H. H. West, Jr. (right) sits on sled hitched to the back of H. H. West's Buick (left), which is parked along a snowy road. Frances West Wells peeks out the rear window of the car.
H. H. West Jr. prepares to fish off of the San Clemente Pier. He has one foot up on the railing. There is a light post behind him. There is another person at the right of the photograph, as well as a bench. There are mountains in the background.
H. H. West Jr. holds two birds. He wears a coat and hat. A porch is at the left, including vines climbing a pole and a swing in the background. There is a fence in the background, as well as utility poles and wires, and houses.
H. H. West Jr. holds birds. He wears a coat and hat. There is a swing behind him and there are vines climbing a pole at the right. The shadow of leaves are visible in the background.
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing on the front walkway of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends at an angle from the lower right and up towards the left. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the near distance at center, along the walkway. He faces slightly left and turns his head to look towards the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind him at right, a low set of wide steps leads up to a porch that juts out from the front of the building. An arch arcs over the front steps. It is flanked by a cut-out window on the left. A large shrub stands behind H. H., Jr. and in front of the building. In the background at left, a neighboring house stands in partial view; it is viewed from the side.
The Whitaker family poses in front of H. H. West's house on Hobart Boulevard. There are bushes on either side of the front walk. The front windows and door of the house are visible behind the group.
The Whitaker family poses in front of H. H. West's house on Hobart Boulevard. There are bushes on either side of the front walk. The front windows and door of the house are visible behind the group.
H. H. West Jr. stands on the front lawn of 2223 Griffin Avenue eating watermelon. He wears overalls and glasses. Houses, trees, and utility poles and wires are visible across the street.
Photograph, from left to right, of Elizabeth West Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr. and Frances West Wells posing for an informal family photograph in the front yard of the Siemsen house. Elizabeth and Frances stand on either side of their brother, H. H., Jr.; both women look to camera. H. H. Jr. wears a uniform and gazes past the camera. The trio stands on the front lawn of Elizabeth's house. A small front porch and window are visible behind them.
An under exposed photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. all sitting in a row on the same side of a dining table under the oak trees at Soper's Ranch. They are viewed from the end of the table. Mertie sits at left, furthest away from camera and H. H. West, Sr. sits at right nearest the camera. Mertie rests her head to hand as she looks to the camera. H. H., Jr. stares off towards the left. H. H., Sr. turns his head towards the other two. The table in front of them is strewn with plates, bowls and cups. Trees occupy the background.
Glendale YMCA Marching Band in the Armistice Day Parade. The band uniform consists of white pants, a hat, and a loose-fitting shirt tied at the waist. H. H. West Jr. was in the band, though he is not identifiable in the image. There are cars and spectators at the left and in the distance. Businesses at the right include DuVernet Beauty Salon andGreer Drug Co. There are streetcar lines overhead, and hanging from one is a sign reading, "Car Stop."
H. H. West's wife, Mertie West, stands in a backyard with her arm around West's son, H. H. West Jr. She wars a large hat and a necklace. He wears a track suit with a "C" on the chest. There are bushes and trees behind her, as well as a fence and a shed.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West posing on the front steps of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A concrete walkway extends from the middle of the bottom edge and up towards the right. A short set of steps stretches across the entryway and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand in the near distance at center, in front of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H., Jr. stands leftmost, on the walkway in front of the porch. H. H. West stands up a step at center and rests his hands to his hips. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from the Aleutian Islands. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a wide arch arcs over the front steps. The porch extends behind them at right. The front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side at the back of the porch. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." A cut-out window flanks the left side of the large archway. In the background, a portion of the building is visible at left, recessed back from the porch.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mark Schwandt, H. H. West, Jr., Flintrop, Tempie and Bender relaxing in a field of tall grasses while stationed in the Aleutian Islands. H. H. West, Jr. squats down at center and is viewed close-up; he is nearest to camera. He faces left and gazes past the camera as he reaches back to the left and hands a soda to Mark Schwandt. Mark Schwandt is leftmost and sits on the ground, facing right. He smokes a cigarette and gazes towards the left. Behind and to the right of H. H., Jr., Flintrop, Tempie and Bender sit and stand in the near distance. Flintrop stands leftmost of the trio. Either Tempie or Bender sit or stand at far right. All three face towards the right. The field they're gathered in stretches into the distance. Mountains rise in the background.
Close-up photograph of PFC Henry H. West, Jr. posing on an Alaskan shoreline while stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Henry H. West, Jr. stands at center, facing slightly left, and gazes past the camera. In one hand he holds a soda bottle and in the other he holds what looks like either a piece of bread or an apple. A sandy shore stretches horizontally behind him. Beyond the shore, a body of water stretches into the distance.
Close-up photograph of PFC Henry H. West, Jr. posing with halibut on an Alaskan shoreline while stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Henry H. West, Jr. stands at center and looks to the camera. At left, he holds up a halibut and in the other hand he simultaneously holds a soda bottle and a fishing rod. A sandy shore stretches horizontally behind him. Beyond the shore, a body of water stretches into the distance. Mountains rise in the far distance at right.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. walking down an outcrop of boulders along the beach; they are viewed from above. Mertie and H. H. West walk across some rocks in the near distance at center. Both have their backs to the camera and stand below the camera. An outcrop of rocks stands behind Mertie's back and extends on an upward angle from the lower right corner towards the upper left corner. Beyond the rocks at left, the beach extends vertically along the left edge. The coastline runs along the line of the boulders and the beach. H. H., Jr. stands closer to the water. The rock he stands on juts out into the water to the right. Beachgoers sit atop the boulders at left and others play in the water at upper right.
H. H. West Jr. leans on a wooden post in a backyard. He wears a track suit with a "C" on the chest. There is a rope stretching across the wood structure. A house is in the background, along with a fence and bushes.