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Mertie West sits by a window overlooking Lake Louise at Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting beside a picture window at Chateau Lake Louise and looking out at the landscape. In the foreground, Mertie West sits in a chair at right. She sits in profile, facing left, but looks through the picture window behind her. A small table stands along the lower left edge and curtains hang down beside the window, along the right edge. The picture window spans the width of the image and extends beyond the top frame. A view of the adjacent landscape is framed by the window. The landscaped grounds of the hotel lie beyond the window, lining its bottom edge. Further back, Lake Louise stretches across the image. At the far end of the lake, mountains rise to the right and left. Victoria Glacier sits above Lake Louise at center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits by a window overlooking Lake Louise at Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise. A chair upholstered in a floral print sits in the foreground at center and faces left. Beyond it, Mertie West sits in the near distance, left-of-center, at a writing desk. Mertie sits in profile, facing left. The desk, obscured by a plant in the foreground, stands propped against a wall at left. The left wall is lined by large, arched windows and stretches back towards center. Behind and to the right of Mertie, the lobby extends into the background. An arched entryway stands at the far end of the lobby at center and a decorative ceiling hovers over the lobby at right.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

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

Description:
A poorly lit photograph of the Bow River Valley in Banff National Park, as viewed from a rooftop at the Banff Springs Hotel. The Bow River Valley is silhouetted as it spans the foreground. At left, a pine tree stands. To the right of it and further in the distance at center, the Bow River flows back from the bottom edge. The valley floor that surrounds the river is obscured by shadow. A mountain rises up from the valley floor at right. In the far distance, at center, snow-covered mountains stretch across the background. 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 rooftop at Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

H. H. West Company truck, parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the H. H. West Company's Studebaker truck parked along North Ridgewood Place. North Ridgewood Place stretches across the foreground on a slight angle. The truck is parked at center on the far side of the street. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. On the driver's door, it reads, "H. H. WEST CO. WHOLESALERS 314 - 318 OMAR AVE. MA. 6-1708." Two dwellings line the street behind the truck.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Company truck, parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West stands outside the New York Stock Exchange building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing outside the New York Stock Exchange building while visiting the Financial District. A wide sidewalk enters frame along the bottom edge at left and stretches back towards center. In the foreground at right, a car in partial view is parked along the curb, facing camera. Two men lean against the car and face left. Just beyond them, in the near distance, Mertie West stands along the street curb. She stands in profile facing left, but turns her head to camera. Men walk along the sidewalk to the left of her and away from the camera. The New York Stock Exchange building lines the far left side of the sidewalk. It enters frame from the left edge and stands in partial view. Decorated corbels support balconies that extend outward from the building's second-story. An American Flag and a United Hospital Fund flag also extend out from the building and fly over the sidewalk. In the distance at right, Federal Hall National Monument stands in partial view. It is viewed from its front facade. Columns line its portico, supporting an entablature and pediment. A statue stands outside the front of the building. Surrounding buildings in the Financial District rise in the background.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands outside the New York Stock Exchange building, New York, 1947

H. H. West walks in front of the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West walking away from the front door of the Paul Revere House in Boston's North End neighborhood. Along the bottom edge, a sliver of N Square stretches on an upward angle to the right. At far left, 2 young children play with a toy car on the sidewalk that passes in front of the Paul Revere House. The Paul Revere House stands on the far side of the street. It is viewed close-up and at an angle from the front. The timber-constructed dwelling stands 2-stories tall with lattice-pane windows lining both floors. An American flag extends out from the center of the building. H. H. West stands in the distance at far right, facing camera as he walks away from the house. A building adjacent to the Paul Revere House is barely visible standing along the right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West walks in front of the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other visitors to the Columbia Icefield walking down the steps of a lodge in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. A wide dirt road stretches across the foreground. The chalet/lodge stands in partial view in the near distance. The structure is viewed straight-on and extends beyond the frame at top and right. A wide set of steps, left-of-center, descends from the building and towards the camera. Several visitors stand near the top of the steps and face camera. Mertie West stands at the bottom of the steps at center and appears to move towards the right. A large bay window juts out from the building, lining the top of the stairs. Above the bay window, a balcony spans the gap between 2 sets of windows. On the right side of the building, scaffolding stands and above it, a dormer sits on the rooftop.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

Mertie West poses in front of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield at either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at center and looks to the camera. A stone-strewn landscape surrounds Mertie and stretches back towards the glacier. Other sightseers walk away from the camera, behind and to the right of Mertie. Beyond Mertie, the toe of a large glacier sits at center. It extends back, and up to the left. In front and to the right of the glacier, a lake of glacial meltwater sits. A snow covered mountain rises to the right of the glacier.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

View from an overlook while en route from Jasper to Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the southwestern Alberta landscape, as viewed from an overlook at either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. A cliff side stands in the near distance at right. Several pines stand atop the cliff. Along the left edge and at a slightly lower elevation, more pine trees stand. Between the pines at left and the cliff side at right, a river (center) is visible flowing below through a valley. Pines line the river banks as it disappears into the distance. Silhouetted mountains are barely visible rising across the background.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View from an overlook while en route from Jasper to Lake Louise, Alberta, 1947

Mertie West sits at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West sitting at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise. Mertie West sits in profile at center, facing right. She sits at a writing desk to the right of her. The desk is propped against a wall. Behind Mertie, a large picture window is inset into the wall at right. The lobby extends behind her. An archway rises directly behind Mertie and a plant in a vase sits on a table behind and to the left of Mertie. In the foreground, an empty chair sits in front of Mertie, left-of-center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits at a writing desk in the lobby of Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Mertie West exits the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and overlooks Alexandria, Alexandria, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the front steps of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and looking towards Alexandria. A large stone landing spans the foreground on an upward angle to the left. Mertie West stands on the landing at center. She faces away from camera. Ahead of her and to the right, the George Washington Masonic National Monument's grounds stretch into the near distance. Beyond the grounds, Alexandria is visible in the distance. Residential areas of the town sit to the left of the memorial's grounds. Farther back, a railroad passes through Alexandria at a slight angle. Buildings stand across Alexandria's cityscape.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West exits the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and overlooks Alexandria, Alexandria, 1947

Sightseers gather around trout pools on drive, Banff National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of sightseers gathering around a trout pool while stopped along the road in Banff National Park. The trout pool (no trout visible) enters frame at left and stretches across the foreground towards center. A dozen or more sightseers stand around the pond's edge in the foreground at right and further back at center. Beyond them, a bus is parked on the side of the road at right. It is viewed from the side and faces towards the left. In the background, trees line the road.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sightseers gather around trout pools on drive, Banff National Park, 1947

Mertie West poses in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing outside the First Church of Christ, Scientist's southern facade in Boston. A brick-paved walkway extends along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands in the near distance at left, along the back edge of the walkway. She stands in profile facing right, but turns her head to the camera. Immediately behind her, a wide, short set of steps, flanked by lampposts on pedestals, descends behind her. From the steps, the walkway stretches back on an angle towards the left side of the church. To the right of the walkway, a small, landscaped lawn sits in front of the church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist stands in the background, off-center to the left. It is viewed at a slight angle from its southern facade. A half-dome, lined with arched windows, extends towards camera. A white haze washes over the majority of the image. Two streaks of bright, white light crisscross at center.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 1947

African-American railroad porter stands on the station's platform, Klamath Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of an African-American porter standing on the platform at the Klamath Falls railroad station. The platform enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches into the distance on an angle from left to center. In the near distance, right-of-center, a porter stands along the edge of the platform with his back to the camera. To the left of him, a man pulls a cart along the platform, towards camera. Structures and utility poles line the far left side of the platform. A train sits on the tracks to the right of the platform. Five punched holes line the right edge.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
African-American railroad porter stands on the station's platform, Klamath Falls, 1947

Hudson's Bay Company store, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company department store in Vancouver, as viewed from the intersection of Howe Street and West Georgia Street. Howe Street stretches across the bottom edge on an upward angle from right to left. Two men at center step off the curb from the opposite side of the street and walk towards camera. Behind them, West Georgia Street stretches back through the image on an upward angle from left to right. On the right side of West Georgia Street, a building stands in partial view along the right edge. Storefronts line the far side of West Georgia Street. The readable signs outside the stores read, from left to right: "Anne Maloney [?]," "Madame Bennett [?]," "Norman G. Cull Limited," "GEORGIA PHARMACY," "[...] gordon [...]WELLERS," "NOVELTIES SILVERWARE," and "Henri's." Atop the leftmost building, 3 billboards stand. They advertise, from left to right, "Heinz Vinegar," "Coca-Cola," and cigarettes. The Hudson's Bay Company building stands in the distance at center, partially obscured by the buildings lining the street at left. It stands 6-stories tall. British flags hang from the side of the building facing West Georgia Street.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Hudson's Bay Company store, viewed at a distance, Vancouver, 1947

Bow River, viewed close-up, Banff vicinity, 1947

Description:
A poorly lit and out-of-focus photograph of the Bow River in Banff National Park, as viewed close-up. A river bank stretches along the bottom edge and connects to a footbridge at far right that extends out-of-frame. Bow River flows beyond it, arcing towards the right and then back to the left as it approaches the distance. Rapids form around the rocks at right. Silhouetted pines are visible standing along the surrounding river banks. Mountains rise in the near distance at right and in the far distance, left-of-center. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bow River, viewed close-up, Banff vicinity, 1947

H. H. West poses in front of the entrance gate to Burial Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
A poorly-exposed photograph of H. H. West posing in front of a set of steps leading up to Burial Hill in Plymouth. H. H. West stands at center. He faces slightly left, but looks to camera as he poses. Behind him, a wrought-iron gate stands partially open. The left half of the gate stands closed. A tablet is affixed to it. The right gate appears to be open. Behind the open half of the gate, a set of six stairs ascend up towards the cemetery grounds. Trees are visible in the background. A thick, white haze clouds over the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses in front of the entrance gate to Burial Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Plymouth Rock, viewed from above, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Plymouth Rock, as viewed from above. The camera looks down towards Plymouth Rock, which sits in the foreground, off-center to the left. An inscription in the rock reads, "1620." The rock sits on a beach, but is surrounded by a protective structure. The structure's visible walls stand at right and across the back of the image. Across the back of the image, a low, stone wall enters frame at left and extends to the right. Atop the wall, decorative guardrails line a viewing platform. At right, an arched and gated barrier sits between the rock and Plymouth Bay. Three carved stones sit beneath the fence, elevating it above the ground. Through the fence, the water of Plymouth Bay laps onto shore.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Plymouth Rock, viewed from above, Plymouth, 1947

Railroad car on the Pullman Hotevilla train sits on the tracks, Albuquerque, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a railroad car on the streamliner, Pullman Hotevilla, sits on the tracks in Albuquerque. A railroad track rail passes across the lower left corner in the foreground. Alongside and to the right of it, a brick-paved platform stretches on an upward angle across the image from right to left. At left, a man walks towards the left, along the platform; his back faces the camera. On the far side of the platform, a railroad car on the Pullman Hotevilla train sits on the tracks and is viewed close-up. The streamliner car extends beyond the width of the image. It is viewed at an angle from the side. Luggage bays sit along the bottom right edge of the train car. Five windows line the top half of the car. Above the windows, it reads, "PULLMAN," and below the windows, it reads, "HOTEVILLA."
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Railroad car on the Pullman Hotevilla train sits on the tracks, Albuquerque, 1947

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

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

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

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

Visitors traveling between Lake Louise and Banff stop to look at goats on a mountainside, Banff National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of sightseers and vehicles stopping on the road between Lake Louise and Banff to look at mountain goats. A road spans the width of the bottom frame and narrows as it extends back through center. Cars park in partial view along the roadside at far left and right. The car at left is viewed from the front and the car at right is viewed from the rear. Ahead of the car at right, a sightseeing bus is parked. On the rear of the bus, it reads, "ROCKY MT. TOURS C[...]." At left and across the road from the bus, several sightseers cluster together in the near distance. They stand with their backs to the camera as they glance up at a mountainside at right to look at goats. The mountainside rises alongside the road at right and extends beyond the frame.
Date:
June, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Visitors traveling between Lake Louise and Banff stop to look at goats on a mountainside, Banff National Park, 1947

Mertie West stands on a lawn in Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing on a lawn in Stanley Park in Vancouver. The lawn spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back into the distance on an angle to the left. Mertie West stands in the near distance, left-of-center. She stands in profile, facing left, but turns her head towards the camera. Further back on the lawn, other park visitors walk at left. Trees line the lawn's right (or back) edge in the distance.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on a lawn in Stanley Park, Vancouver, 1947

Mount Shasta, viewed at a distance from a moving train, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mount Shasta, as viewed from a moving train en route from Banff to Los Angeles. Vegetation-covered, rolling hills stretch across the foreground. The foreground appears to blur as the camera moves past the landscape. A lone pine stands along the right edge. More pines stand in the mid-ground at right and center. A snow-covered Mount Shasta rises in the far distance at center. A cloud floats over Mount Shasta. Utility lines stretch across the upper portion of the image.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mount Shasta, viewed at a distance from a moving train, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Old Methuslia, a Pullman porter, stands beside the train, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of old Methuslia, a Pullman porter, standing beside the West's train. Methuslia stands at center and appears to be caught mid-step as he looks to the camera. Behind him, the passenger cars of the Pullman train are viewed close-up. They sit stopped on the tracks and stretch back on an angle from right to left, extending beyond the side edges.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old Methuslia, a Pullman porter, stands beside the train, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Mertie West strolls across Old North Bridge, Concord, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-lit photograph of Mertie West walking along the Old North Bridge in Concord. The bridge spans the width of the bottom edge and sits off-center to the right. It stretches straight back towards center. Woodbeam railings line both sides of the bridge. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She appears to walk towards the camera. The bridge terminates behind her. Trees line the background and a monument is just visible behind and to the left of Mertie. A filmy, white haze glazes over the majority of the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West strolls across Old North Bridge, Concord, 1947

Old North Bridge, viewed at a distance, Concord, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-lit photograph of the Old North Bridge in Concord, as viewed at a distance. A wide walkway spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back towards center. Beyond it, the bridge sits in the near distance, just left-of-center, and stretches back towards center, crossing the Concord River. Trees stand in the background and a monument is just visible at the far end of the bridge. A filmy, white haze glazes over the majority of the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old North Bridge, viewed at a distance, Concord, 1947

Double-exposure of H. H. West and Mertie West posing at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
A double-exposed and blurry photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing in front of a pool at Badwater Basin. The couple stands at center and appear to look to the camera. Their figures are blurred. Behind them, a pool of water sits in the basin and extends to the right, out-of-frame. Beyond the pool, salt flats stretch into the distance. Mountains rise in the background at left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Double-exposure of H. H. West and Mertie West posing at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

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

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

West's New Orleans sightseeing bus parked in a lot, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the West's sightseeing bus parked in a parking lot in New Orleans. Grasses grow along and line the near side of the parking lot. They stretch through the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. A curb or barrier extends through the middle of the grassy landscaping. Beyond it sits the parking lot. The bus is parked in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the driver's side and rear, facing left. Along the side of the bus, it reads, "109 SEEIN[G] NEW ORLEANS." Beyond the bus, angled parking spaces and a vehicle are visible along the far edge of the lot at left. Trees line the lot's edge across the background. An opaque, white patch occupies the lower left corner.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
West's New Orleans sightseeing bus parked in a lot, New Orleans, 1947

Oaks covered in Spanish moss stand in a park, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
Photograph of oaks covered in Spanish moss standing in a park in New Orleans. A large, flat grass lawn extends across the foreground and into the distance. Several oak trees stand in a line along its back boundary in the distance at left. Tendrils of Spanish moss hang down from the tall trees. Hedges, pathways and other park trees stand in the distance at right. Large, streaks of white 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
Oaks covered in Spanish moss stand in a park, New Orleans, 1947

Store at Olancha, viewed from the road, Olancha, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a store in Olancha (formerly Olanche) standing along the roadside. A paved road passes across the foreground. On the far side of the road, a store stands in partial view. It extends from just left-of-center towards the right and out-of-frame. It is viewed from the front. Multiple units stretch across the front of the building. Above the eave, signage reads, "STORE," "OLANCHA," and MO[...] MOTEL OFF[...]." Another building stands at left, obscured by trees. Mountains of the Sierra Nevada rise across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Store at Olancha, viewed from the road, Olancha, 1947

Pullman car, Clover Haven, sits on the tracks, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of the Pullman car, Clover Haven, sitting on the tracks of a train station in New Orleans. The photograph appears to tilt downward to the right slightly. A few sets of train tracks enter frame from the bottom edge and stretch back on an upward angle from right to left. In the near distance, the back end of a railroad car juts into frame from the left edge. Five men mill about the empty tracks at center. In the distance, the Pullman Clover Haven car sits on the farthest set of tracks. The rightmost 2 men work near the the side of the train car. The long car extends beyond the frame at right. Above its windows, it reads, "PULLMAN," and below the row of windows, it reads, "CLOVER HAVEN." 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
Pullman car, Clover Haven, sits on the tracks, New Orleans, 1947

Kalmath Falls railway station, viewed from the north, Klamath Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Klamath Falls railroad station, as viewed from the north. The station's platform enters frame from the bottom edge at center and extends back, curving to the right. To the immediate left of the platform, a set of train tracks run parallel to the platform. A train sits on another set of tracks at far left, curving towards center as it extends into the distance. In the near distance, a man walks down the platform, away from the camera, left-of-center. Further down the platform, dozens of travelers stand in front of the station. The station stands in the near distance to the right of the platform and is viewed at a slight angle from the side. It appears to be built of stone. Two large windows are inset into the side of the building that faces camera. A sign sitting atop the roof reads, "KLAMATH FALLS." In front of the station and to the right of the platform, several cars are parked in a line in the foreground. They sit, side-by-side. All are viewed at an angle from the side, facing left.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Kalmath Falls railway station, viewed from the north, Klamath Falls, 1947

Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman passenger train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting aboard the Pullman car, Lake Sheridan, while traveling en route from Banff to Los Angeles. The train car is viewed close-up, from the exterior, and at an angle from the side. The side of the car stretches back on an angle across the image from left to right as it sits on the tracks. It extends beyond the frame at left and right. Mertie West sits behind the third window from the left and looks to the camera. Above the windows, it reads, "[P]ULLMAN," and below the windows it reads, "LAKE SHERIDAN."
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman passenger train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting aboard the Pullman car, Lake Sheridan, while traveling en route from Banff to Los Angeles. The train car is viewed close-up, from the exterior, and from a low-angle perspective. The side of the car stretches horizontally across the image. It extends beyond the frame on all sides. Mertie West sits behind the center window and looks down to the camera. Above the windows, it reads, "[P]ULLM[AN]," and below the windows it reads, "LAKE SHERID[AN]."
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

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

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

Car stopped along the roadside, Barstow vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West and company's car stopped during a lunch break along the roadside just west of Barstow. A road stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. It appears to incline as it approaches the left. On the far side of the road at center, a car is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side, facing left. The trunk of the car is open and suitcases are visible within it. Behind the car, a wood post and wire fence runs parallel to the road.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Car stopped along the roadside, Barstow vicinity, 1947

Sightseers visit the gravesite of Pierre Charles L'Enfant in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of visitors to Arlington National Cemetery standing on the grave site of Pierre Charles L'Enfant. A walkway enters frame from the bottom edge at right and stretches back towards center. It slices through the grassy lawn in front of the Lee Mansion (out-of-frame). At the end of the path and in the near distance at center, the grave site of Pierre Charles L'Enfant stands atop a hill. It is viewed at an angle. The tomb consists of a foundational slab at its base. Atop the foundation, a smaller, beveled slab rests. Six decorative posts rise from the beveled base and support another slab. Two couples stand atop the foundational base of the monument at the near left corner and the far right corner. The Washington, D.C. skyline is visible in the far distance. The Lincoln Memorial is barely visible to the left of the near couple and the Washington Monument rises beyond the tomb.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sightseers visit the gravesite of Pierre Charles L'Enfant in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

H. H. West poses beside the southern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West posing beside the southern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. A wide terrace between sets of stairs spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on a slight angle to the left. H. H. West stands in the near distance, left-of-center, and looks to the camera. Behind him, the marble, neoclassical Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands. It is viewed from its southern face and stretches out-of-frame to the left. Three laurel wreaths are carved in relief on the side of the tomb. They are spaced and framed by 4 pilasters. Metal chains and posts surround the monument. A few other visitors mill about the terrace. One man stands in the near distance along the right edge with his back to the camera. A group of 3 people stand at the far end of the terrace at center. Trees line the background, cascading downward to the right.
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 the southern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, 1947

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

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

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

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

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

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

View from top of Empire State Building, looking north across Manhattan, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Manhattan skyline, as viewed from the top of the Empire State Building and looking north. The New York City skyline is viewed from a bird's-eye view and stretches across the bottom third of the image. In the near distance at right, One Grand Central Place rises near the lower right corner. At left, 30 Rockefeller Center stands near the left edge. Central Park is visible behind it. A hazy sky hovers over the rest of the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View from top of Empire State Building, looking north across Manhattan, New York, 1947

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

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

H. H. West and company's cabin at Furnace Creek Camp, viewed at an angle, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's cabin at Furnace Creek Camp, as viewed at an angle, in Death Valley National Park. A dirt drive stretches across the foreground on a slightly upward angle from left to right. Beyond it, H. H. West's cabin stands at center and is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. It faces left. The cabin appears to be constructed of corrugated metal siding. A solitary window is inset along the right side of the cabin. Two sets of a door and window stand along the front of the cabin. The near door stands ajar. A placard affixed to the corner of the cabin, and beneath the roof's eave, reads, "309 to 312." Neighboring cabins stand back and to the left of the West's cabin and also behind and to the right of it.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and company's cabin at Furnace Creek Camp, viewed at an angle, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Cabins at Furnace Creek Camp standing in a row, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the cabins at Furnace Creek Camp, standing in a row at Death Valley National Park. A wide, dirt drive stretches back through the left half of the image. It is lined by trees on both sides. A couple of cars are parked along the right side of the drive in the near distance at center. They are viewed from the back. To the right of the tree line at right, cabins stand in a row along the drive. The nearest cabin enters frame at right and stretches back towards center. A few more cabins stand to the left of it and in a row that continues to stretch back towards center. The cabins all face left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Cabins at Furnace Creek Camp standing in a row, Death Valley National Park, 1947

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

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

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

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

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

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

William L. Kinsell poses beside the corner stone of Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of William L. Kinsell posing beside the cornerstone of the Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands in the near distance, right-of-center, beside the corner of the church. He rests a hand in his pocket as he looks to the camera. The church rises behind him. To the left of William, the church's cornerstone is inset into the building at center. Its inscription reads, "FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD . ERECTED . A.D. 1929. TO THE GLORY OF GOD & THE WELFARE OF MANKIND." Beneath the inscription, 2 shrubs sit on the ground. Along the left edge, a small tree stands. Its branches extend towards and hang over the cornerstone. The side of the church stretches back and to the right behind William. A walkway runs alongside it at far right.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William L. Kinsell poses beside the corner stone of Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

H. H. West poses next to a sign at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
A blurry photograph of H. H. West posing beside a sign standing in Badwater Basin marking the lowest point in the western hemisphere (at the time). H. H. West stands in the near distance at center and looks to the camera. A sign posted to the left of him reads, "BAD WATER 279.6 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL LOWEST POINT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE." The dry lake of Badwater Basin is visible behind and to the left of the sign, extending out-of-frame. Rocky hills rise from the basin and stretch across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses next to a sign at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Mrs. D. L. Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sit on a bench at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Nita Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sitting on a bench while visiting Knott's Berry Farm. A walkway stretches on an upward angle from right to left across the foreground. Stacked stones stand beside the walkway along the right edge. In the near distance, a bench lines the far side of the walkway. H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Nita Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sit in a row on the bench and all look to the camera. Behind them, trees and shrubby stand in a row across the background.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Mrs. D. L. Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sit on a bench at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

William L. Kinsell stands outside the Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of William L. Kinsell standing outside the front of the Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands on a walkway in the near distance, left-of-center. He holds something in hand as he looks to the camera. The church enters frame behind him at left and extends back towards the right. Steps behind and to the left of William lead into the church. At the top of the image, at center, signage affixed to the front of the building reads, "[...]ST METHODIST CHURCH." At far right, a signboard stands in front of the corner of the church.
Date:
May, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William L. Kinsell stands outside the Hollywood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, 1947

Passengers board a bus at Capilano Canyon, [Vancouver], 1947

Description:
According to the negative sleeve, this photograph was taken on June 28, 1947 while the Wests were en route between Jasper and Lake Louise. This actually appears to be a photograph of a visit to the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, which the Wests visited on June 25, 1947 per negative sleeve 2294. See also images from negative sleeve 2294.
Date:
[circa June 25, 1947]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Passengers board a bus at Capilano Canyon, [Vancouver], 1947

Bow River Valley, viewed from the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Bow River Valley in Banff National Park, as viewed from an elevated perspective from the Banff Springs Hotel. In the lower left corner, the pool area of the hotel enters frame and is viewed from above. Beyond it, pines line the near landscape. The Bow River Valley stretches into the distance. The Bow River flows back at center. Mountains rise up from the valley floor on either side of the river. Tunnel Mountain enters frame at left. In the far distance, mountains stand at center.
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 the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

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

Description:
Photograph of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier as viewed from inside the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise. A small table and 2 chairs stand in the foreground at center. They sit in front of a tall, arched picture window. The window spans the width of the image and is lined by curtains. A view of the adjacent landscape is framed by the window. The landscaped grounds of the hotel lie beyond the window, lining its bottom edge. Further back, Lake Louise stretches across the image. At the far end of the lake, mountains rise to the right and left. Victoria Glacier sits above Lake Louise at center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, viewed from inside the lobby of the Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Close-up view of a trout pool, Banff National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a trout pool in Banff National Park, as viewed close-up. The trout pool (no trout visible) stretches across the foreground. Its edge arcs through the image in the near distance. A fountain, left-of-center, sits in the middle of the pond. Several sightseers stand around the pond's edge in the distance, left-of-center. All face towards the camera. Behind them, a bus is parked in a parking lot. It is viewed from the side and faces towards the left. Cars are parked in the lot to the right of the bus. In the background, trees line the parking area.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Close-up view of a trout pool, Banff National Park, 1947