Photograph of Mertie West standing behind the parapet of an outlook along the south rim of Crater Lake and looking northwest. A pathway stretches across the observation area on an upward, arcing angle from left to right. A stone parapet lines the back edge of the area. Mertie stands, left-of-center, on the near side of the wall with her back to the camera. She gazes out towards the lake in the distance. Beyond the parapet, a pine stands along the right edge of the image and a few bare trees stand along the left edge, creating a frame. Crater Lake sits in the distance at center. Wizard Island juts into the lake from the left, behind the trees. Mountains and ridges line the rim on the far side of the lake.
Photograph of a couple walking down a path along the rim of Crater Lake. They and the landscape appear to be slightly tilted. The pathway extends from the lower right and curves into the distance. A fork branches off of it at right and then merges with the path at center, where the couple stands. The couple stands in the near distance at center. They walk arm in arm with their backs to the camera. The woman stands leftmost and the man, rightmost; both turn their heads to the right. A low, stone wall lines the right side of the pathway. To the right of it, tall pines stand. Pines dot the landscape in the distance at left. Patches of snow are visible on the ground in the distance.
Photograph of Mertie West walking through a snow bank to avoid a large puddle of water that has inundated the pathway along the crater rim. The pathway enters frame from the lower right corner and extends into the image at an upward angle towards the Rim Visitors Center standing in the distance at center. A low, stone wall lines the right side of the pathway. Water covers the majority of the pathway. A bank of snow occupies the lower left corner. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center and walks through the snow to avoid the water. She walks with her back to the camera. Ahead of her and on the pathway at right, a couple stands. Pines surround the visitors center in the distance at center and the top of a mountain is visible in the far distance at right.
Photograph of Mertie West sitting on the parapet of an observation deck overlooking Crater Lake. The floor of the observation area stretches on an upward angle across the image from left to right. A stone parapet lines the back edge of the area. Mertie sits atop the low wall in the near distance, right-of-center. She sits with her legs swung towards the camera as she turns to look to the camera. A bird appears to hover in mid-flight just above the wall and to the left of Mertie. Behind her, Crater Lake sits in the distance at left. It is surrounded by the crater rim, which encircles the lake, starting from behind Mertie at right and stretching behind the lake at left. The lake is viewed from the south rim, looking northeast. Snow is visible on some of the mountain peaks and surrounding landscape.
Photograph of Mertie West sitting on the parapet of an observation deck overlooking Crater Lake while feeding a nuthatch and a chipmunk. The floor of the observation area stretches on an upward angle across the image from left to right. A stone parapet lines the back edge of the area. Mertie sits atop the low wall in the near distance, right-of-center. She sits with her legs swung towards the camera as she faces left and looks down towards the wall. Standing on the wall to her left are a nuthatch and a chipmunk. Mertie holds one hand out to feed them and holds a small bag in the other. Behind her, Crater Lake sits in the distance at left. It is surrounded by the crater rim, which encircles the lake, starting from behind Mertie at right and stretching behind the lake at left. The lake is viewed from the south rim, looking northeast. Snow is visible on some of the mountain peaks and surrounding landscape.
Photograph of H. H. West's Buick parked next to a snow pile in front of Crater Lake Lodge. A driveway stretches across the foreground. H. H. West's Buick sits in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side, facing towards the right. Behind and to the left of it is a snow pile that looms over the car. The Crater Lake Lodge stands in partial view in the background. It enters frame at right. A wing of the lodge juts across the image towards the left.
Photograph of H. H. West's Buick entering the south entrance of Crater Lake National Park. In the foreground at right, a pile of stones sit atop a low, grassy mound. From the stones stands 3 segments of cut timber clumped upright together and a sign hanging from another piece of timber out to the left. The sign reads, "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK SOUTH ENTRANCE U.S. DEPARTME[NT] OF INTERIOR," and across the vertical timber post to the right, an additional sign reads, "AUTO FEE $1.00." A road passes behind the sign at left. Parked in the road in the near distance is H. H. West's Buick. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side; it faces right. Tall pines stand in the background.
