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Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center. Everyone faces slightly left, except Zetta Witherby, who faces forward. Both Wes Witherby and Dode Witherby look to the camera while Zetta Witherby and Mertie West look to the left. Behind them and to the right, a tiled fountain sits low to the ground. A woman sits near the fountain in the distance at right. Another woman walks through the grass behind the group at left. The courtyard stretches behind the group. Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the perimeter of the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
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 in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

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

Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand and look out onto the Lake Mead reservoir, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby looking at the Lake Mead reservoir from behind a low wall made of rocks near the Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). At the center of the photograph, Wes Witherby stands with his hands in his pockets and his body facing the right to look at the river. Mertie stands behind him to the left and looks towards the camera. Zetta Witherby stands behind Mertie on the left and looks out at the landscape with her hand to her chest. A cloudy sky, canyons and the reservoir occupy the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand and look out onto the Lake Mead reservoir, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby visit the Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing among the ruins of the Harmony Borax Works at Death Valley National Monument. The Witherbys and Mertie West stand in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. A stone-built structure stands in partial view along the right frame. Behind Mertie and Wes, a large furnace stands. Beyond the furnace, stone walls stretch out-of-frame at left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby visit the Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West sit on the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West sitting on the veranda of the Furnace Creek Inn at Death Valley National Monument. The 3 women sit in chairs, left-of-center. Mertie West sits rightmost. She faces center, but gazes towards the left. Zetta Witherby sits leftmost and faces towards the left. Dode Witherby sits at center, behind and between Zetta and Mertie. She faces towards the left, but looks to the camera. They relax on an elevated veranda at the Furnace Creek Inn. The veranda passes through the foreground, arcing back towards the right. The trunk of a palm tree stands behind and to the right of the women. Further beyond them, the rooftops of the inn wind through the image at center and right. Salt flats stretch into the distance at left and mountains rise in the distance at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West sit on the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing next to a tall box that H. H. West fixed up for Wes Witherby to put on Will Shaw's Christmas tree. A tall box decorated for Christmas stands at center, on a sidewalk. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print and extends beyond the bottom edge of the image. Above the brick print, it reads, "It's Christmas ti[me]." Mertie West stands with the box, behind and to the left of it, and looks to the camera. She is viewed from a worm's-eye perspective. At right, a street is peeks from behind the box. Tall palm trees stand in the background.
Date:
December, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view of Mertie West standing next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

Worm's-eye view group portrait of members of the West, Whitaker, Shaw, Prickett and Witherby families standing on a porch, Manhattan Beach, about 1930

Description:
A worm's-eye view photograph, from left to right, of: Josie Shaw, Will Shaw, Abraham Whitaker, Mertie West, Everett Shaw, Wright Prickett, Jr. and Wes Witherby posing in the open window area of a porch for an informal group portrait at Bailey's cottage in Manhattan Beach. The shingle-style cottage is viewed from the ground and the camera looks up towards the group. They stand in a row to the right of column with "1008" on it. A portion of the roof is visible in the upper left corner and a shutter is visible at right.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Worm's-eye view group portrait of members of the West, Whitaker, Shaw, Prickett and Witherby families standing on a porch, Manhattan Beach, about 1930

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

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

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

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells visiting the Native American spirit houses at Eklutna Historical Park. They are viewed from among the spirit houses. Branches line the left edge of the image in the foreground. Spirit houses sit clustered together near the lower right corner and face towards the back of the image. Beyond the spirit houses, W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells stand in the near distance at center. W. L. Kinsell faces forward and points towards the left. Mertie also faces forward and looks to the left. Frances faces towards the left. Overgrown grasses stretch behind them towards the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, which stands in the distance at center. Silhouetted mountains rise across the background.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. L. Kinsell, Mertie West and Frances Wells visit the spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

W. L. Kinsell, Frances Wells and Mertie West stand in front of the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church at Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of W. L. Kinsell, Frances Wells and Mertie West standing in front of the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Eklutna Historical Park. Overgrown grasses grow across the foreground. Mertie West stands in the near distance, right-of-center, among the grasses and smiles to the camera. Behind and to the left of her stand W. L. Kinsell and Frances Wells. Frances faces slightly left and looks downward. W. L. Kinsell faces slightly right. The church stands, left-of-center, behind the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. It is of log construction. A small bell tower sits atop the front entrance to the church. Silhouetted mountains are visible in the background.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
W. L. Kinsell, Frances Wells and Mertie West stand in front of the Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church at Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Wilson West, Mertie West, Eleanor West, Richard West and H. H. West, Jr. posing atop wood planks, Redlands vicinity, 1932

Description:
An informal group photograph, from left to right, of: Wilson West, Mertie West, Eleanor West, Richard West and H. H. West, Jr., all standing in a row and posing atop planks of wood. They stand on planks of wood and logs that extend horizontally beneath them. The planks appear to function as a bridge over a stream. Everyone except H. H. West, Jr. looks to camera. He stands slightly separated from everyone else at right and gazes off towards the left. Woods line the bank behind them.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wilson West, Mertie West, Eleanor West, Richard West and H. H. West, Jr. posing atop wood planks, Redlands vicinity, 1932

Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West posing outside a building at Los Angeles Airport. The group stands at center. Will Witherby stands leftmost and looks directly to camera. All the women stand facing slightly left. Dode and Zetta Witherby look to camera while Mertie West gazes off to the left. An unknown man stands in the near distance behind and between Zetta and Mertie. The airport's grounds stretch behind the group. A building enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Signage on the front of the building reads, "TRANS WO[...]." Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Shaw, Mertie West, Alice Prickett and Bertha Keether pose in front of a sign along a trail to Inspiration Point, Los Angeles County, 1932

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Shaw, Mertie West, Alice Prickett and Bertha Keethler stopping along the trail to Inspiration Point to pose in front of a trail sign. At left, Will and Mertie do not look to camera. Will faces right and Mertie gazes off to the left. Both Alice and Bertha look to the camera. The group stands off to the right side of a trail and poses in front of a sign that reads, "TO INSPIRATION POINT 1/4 M [right facing arrow]." The trail enters the frame at left and disappears behind the group. A brush-covered mountainside occupies the background as it slopes downward from left to right.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Shaw, Mertie West, Alice Prickett and Bertha Keether pose in front of a sign along a trail to Inspiration Point, Los Angeles County, 1932

William Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes and Forrest Whitaker stand on rocks in Pine Creek while H. H. West Jr. sits in front, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

Description:
William Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes and Forrest Whitaker stand on rocks in Pine Creek while H. H. West Jr. sits in front. Forrest holds a hat. Agnes holds a tree branch in front of her. William and Mertie have a hand on their hips.
Date:
About 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes and Forrest Whitaker stand on rocks in Pine Creek while H. H. West Jr. sits in front, Inyo County vicinity, about 1930

William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Description:
William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek. There is a pile of wood in the foreground. Edith and Josie Shaw stand at the left. Edith wears a hat and dress. Josie wears pants and a visor. A tent and a car are behind them. The camping kitchen is at the center of the image, including a camp stove, small tables, pots and pans, and dishes. The others sit at a table, while Mertie West serves them. The table is under an awning. There are mountains in the background.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

William D. Butler and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk outside the Butler residence, Napa, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of William D. Butler and Mertie West standing on the sidewalk outside William Butler's home in Napa. The camera looks down the street. William Butler and Mertie West stand at center and both look to camera. William faces the camera and holds a hat in his hand. Mertie faces towards the left and stands slightly nearer to camera to the right of William. The sidewalk extends back behind them. At right, houses stand in a line and recede into the distance; all face the street at left. To the immediate left of William, a car is parked along the curb. It is in partial view with the side visible and the front end facing towards the back of the image. The street at left stretches from left and back towards the horizon at center. Utility poles line the opposite side of the street and power lines stretch overhead.
Date:
July 5, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William D. Butler and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk outside the Butler residence, Napa, 1942

Wes Witherby, Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby at the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby, Mertie West, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing on the Death Valley Railroad's narrow gauge train at its terminus in Ryan. The train is viewed close-up. It stretches back on an angle from right to left. Benches line the passenger cars. At far left, Wes Witherby stands on a lumber platform next to the train. He looks to the right as he rests a hand to one of the benches. Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby sit together on a bench to the right of Wes. All look to camera. Additional passengers sit aboard the train behind them. Behind the train at right, a shed stands in partial view. A rocky hillside rises in the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby, Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby at the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Wes Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby sitting and eating lunch at a picnic table on the shore of Lake Mead. At left, Wes Witherby pours a drink out of a canister while looking across the table to the women. Mertie West looks off to the left. To her right, Zetta Witherby turns her head to look back to the camera. The table is lined with food and drink containers sitting atop newspaper. Lake Mead lies in the distance to the left. Partially built structures clutter the background behind the group. Mountains rise in the distance.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West board the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West boarding the Death Valley Railroad's narrow gauge train at its terminus at Ryan, California. A car is parked along the left edge in the foreground. It faces towards the camera and extends beyond the frame at left. Its license plate reads, "19 CALIFORNIA 47 70 V 908." At right, the passenger cars of the narrow gauge train sit on the train tracks. It enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Benches line the passenger cars. Zetta Witherby and Mertie West sit beside one another on a seat on the second car. Other passengers board behind them. Between the car at left and the train, Wes Witherby and Dode Witherby stand with their backs to the camera as they wait to board the train. A rocky hillside rises at right, behind the train.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West board the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

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

Wells cabin, covered in snow, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Photograph of the Wells cabin in the Minnelusa Canyon area of Big Bear Lake and the surrounding wooded landscape, heavily blanketed in snow, as seen from below a small hill. Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr., Frances (West) Wells and Forrest Whitaker stand in row just off the front porch of the cabin and admire the snow.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wells cabin, covered in snow, Big Bear, 1932

Wayne West, Maud West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker stand outside Doctor Ambrose Teel's cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Description:
Distant photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Maud West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker standing outside of Doctor Ambrose Teel's cabin at Big Bear Lake. Rocky ground and tall grasses stretch across the foreground. The cabin stands in the distance at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. The front entry to the cabin stands elevated from the ground. A porch extends in front of it, with stair access to the right of the door. Vertical slats of lumber stretch across the front siding of the cabin and the siding along the front porch. The group stands, left-of-center, in front and below the front porch. They stand in a row, except for Maud West; she stands behind and between Wayne West and Mertie West. Most face towards the camera; Forrest Whitaker faces left. Tall pines stand behind the cabin in the distance.
Date:
September, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker stand outside Doctor Ambrose Teel's cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West posing while standing next to Wayne West's car, which is parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row at center. Wayne and Maud West look to the camera while Mertie West glances off towards the right. Wayne West's car is parked along the curb behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the distance.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together. H. H. West Jr. holds what may be a blanket along with a bag that is slung over his shoulder. He wears a military hat and jacket. Wayne West has a hand his hand in the pocket of his jacket. There are cars parked behind them and houses and trees across the street.
Date:
October 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together, Los Angeles, 1941

Rocky Mountain Tours bus stopped along the roadside, Banff vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a Rocky Mountain Tours Company bus stopped along the roadside in Banff National Park. A road stretches along the bottom edge on an upward angle from left to right. In the near distance and on the far side of the road, a bus is parked, left-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. Passengers aboard the bus are visible behind the bus's windows. One of the passengers is Mertie West. She sits at the first window behind the driver's seat and looks to the camera. Along the side of the bus, markings read, "BANFF - LAKE LOUISE - JASPER Rocky Mountain Tours Co." Pines stand behind the bus and beyond the road's shoulder. Mountains, obscured by the pine trees, rise in the background at center. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Rocky Mountain Tours bus stopped along the roadside, Banff vicinity, 1947

Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and Mertie West pose outside the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and Mertie West posing in front of the Siemsen's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. The group is viewed close-up and stand in a row in front of the Siemsen's house. The row is on a slight angle; Mertie West stands nearest to camera at right and Richard Siemsen stands furthest from camera at left. They all stand close to one another and look to the camera. Walter Burgess is dressed in a military uniform. Behind them, shrubbery stands at left and the corner of the house is visible along the right frame.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and Mertie West pose outside the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1943

Richard Siemsen poses with a cane in H. H. West's yard next to a furniture sale sign, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing with a cane while standing next to a furniture sale sign on the front lawn of H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. Richard Siemsen stands in the near distance, left-of-center, on the front lawn. He looks to the camera and holds George M. West's cane out to the right. To the left of Richard, a sign posted in front of the house reads, "FURNITURE FOR SALE." Behind Richard, the front of the West's home on Griffin Avenue stretches across the background. It is viewed at an angle from the front and enters frame at left. Directly behind Richard, from left to right, Mertie West and Maud F. West stand beneath the arch of the front porch. From the front porch, a walkway extends on a downward angle towards the right. Wayne West stands on the far side of the walkway with his back turned to camera. Beyond him, a neighbor's house stands in the background at right.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses with a cane in H. H. West's yard next to a furniture sale sign, Los Angeles, 1944

Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie Siemsen and Mertie West wait for a train, Glendale, 1937

Description:
An informal group photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie (Dorothea) Siemsen and Mertie Whitaker West posing while they wait for a train at the S. P. R. R. train station in Glendale. They wait for train to Santa Barbara where H. H. West, Jr.'s high school band was to perform. The Siemsen children and Mertie all pose and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wears his band uniform and gazes off towards the left. People mill about the platform in the background. Some at right also wear their band uniforms. Train tracks are at left as well as the exhaust from a train.
Date:
December 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie Siemsen and Mertie West wait for a train, Glendale, 1937

Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen and Mertie West posing in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition near Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles. Richard Siemsen and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center. Both look to the camera. Other exhibit attendees stand on either side of them; all face away from camera and towards the exhibit behind Richard and Mertie. A plane is displayed in the near distance at center. It is partially obscured by Richard and Mertie. The tail of the plane is elevated at left and a portion of a swastika is visible on it. Beyond the plane, signage for the exhibit stands elevated above the exhibit, it reads, "SHOTFROMTHESKY."
Date:
December, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen and Mertie West pose in front of the plane exhibit at the "Shot from the Sky" exhibition, Los Angeles, 1944

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

Pinkie Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West hold onto their hats while standing on a pier, Santa Monica, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ellen Lorene "Pinkie" Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West standing on a pier at Santa Monica's North Beach while holding onto their hats. The pier spans the foreground and stretches back on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the left. The women stand in a semi-circle on the pier, left-of-center. Pinkie Lemberger stands at left and faces towards the right. She places a hand to her hat. Mertie Whitaker stands at center and further back from the camera. She smiles to the camera as she places both hands behind her head. At right, Nella West stands in profile, facing left. She too raises a hand to her hat. The beach on the south side of the pier sprawls behind them in the distance at right. Nearest to camera, ocean waves roll onto the shore. The beach stretches horizontally across the image at right. Sitting back from the water at right, the Arcadia Hotel stands.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Pinkie Lemberger, Mertie Whitaker and Nella West hold onto their hats while standing on a pier, Santa Monica, about 1900

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

Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker (later West) sitting in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse in Santa Monica. Ora Prickett wears a derby hat. He rests his hands on his legs that extend outward and turns his head to the right. Mertie wears a boater hat. She rests her hands in her lap as she looks to the camera. Behind them, a ranch-type wooden building extends from the left to the right. It has a railing, three semi-circular, spoked decorative elements on the side of the building, a pitched, corrugated roof and a large dormer at top with seven windows.
Date:
May 9, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ora Prickett and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand in front of the North Beach bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy stand in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy standing on small rocks in front of the bottom of Sturtevant Falls near Santa Anita Canyon. A pool of water surrounds the trio. A line of rocks in the water extend from the bottom edge of the image at center towards the group. They stand on a group of small rocks that extends from center and towards the right. Nina Meyers stands leftmost and pulls on Mertie's hand as she looks to the camera. Mertie stands to the right of Nina and looks to the camera as well. Glen stands to the right of them with a pipe in one hand and his other hand to his hip as he gazes off towards the right. A rocky canyon wall stands behind them and occupies the background. Part of Sturtevant Falls cascades down the wall behind them. It splashes off of the rocks and into the pool that extends between the wall and Nina, Mertie and Glen.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy stand in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy sit around the dining table under a tree, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
A poorly lit photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy posing as they sit around their outdoor dining table under a tree at Glen Velzy's cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. They sit at the table at center. All three look to the camera. Nina Meyers sits on the far left side of the table, Mertie West sits on the far right side and Glen Velzy sits on the near right side of the table. Dinnerware and food sit atop the table. Behind Nina, the backside of the cabin extends into the frame from left. Windows line the side of the cabin. A tree stands to the right of Glen. Gear hangs from the side of the tree. A sign behind and to the right of Glen reads, "Campbells SOUPS." A slope rises behind the table at right and occupies the background.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy sit around the dining table under a tree, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while wearing aprons, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers and Mertie West wearing aprons and posing outside a cabin at Soper's Ranch near Matilija Creek. The women stand at center and are out-of-focus. Behind them at left, the front of a cabin is visible. A tree stands directly behind Nina and some rocks sit in the shadows behind and to the right of Mertie.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while wearing aprons, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while Glen Velzy works on some mending in the backyard of his cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nina Meyers, Mertie West and Glen Velzy in the backyard of Glen Velzy's cabin as viewed from up a hill in Santa Anita Canyon. Looking down into the backyard, Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of the cabin in the near distance at left. Glen Velzy sits in a chair to the right and works on some mending. Behind Nina and Mertie, the cabin stands in partial view. A tree stands behind Glen. Beyond the tree, a low stone wall stretches from behind the cabin and across the image where it extends out-of-frame on the right. Trees surround the property.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose while Glen Velzy works on some mending in the backyard of his cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
A distant view, from left to right, of Nina Meyers and Mertie West leaning on boulders as they pose in front of Sturtevant Falls near Santa Anita Canyon. A stream flows towards the camera in the foreground at left. Large rocks and boulders sit in the stream and alongside it at right. Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose a little further back at center. Nina sits atop a rock, facing slightly right, and looks to the camera. Mertie leans against a rock, facing slightly left, and looks off towards the left. Behind them and occupying the background is a rocky canyon wall. Sturtevant Falls cascades down the wall behind and to the left of Nina Meyers. A pool sits at the base of the falls in front of the wall and behind the women.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nina Meyers and Mertie West pose in front of Sturtevant Falls, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Nettie Davies, Lizzie Chandler, and Mertie Whitaker sit on the West's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1900

Description:
Nettie Davies, Lizzie Chandler, and Mertie Whitaker sit on the West's front lawn. All three women wear large hats. The front porch of the West's house is visible at the right with plants growing up the front of the porch. The neighbor's house is visible at the left with bushes around it.
Date:
about 1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nettie Davies, Lizzie Chandler, and Mertie Whitaker sit on the West's front lawn, Los Angeles, about 1900

Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting at the base of a signal tower on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting and posing at the base of a signal tower on the summit of Mount Tamalpais. Nella and Mertie sit center and smile to the camera. Mertie sits front and center in front of the base of the signal tower while Nella sits slightly behind her and to the left of the signal tower. Other visitors to the summit of Mount Tamalpais stand and sit to the left of them. The tower stands atop a small rocky peak and extends out-of-frame, right-of-center. Three cables extend down from it; one each to the right and left and another at center, towards the camera and to the right of Mertie. A slotted platform on the tower hangs over Mertie and Nella. The tower stretches upward with a few climbing rungs visible. At right, a wood-enclosed sluice extends from the tower down the side of the mountain.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting at the base of a signal tower on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Neil Wells, Mertie West, Frances West Wells and H. H. West, Jr. sit on the back porch of the cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1932

Description:
Photograph, taken from a distance, of (from left to right): Neil Wells, Mertie West, Frances West Wells and H. H. West, Jr. sitting on the back porch of the cabin in the Minnelusa Canyon area of Big Bear Lake. A small boulder on the left has "#19" painted on it and large rocks line a stepped walkway starting from the lower right corner.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells, Mertie West, Frances West Wells and H. H. West, Jr. sit on the back porch of the cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1932

Neil Wells, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, Frances Wells, H. H. West, Jr. and Forrest Whitaker standing on the front porch of the Neil Wells cabin, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Members of the Wells, West and Whitaker families stand outside the snow-covered Neil Wells cabin in winter. Neil Wells is front and center shoveling snow and smoking a cigarette. Behind him, from left to right: Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, Frances (West) Wells, H. H. West, Jr. and Forrest Whitaker stand on the cabin's front porch.
Date:
winter 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, Frances Wells, H. H. West, Jr. and Forrest Whitaker standing on the front porch of the Neil Wells cabin, Big Bear, 1932

Neil Wells hitches a sled to H. H. West's Buick as Mertie West watches him, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Neil Wells. Mertie West watches as Neil Wells works to hitch a sled to H. H. West's Buick with rope. The Buick (left) is parked on the road. On the far left, H. H. West, Jr. stands beside an open passenger door.
Date:
winter 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Neil Wells hitches a sled to H. H. West's Buick as Mertie West watches him, Big Bear, 1932

Mrs. H. H. West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and Richard Siemsen pose on the front steps outside a church, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Ann West and Richard Siemsen posing on the front steps of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood. The group stands off-center to the left and all look to the camera. They are viewed close-up with some standing in partial view. Mertie West stands in partial view along the left edge. Frances Wells stands to the right of her; her hat extends beyond the top edge. Behind and to the right of Frances, H. H. West, Jr. stands a step higher. His head extends beyond the top edge. In front of H. H., Jr. and to the right, Ann Roth stands between Frances and Richard. Richard Siemsen stands rightmost; his head also extends beyond the top edge of the image. The front steps of the church rise behind them and towards the decorative front portal of the church that spans the background.
Date:
June, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. H. H. West, Frances West Wells, H. H. West, Jr., Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and Richard Siemsen pose on the front steps outside a church, Los Angeles, 1946

Mrs. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker posing on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
A group photograph, from left to right, of Mrs. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker all standing in a line and looking towards the left. The women stand in a line from shortest to tallest, resting their hands on the shoulders of the woman standing in front of them. They all stand in profile, facing towards the ocean at left. They turn their heads to glance back to a camera to the left of the photographer of this photograph. The shoreline passes behind them on an upward angle from left to right.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Culp, Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker posing on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

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

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

Mertie Whitaker [West] rides in a horse-drawn carriage, San Gabriel vicinity, 1901

Description:
Photograph of Mertie Whitaker sitting in a horse-drawn carriage while taking a trip to San Gabriel. A dirt road spans the width of the foreground and passes through the image on an upward angle from left to right. The carriage is stopped in the middle of the road at center. It is viewed from the rear and the side, facing back towards the right. Mertie Whitaker sits in the carriage seat with her back to the camera. Ahead of her at right, a horse is hitched to the front of the carriage and faces towards the back of the image. The surrounding countryside sprawls across the background.
Date:
March 10, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker [West] rides in a horse-drawn carriage, San Gabriel vicinity, 1901

Mertie Whitaker [West] and Nella West posing in a park, San Jose, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus and lopsided photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Nella West standing and posing in a park in San Jose. They appear to stand on an angle sloping downward towards the left. Mertie and Nella stand side by side on a paved driveway; Mertie holds her hands out in front of her while Nella holds her hands behind her back. A low curb lines the driveway behind them. Trees and flowers stand behind two women and serve as the backdrop.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker [West] and Nella West posing in a park, San Jose, about 1900

Mertie Whitaker stands at the side of a house, while and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stands on the porch, Crafton, 1901

Description:
Mertie Whitaker stands at the side of a house, while and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stands on the porch. Ms. Whitaker holds a flower in her hands. She stands in front of a flowering plant that climbs the side of the house.
Date:
April 28, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker stands at the side of a house, while and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stands on the porch, Crafton, 1901

Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
Photograph of Mertie Whitaker posing while sitting on a banister alongside the front steps of the West's residence in Los Angeles. She sits at center and smiles to the camera. Her legs hang off the front edge of the banister and her hands rest clasped in her lap. To her left, a short set of stairs lead up to a porch. The porch extends behind her at left. Two decorative posts rise directly behind her.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Mertie Whitaker posing in front of a boulder at Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie Whitaker standing and posing while standing in front of a small boulder at Mount Tamalpais. Mertie stands at center and smiles to the camera. She leans back against the rock, slightly. A larger boulder stands in shadow at left. Low brush covers the mountainside behind Mertie at right.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker posing in front of a boulder at Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station, Crafton, 1901

Description:
Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station in Crafton. The railroad tracks an a pole are visible in the background. All four people wear hats, the women's are covered in flowers and ribbons. Mrs. West holds a flower, Mrs. Warder holds a purse.
Date:
April 28, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station, Crafton, 1901

Mertie Whitaker cooking on the beach near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West bending over the camp stove and cooking on the beach. She is hunched over with her back to the camera and facing to the left. To the left, a camping stove sits on the ground. A few pots sit on the stove top. Mertie holds a small pot in one hand and stirs food in a pot on the stove. Behind her and the stove, a car (partial view) is parked on the beach; it faces towards the background. The beach stretches behind Mertie on the right.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker cooking on the beach near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby stand around their campsite at Abalone Point, Laguna Beach, 1924

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of Mertie Whitaker, Zetta Witherby and an unknown male standing around the camping party's tents at Abalone Point. Mertie stands in profile at center and faces to the left. Zetta stands behind and to the left of her. She looks to the left. A young man stands behind and to the left of Zetta under the tent. Behind Zetta and Mertie, the tent stands, open on the side facing camera. At right, camping gear is visible inside the tent.
Date:
1924
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby stand around their campsite at Abalone Point, Laguna Beach, 1924

Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby leaving a gas station, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby leaving a gas station and walking towards the camera after taking a stop on their way home from Rincon Point. They walk, in the near distance, left-of-center, across a roadway and facing towards the camera. A light post stands behind them and to the right. Beyond the light post, the station (partial view) stands to the right. A man tends to a car parked at the station. A sign above the carport reads, "UNIO[N] [G]ASOLINE." A couple of cars are parked at left behind the women. Slivers of mountains are visible in the far distance at left.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker and Zetta Witherby leaving a gas station, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan ride in a horse-drawn carriage, Fresno, 1901

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan riding in a carriage. The carriage is viewed from the side and is facing left. Mertie sits on the far side of the carriage and holds the horses reins. Lelia sits on the near side and faces left. A horse walks ahead of the carriage on the left and turns its head downward to the camera. They are stopped in front of a large tree. It appears that the photographer's hands may have blocked the lens on the right side.
Date:
1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan ride in a horse-drawn carriage, Fresno, 1901

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

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, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sitting and eating lunch at a picnic table on the shore of Lake Mead. At left, Mertie West turns towards Zetta Witherby to her right. Zetta Witherby sits with her back turned to the camera. Beyond Zetta, Wes Witherby (partially obscured) sits on the opposite side of the table with his hand to his mouth. The table is lined with food and drink containers sitting atop newspaper. Just beyond them, cars are parked on the shoreline to the left and vacant picnic tables line the shoreline behind them. Lake Mead is in the distance with mountains rising behind it.
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 eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby at a picnic table, eating lunch at Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby gathered around a picnic table at Lake Mead. Mertie and Zetta sit on the left side of a picnic table, with Mertie on the far left and Zetta just behind her. Mertie's purse lies on the corner of the picnic table. Both women look to the camera. Wes stands over the picnic table on the right side. One foot is standing on the bench of the picnic table and he gathers up what appears to be newspaper from the table. A container rests on the picnic table bench in front of him. In the background at right is a house and a car. A flag pole and a utility pole occupy the background in the center. A fence runs along the background to the left.
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 at a picnic table, eating lunch at Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West, with Agnes and Forrest Whitaker outside the Whitaker's home beside a Main Line Silver Lark trailer, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
View of Mertie West, with her sister-in-law, Agnes, and brother, Forrest Whitaker, beside a Ford automobile attached to a Main Line Silver Lark trailer on the curb outside of the Whitaker house on the day that they left on a trip to Mexico (with Mertie's husband, H. H. West, who probably took the photograph).
Date:
December 9, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, with Agnes and Forrest Whitaker outside the Whitaker's home beside a Main Line Silver Lark trailer, Los Angeles, 1948

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

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