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H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of foliage at Hobart Blvd. The group stands left-of-center. H. H. wears dark clothes and rests his hand to his hip. Next to him, Mertie has one arm wrapped around H. H. and the other rests at her side. She wears a striped dress. Wes stands slightly behind her and rests one arm on Mertie's right shoulder and rests the other on Zetta's left shoulder. He wears a fedora hat, jacket and vest. At right, Zetta stands with her arms clasped in front of her as Wes's arm rests on her shoulder.
Date:
1925
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Mertie West and Wes and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph, Los Angeles, 1925

Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Frances Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr., posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group is viewed close-up and stands together, off-center to the right. They stand in staggered rows on the steps and all look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands on the lowest level at right. Behind and to the left of him, Anna West stands a step higher. Mertie West stands on the same step to the left of Anna. Behind Mertie and Anna, Richard Siemsen stands on the highest step. Frances Wells stands beside him to the left. The covered porch stretches back behind the group, with the front door standing behind Frances. A few punch holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
July 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Members of the West family tend to George M. West and Wilhelmina West's graves, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Members of the West family tend to George M. West and Wilhelmina West's graves. Wilson West and Richard West stand while the women both crouch down. There are gravestones beyond them. There are palm trees and other trees in the background, as well as houses and cars.
Date:
May 30, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West family tend to George M. West and Wilhelmina West's graves, Los Angeles, 1936

Mertie West stands in front of her home holding a bouquet of flowers, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Mertie West stands in front of her home holding a bouquet of flowers. She wears a dress with a brooch on it and glasses. The porch of the house is visible with the numbers "2223" on the stairs. She stands by a small bush. There is a doormat at the base of the stairs.
Date:
May 8, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in front of her home holding a bouquet of flowers, Los Angeles, 1943

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

H. H. West Jr. poses with his step-mother, Mertie West, while wearing his Boy Scouts uniform, Los Angeles, about 1934

Description:
H. H. West Jr. poses with his step-mother, Mertie West, while wearing his Boy Scouts uniform. West has an arm over Mrs. West's shoulders. He wears tall socks, a sash, and kerchief. Mrs. West wears a hat and a skirt. There are houses and trees behind them.
Date:
[about 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Jr. poses with his step-mother, Mertie West, while wearing his Boy Scouts uniform, Los Angeles, about 1934

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

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

Mertie West, Eva Newquist, Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Maurine Bacon, Tommie Newquist and "Punkie" Bacon pose while supping in the Bacons' backyard, 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
Mertie West, Eva Newquist, Rudy Newquist, Anna Newquist, Maurine Bacon, Tommie Newquist and "Punkie" Bacon pose while supping in the Bacons' backyard, Los Angeles, 1948

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A short set of steps stretches across the foreground and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. Planters sit at the ends of the steps. A wide archway arcs over the front of the porch. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch. Both look to the camera; H. H., Jr. wraps an arm around Mertie's shoulder and Mertie wraps an arm around H. H., Jr.'s waist. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The door to 830 stands ajar. Cut-out windows line the side of the large archway at center and an arch cut into the side of the porch is visible at right.
Date:
May 19, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Distant photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. The front lawn of the duplex occupies the foreground. A walkway entering from the lower right corner stretches to the front steps back at center. The building is viewed at an angle from the front. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The central section of the building juts forward from the sides. A neighboring house is visible in the background at right.
Date:
May 19, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in Evergreen Cemetery and looking at the tomb of George M. West and Wilhelmina Lemberger West on Decoration Day. Gravestones stand in a row that stretches back towards center from the lower right corner. Mertie stands behind (or to the left) of the third gravestone back. She faces towards the left and tilts her head down slightly. On the ground in front (or to the left) of her, flowers are arranged in front of the West's gravestone. It stands solitary in the near distance at left. Gravestones and trees cover the cemetery grounds that extend into the distance.
Date:
[May 30, 1943]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands by the decorated graves of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller West in Evergreen Cemetery on Decoration Day, Los Angeles, 1943

Mertie West stands behind a carton fixed up for Will Shaw's Christmas tree, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing behind 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 in the center of the image on a walkway leading to a house. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print. Above the brick print and on the left side of the box it reads, "Christmas time." Mertie West's head and shoulders peek above the top of the box. She appears to stand behind the box and looks to camera. The front porch of a house stands behind her at left. Steps line the left edge of the image and the porch extends back and to the right. A neighboring house stands in the distance at right.
Date:
December, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands behind a carton fixed up for Will Shaw's Christmas tree, Los Angeles, 1936

Mertie West stands 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, left-of-center, on a sidewalk. The bottom third of the box is decorated with a brick print. Above the brick print, it reads, "Christmas time." Mertie West stands with the box, behind and to the left of it, and looks to the camera. At right, a car is parked on the street and 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
Mertie West stands next to a Christmas present fixed up for Wes Witherby by H. H. West, Los Angeles, 1936

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

Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand in front of the Mobile Radio Station exhibit, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Richard Siemsen standing in front of the Mobile Radio Station display while attending the "Shot from the Sky" exhibit near Gilmore Stadium. Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand side-by-side at center. Mertie stands leftmost of the two. She faces and looks to the right. Richard stands to the right of her and looks to the camera. Behind them a sign for Mobile Radio Station stands. It reads, "[MOB]ILE RADIO STATION [...GE] OF 2300 MIL[...] [...D] UP TO 50 MI. PER [...] [CO]UNTERPART AMONG [...]." To the left of that display sign, 3 people gather behind Mertie at a booth. A sign over the booth reads, "BUY A WAR BOND GET A WAR JOB." Another display sign sits to the left of the booth people. It reads, "[TH]E U S ARMY S[IGNAL] [...] PRESEN[TS] THE S. C. R. [...] [???ATES] AIR AN[D] [...] [R]ETURNED [...] [R]ADIO EQU[...] IN NORTH AFRICA EXCLUSIVELY BY T[...] Chicag[o] [...]." Flags and antennae rise above and behind the displays at left. In the distance at right, military trucks and stadiums stand in the background.
Date:
December, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand in front of the Mobile Radio Station exhibit, Los Angeles, 1944

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

Mertie West and H. H. West, in Knights Templar uniform, pose with a large palm tree in the background, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Mertie West and husband, H. H. West, in Knights Templar uniform, pose with a large palm tree in the background. She wears a coat, hat, and holds gloves in her hands. His uniform consists of a hat, a sash, a belt, and what may be a sword.
Date:
April 9, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West, in Knights Templar uniform, pose with a large palm tree in the background, Los Angeles, 1939

Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in the tree lawn and posing outside the West's home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center on the grass. She clasps her hands in front of her and holds a purse under her arm as she looks to the camera. A sidewalk to the right of her extends along the right edge and into the distance. Directly behind Mertie, a driveway extends horizontally across the image. To the left of Mertie, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and extends back towards center. A car is parked along the curb behind and to the left of Mertie. It is viewed from the rear. Trees line the tree lawn that extends behind Mertie and into the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Mertie West and Josie Shaw stand next to a car parked outside the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw standing on the front edge of lawn and next to a couple of cars parked on the curb outside the West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The 2 women stand in the near distance at center; both look to the camera. The street curb stretches on an upward angle behind them from the lower right corner and up to the left. The lawn occupies the space to the left of the curb. Along and to the right of the curb, 2 cars are parked end-to-end behind Mertie and Josie. The cars are viewed at an angle from the side and face towards the right. Griffin Avenue stretches behind the cars and is visible in the background at left. Houses stand in the distance, lining the far side of Griffin Avenue.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Josie Shaw stand next to a car parked outside the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

H. H. West and Mertie West pose on the front lawn of their home, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West standing and posing on the front lawn of their home on Griffin Avenue. H. H. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center; both look to the camera. Their lawn surrounds them. Behind them, a concrete walkway cuts through the yard on an upward angle from right to left as it leads to the front of their home at far left. The West's residence stands in partial view about halfway up the image and along the left edge. The arched front porch peeks out from the left frame. Behind the West's and to the right of their home stands their neighbor's house. Houses stand in a line beyond the neighbor's house and recede into the distance towards the right. A large palm tree stands in partial view near the upper right corner.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West pose on the front lawn of their home, Los Angeles, 1944

H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table. There is a covered serving dish at the center of the table, as well as candles and various dishes. There is a chair at the bottom right of the photograph and the arm of what may be an armchair or couch at the left. A photograph of H. H. West Jr. sits on the table.
Date:
[November 26, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table. There is a covered serving dish at the center of the table, as well as candles and various dishes. There is a chair with a magazine on it at the left of the photograph and the edge of an armchair or couch at the right. There is a light streak across the bottom of the photograph.
Date:
[November 26, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table. There is a covered serving dish at the center of the table, as well as candles and various dishes. There is a chair with a magazine on it at the left of the photograph and the edge of an armchair or couch at the right.
Date:
[November 26, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

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

Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Sarah Josephine "Dode" Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby posing in front of Wes Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. A sidewalk stretches across the bottom edge of the image. The trio stands at center on the back edge of the sidewalk in front of Wes Witherby's home. They are viewed close-up and all look to camera. The top of their heads extend beyond the top edge of the image. Wes Witherby's home (partial view) stretches across the background.
Date:
March, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Frances Cline Greene, Mertie Whitaker West and France West Wells pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Frances Cline Greene, Mertie Whitaker West and Frances West Wells posing in front of Wes Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The trio stands at center. They are viewed close-up and all look to camera. Wes Witherby's home (partial view) stretches across the background.
Date:
March, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Cline Greene, Mertie Whitaker West and France West Wells pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Mertie West stands with luggage on the curb outside Union Station, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing curbside with luggage outside Union Station upon arrival back in Los Angeles from a trip to Alaska. A roadway passes through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower right corner to the left. The wide sidewalk outside the station stretches back from the right side of the roadway. Mertie West stands at center near the edge of the curb. She looks to the camera. Several pieces of luggage sit on the ground in front of her. A few people walk outside the station in the distance. The exterior of Union Station stands across the background.
Date:
September 21, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands with luggage on the curb outside Union Station, Los Angeles, 1946

Mertie West speaks to another woman at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Mertie West speaks to another woman at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park. Mrs. West is on the right wearing a coat with a fur collar. She also wears a hat and glasses. The other woman holds a small flower in her hands. There are men speaking to each other just behind them. There are other people in the background, as well as trees.
Date:
February 25, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West speaks to another woman at the Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, 1939

Mertie West poses in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing and posing near a bench in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. At center, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. Behind the bench and to the left, Mertie West stands and looks to the camera. At right, a woman with a clipboard stands beneath a tree. A grove of trees stands across the background and more picnic attendees mill about in the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West stands behind a bench in Lincoln Park during the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing and posing behind a bench in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. In the near distance, left-of-center, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. Behind them, Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera. Trees stand clustered at right and more picnic attendees mill about in the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands behind a bench in Lincoln Park during the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West stands on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place in Los Angeles. Mertie West stands at center. She dons a fur coat and looks to the camera. The walkway beneath her stretches across the image, widening as it approaches the front porch steps of her home at right and narrowing as it approaches the street at left. The front yard stretches behind her at center. Cars park along North Ridgewood Place in the distance at left. Neighboring houses stand in a line stretching back at right.
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on the walkway outside her home at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West stands outside her residence at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the walkway in front of her home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center. She dons a fur coat and faces towards the right. A walkway stretches from the lower left corner and back to the front porch steps. It also branches and veers on an angle to the right. A large front porch stretches back behind and to the left of Mertie. An arch stretches over the steps. The doors to the units sit side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their address plates read, from left to right, "832," and "830."
Date:
January 19, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands outside her residence at North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1947

Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing in the Wests' front yard on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at left. She looks to the camera while holding a camera in its bag. Behind and to the right of her, Josie Shaw stands in partial view. She looks down as she reaches her hand towards Will Shaw. Will Shaw stands rightmost and looks to the camera. The Wests' front yard stretches behind them. At right, the West residence stands in partial view along the right edge. A porch juts forward from the front of the building and is framed by an archway. In the background, neighboring houses stand in row that extends back towards the left.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

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

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

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk in front of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West standing in front of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side on the sidewalk, left-of-center. Both clasp their hands in front of them and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a walkway at right extends back towards the front of the West's residence. The building stands in partial view, off-center to the right, with a large archway framing the front porch. A car and a neighboring house stand in the background at left.
Date:
[circa June, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk in front of the West's residence, 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

H. H. West poses with his wife and son, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
H. H. West poses with his wife and son. Mrs. West has her arm through her husband's and her other arm around her step-son's back. H. H. West Jr. wears a military hat and jacket and has a hand in his pocket. West wears a suit and hat. There is a palm tree behind him. The West's home is visible at the far left of the photograph. There are other houses in the background, as well as other trees, power lines, and a parked car.
Date:
October 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Wayne Warren, 1881-1965
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses with his wife and son, Los Angeles, 1941

Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Gilbert and William are in their army uniforms. Mertie wears a hat and coat and holds her purse under her arm. The movie poster is advertising Hudson's Bay starring Paul Muni and Gene Tierney.
Date:
January 12, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941

Mertie and H. H. West pose with a "Montgomery" sign while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing with a "Montgomery" sign in Lincoln Park while attending the Iowa State Picnic in Los Angeles. The park's grounds sprawl across the foreground. In the near distance at center, Mertie West and H. H. West look to camera as they pose with a sign. H. H. West holds the sign, which reads, "MONTGOMERY." To the right of them, picnic attendees sit on a park bench and face right. The person sitting on the near end of the bench looks to the camera. A tree stands behind and to the right of the bench. Three men gather around a clipboard hanging from the tree. Picnic attendees mill about Lincoln Park in the background. A grove of trees stands in the distance.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie and H. H. West pose with a "Montgomery" sign while attending the Iowa State Picnic, Los Angeles, 1948

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

Distant view of Mertie West standing outside of Union Station with luggage, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing on the curb outside Union Station with luggage upon arrival back in Los Angeles from a trip to Alaska. The driveway in front of the station passes across the foreground. Mertie West stands curbside in the distance at center. Several pieces of luggage sit on the ground in front of her. Other people arriving/departing from Union Station mill about the wide sidewalk. The sidewalk stretches back to a tall arcade comprised of 3 arches standing across the background. It is designed in the Mission Revival style. Distant buildings and trees are visible in the far distance through the archways.
Date:
September 21, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Mertie West standing outside of Union Station with luggage, Los Angeles, 1946

Mertie West and H. H. West pose with their luggage outside their residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing with their luggage in front of their home on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests stand in the near distance at center on the front right corner of their front lawn. Several pieces of luggage sit on the sidewalk in front of them and in the driveway to the right of them. The sidewalk passes on an upward angle from the lower right corner to the left. The driveway runs perpendicular to the sidewalk and extends out-of-frame at right. A car (partial view) is parked in the driveway and is viewed from the rear. Behind Mertie and H. H., their duplex stands, off-center to the right. It is viewed at a slight angle from the front. The front porch juts out from the center of the building. A neighbor's house stands in the distance to the left of the West's building.
Date:
September 21, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose with their luggage outside their residence, Los Angeles, 1946

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

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

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

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

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

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw posing in front of a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands along the curb in front of a parked car. H. H. and Mertie West stand at center and Josie Shaw stands at right. All three look to the camera. The car behind them is viewed at a slight angle from the side and faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on an 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
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

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

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly 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 background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945