Alfred Siemsen, Richard Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Elizabeth West Siemsen, Mertie West, and Dorothea Siemsen stand in front of the Siemsen's home. H. H. West Jr. holds a cat. Alfred holds what may be a camera. Dorothea holds something to her mouth.
H. H. West's grandchildren, Dorothea and Richard, stand in the front yard of their house. Richard holds a ball. Dorothea has her hand on her brother's back. She wears a sweater over a floral print dress. The front porch is visible behind them with the number "1811" posted on it.
Photograph, from left to right, of Dorothea (Siemsen) Burgess, Alfred Siemsen and Richard Siemsen posing on the walkway in front of H. H. West's home on Griffin Avenue. The concrete walkway stretches across the bottom edge of the image. The Siemsens stand at center in a row across the back edge of the walkway. They all look to the camera. Richard holds a cane out to the right. Neighboring yards cascade behind them. Some houses are visible standing in a row at left and recede towards the horizon at center. Griffin Avenue is visible in the distance at far right. It extends from the right and back towards center. A tall palm tree in a neighboring yard stands behind Dorothea Burgess.
Photograph, from left to right, of Dottie Siemsen and Richard Siemsen posing while riding the ferry across Newport Bay. Both kids sit on a bench that stretches along the interior perimeter of the ferry. They look to the camera and rest their hands to their laps. Beneath their seats are life preserver storage compartments. In the distance, boats can be seen on the bay at right and houses stand on the shore at left.
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.
H. H. West Jr. and other R. O. T. C. cadets gather for the Decoration Day Parade as other members of the West family look on. West is visible, third from the left, standing in profile. Two other cadets are at the center of the image holding a flag. A car is at the right. The west family stands on the sidewalk in the background. There is a building at the right.
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Elizabeth West Siemsen was H. H. West's daughter. Alfred Siemsen was her husband, and Richard and Dorothea were their children. Wayne West was H. H. West's brother and Maud Foreman West was Wayne's wife.
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Elizabeth West Siemsen was H. H. West's daughter. Alfred Siemsen was her husband, and Richard and Dorothea were their children. Wayne West was H. H. West's brother and Maud Foreman West was Wayne's wife.
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.
Mertie West poses with the Siemsen family. The three women wear floral dresses, and Richard Siemsen wears a patterned shirt. There are trees, houses, and a car in the background.