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Mertie West stands in front of Frances Wells' apartment, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in front of Frances Wells' apartment in Anchorage, Alaska. The front of a house stands in the near distance, off-center to the left. It is viewed from the front at angle. Its lawn stretches in front and to the right of it. Two porthole windows sit to either side of the front door and a shuttered window sits directly above it. An attachment juts back from the right side of the house in the distance. Treed landscaping lines the walkway that spans the front of the house. Mertie West stands in the distance, right-of-center, on the walkway and in front of a pine. She looks to the camera. A neighboring house is visible in the background at right. A bright, white smudge hovers in front of the rightmost, second-floor window of the house. Several punch holes line both the top and bottom edges.
Date:
August 10, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in front of Frances Wells' apartment, Anchorage, 1946

Frances Wells and Mertie West converse with an unidentified woman in her garden, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Frances Wells (left) and Mertie West (right) standing and conversing with an unknown woman (center) who is standing her garden in Anchorage. The trio is grouped together in the near distance at center. A wire fence lines the front of the garden and runs across the image. Frances Wells and Mertie West stand on the near side of the fence. Frances stands in profile, facing towards the woman at center. Mertie stands in profile, to the left, also facing the woman at center. The unidentified woman stands behind the fence between Frances and Mertie. She faces towards the camera and holds some vegetation in her hands. Behind her, the enclosed garden/yard stretches behind her. A house adjacent to the garden stands in partial view at left. Neighboring houses are visible standing in the background.
Date:
September 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells and Mertie West converse with an unidentified woman in her garden, Anchorage, 1946

Mertie West picks berries in Oliver's berry patch, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West picking berries in Oliver's berry patch in Anchorage. The berry patch occupies the majority of the image. It spans the foreground and stretches into the distance. Mertie West stands in the near distance, right-of-center. She faces slightly left and blends into the foliage as she picks berries. A utility pole stands in the far distance at center.
Date:
September 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West picks berries in Oliver's berry patch, Anchorage, 1946

Mertie West poses in front of the Kinsell's home, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing outside the front of the Kinsell's home in Anchorage. The single-story house stands in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and extends beyond the frame at right. The front door is at center and sits recessed back. Windows are situated wide to either side of the door. An attached garage at right extends out-of-frame. Mertie West stands at the foot of the front steps at center. She faces the camera, but looks to the right. A large, white streak swoops down from the upper edge. Several punched holes line both the top and bottom edges.
Date:
August 10, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of the Kinsell's home, Anchorage, 1946