the left. The back end of the car faces the camera. Camping equipment sits on the ground between Mertie and the car.
Date:
[about 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses with a fishing rod, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Two men set up a camera near a bridge, Niagara Falls, 1914

Description:
Two men set up a camera near a bridge. The entire landscape is snow-covered and the water below appears to be partially frozen. The men wear hats and coats. The camera is on a tripod and there is a bag on the ground behind the men. Across the water, there are snow-covered trees. At the right there are arched poles.
Date:
January 1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two men set up a camera near a bridge, Niagara Falls, 1914

Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, about 1937

Description:
Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home. There is a mailbox by the sidewalk at the right. There are trees in front of the house. Another house is visible at the left.
Date:
About 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, about 1937

H. H. West's Buick parked under a huge Joshua tree as H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand nearby, Victorville, 1932

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's Buick (partial view, left) parked near a large Joshua tree (right). Just to the right of the tree, standing from left to right, are, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West. The group was traveling home via Victorville from Big Bear Lake.
Date:
winter 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's Buick parked under a huge Joshua tree as H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand nearby, Victorville, 1932

Neil Wells and H. H. West, Jr. holding skis as Neil Wells poses for a photograph and H. H. West, Jr. pets a dog, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Photograph (from left to right) of Neil Wells and H. H. West, Jr., each holding a ski. Neil Wells poses for the camera, while H. H. West, Jr. kneels down and pets a dog. They are surrounded by a winter landscape in the Big Bear Lake area.
Date:
winter 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells and H. H. West, Jr. holding skis as Neil Wells poses for a photograph and H. H. West, Jr. pets a dog, Big Bear, 1932

Frances West Wells poses for a photograph outside the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1939

Description:
Photograph of Frances West Wells standing for a photograph outside the Siemsen home in Glendale. She stands in the yard of the Siemsen home in front of a window. Frances wears a hat, scarf, printed blazer, long skirt, gloves and holds a purse. A garden hose winds on the ground around her.
Date:
February 5, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West Wells poses for a photograph outside the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1939

Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stopping for a drink of water at Bear Flat, Trinity County, 1917

Description:
A distant photograph, from left to right, of Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stopping by a well at Bear Flat to get a drink of water. Harry Schmitz stands in the distance, left-of-center. He stands behind a wire fence and looks to the camera. He rests one hand up on a wooden fence post. To his right, Wilfrid Cline, Jr. hunches over the well's bucket to get a drink of water. He stands in profile facing the well immediately to the right of him. The well is a wooden shack that stands at right. It faces left. A car is parked behind Harry Schmitz. It faces forward and towards the left. In the distance, a wooden fence stretches across the image. Tall pines stand behind the fence in the background.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stopping for a drink of water at Bear Flat, Trinity County, 1917

Mary A. West, Samuel Fales and Nella A. West standing outside the bathhouse at Fales Hot Springs, Mono County, 1913

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mary A. West, Samuel Fales and Nella A. West standing outside the bathhouse at Fales Hot Springs. A hot spring sits in the foreground. It is adjacent to the bathhouse on its left edge. A fence encloses the spring on the right. The bathhouse extends at an angle from left to right and recedes as it approaches the right. Mary A. West stands at center and faces right. The bathhouse and spring meet behind Mary at left. Samuel Fales stands ahead of Mary to the right. He faces right and rests a hand against a windowsill of the bathhouse. Nella West walks at far right along the side of the bathhouse. Her back is to the camera. A hillside rises in the distance.
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mary A. West, Samuel Fales and Nella A. West standing outside the bathhouse at Fales Hot Springs, Mono County, 1913

Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. sitting in H. H. West's Buick while parked in front of a water tank, Truckee vicinity, 1917

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. sitting in H. H. West's Buick that is parked off to the side of the road in front of a water tank. The car sits in the near distance and is viewed at an angle from the side; it faces left. Harry Schmitz sits in the front seat and turns back to look towards Wilfrid Cline, Jr. Wilfrid sits in the backseat and looks to the camera. A water tank stands off to the side of the road behind Wilfrid Cline, Jr. Railroad tracks stretch across the image in the background and a dirt road stretches on an upward angle in the foreground.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. sitting in H. H. West's Buick while parked in front of a water tank, Truckee vicinity, 1917

Wilfrid Cline, Jr. and Harry Schmitz stand by H. H. West's Buick at Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 1917

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wilfrid Cline, Jr. and Harry Schmitz standing next to H. H. West's Buick while visiting Lake Tahoe. A dirt road spans the foreground. H. H. West's Buick is parked, left-of-center, in the near distance. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and side; it faces towards the left. Its license plate reads, "CAL 288 467." Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stands in partial view hanging from the right side of the back of the Buick. He looks to the right. Harry Schmitz stands at center, to the side of the car and looks to the camera. A large pine stands at left beyond the front of the car. The side of a cabin is partially visible behind the pine tree. Lake Tahoe sits in the distance at right. Mountains are visible beyond Lake Tahoe.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wilfrid Cline, Jr. and Harry Schmitz stand by H. H. West's Buick at Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 1917

Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stand by H. H. West's Buick at Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 1917

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. standing near H. H. West's Buick overlooking Lake Tahoe. They stand in the near distance on the opposite side of the road. The car is left-of-center. It is viewed from the side and faces left. Harry Schmitz stands with his back to the camera at the front seat. Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stands on the far side of the car by the backseat and appears to look towards the camera; he is in partial view. A telephone pole stands behind and to the right of the car. Power lines stretch overhead. A lone pine stands behind the car at left. A building (partial view) stands at right down a slope. A sign on the building's roof reads, "TAHOE M." Lake Tahoe expands across the background and mountains rise in the far distance.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Harry Schmitz and Wilfrid Cline, Jr. stand by H. H. West's Buick at Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 1917

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby pose for a photograph at the Boulder Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby posing for a photograph in front of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam on the Arizona side of the dam. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with her purse under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her. Zetta Witherby looks to camera as her purse hangs from her wrist. Wes Witherby stands with his hands behind his back and leg extended out as he looks out of frame towards the left. The trio stands in front of a walkway barrier. The dam intake towers, the canyon and the power lines atop the canyon occupy the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby pose for a photograph at the Boulder Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West poses in front of the Grand Canyon entrance, Grand Canyon, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of both the West's car and the entryway to Grand Canyon National Park. She stands in the distance right-of-center and looks to the camera. She stands directly in front of the rear of the West's parked car. Beyond her and the car, the entryway to the Grand Canyon stands in the distance. It straddles the road. Two large, stacked-stone pillars stand on either side of the road and taper towards their tops. A large, log beam stretches between the pillars over the road. A sign hangs down from the beam that reads, "-ENTERING- ·GRAND·CANYON·NATIONAL·PARK·." A sign post in front of the pillar at right reads, "ENTRANCE PERMIT CARS $1.00 TRAILERS $1.00 MOTORCYCLES $1.00." A metal gate stands to the right of that. It too has a sign, which reads, "PLEASE CLOSE GATE."
Date:
May, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of the Grand Canyon entrance, Grand Canyon, 1942