A poorly developed photograph of Corporal H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the Quonset hut while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The image appears to be tilted slightly. In the foreground, snow covers the ground in front of the hut. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and faces slightly left. He rests his hands in his pockets as he gazes off towards the left. The front of the hut stands directly behind him. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arched roof. Power lines extend from the building and out-of-frame along the top edge.
Photograph of Corporal H. H. West, Jr. standing in front of the Quonset hut while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. The image appears to be tilted slightly. In the foreground, snow covers the ground in front of the hut. H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and faces slightly left. He rests his hands in his pockets as he gazes off towards the left. The front of the hut stands directly behind him. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arched roof. Power lines extend from the building and out-of-frame along the top edge.
Photograph, from front to back, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West as she places a block of snow atop H. H. West, Jr.'s head. He sits/leans on a built up mound of snow and sticks his tongue out to camera. Mertie stands behind him and tries to balance a block of snow on his head. The front porch of rustic-style dwelling stands at right.
H. H. West Jr., Mertie West (H. H. West's second wife), and H. H. West pose together at a campsite. Both men have a hand on their hips. There are tents behind them and mountains in the distance.
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. The business at the corner is Greer Drug Co.
In the distance, H. H. West's Buick is parked along the left side of a snowy road. Mertie West, an unknown man, Frances (West) Wells, H. H. West, Jr., and a dog stand and sit around the front end of the car. Another car to the right drives away in the opposite direction.
Photograph, from left to right, of Neil Wells (with an ice skate slung over his shoulder) and H. H. West, Jr. holding skis in a snowy landscape near Big Bear Lake. They both look down towards the ground between them as a dog vies for their attention.
Glendale High School Marching Band. Molly Johnston is in front of the band dressed in drum majorette uniform. Boys stand on the football field behind the band.
Glendale High School Marching Band. Molly Johnston is in front of the band dressed in drum majorette uniform. Boys stand on the football field behind the band.
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. holding a fishing rod on the beach at Rincon Point while he looks towards the ocean. H. H. West, Jr. stands in profile at center and faces towards the ocean at left. In front of him, he holds a fishing rod with both hands. The beach stretches behind him and curves to the left as it approaches the horizon. Water rolls to shore in the background at left. A road runs parallel to the beach at right and mountains rise beyond it.
An out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West, Jr. posing while holding up a fishing rod on the beach at Rincon Point. H. H. West, Jr. stands left-of-center and faces towards the left. He holds up a fishing rod out in front of him as if he is fishing. The beach stretches behind him and curves to the left as it approaches the horizon. Water rolls to shore in the background at left. A road runs parallel to the beach at right and mountains rise beyond it.
H. H. West Jr. stands in the West's backyard. He wears a shirt and tie and holds his hands to his belt. There are plants throughout and a shed in the background. There is a fence at the right. West stands on a wooden walkway. A hose is at his feet. A staircase is visible at the left.
H. H. West Jr. stands in the West's backyard. He wears a shirt and tie and holds his hands on his waist. There are plants throughout and a shed in the background. There is a fence at the right. West stands on a wooden walkway. A hose is at his feet.
H. H. West Jr. stands on the West's front lawn. He wears a suit and has one hand in his jacket pocket. There is a large palm tree behind him, as well as other trees, houses, and a utility pole. A car is parked on the street in the background. The image is slightly blurry.
H. H. West Jr. stands on the West's front lawn. He wears a hat and suit. There are trees, houses, and a utility pole in the background. The image is slightly blurry.
Richard Siemsen, Alfred Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth West Siemsen, and Mertie West stand in front of the Siemsen's home. There is a mailbox by the sidewalk at the right. There are trees in front of the house. Another house is visible at the left.
Photograph of H. H. West's Buick (partial view, left) parked near a large Joshua tree (right). Just to the right of the tree, standing from left to right, are, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West. The group was traveling home via Victorville from Big Bear Lake.
Photograph (from left to right) of Neil Wells and H. H. West, Jr., each holding a ski. Neil Wells poses for the camera, while H. H. West, Jr. kneels down and pets a dog. They are surrounded by a winter landscape in the Big Bear Lake area.
H. H. West and H. H. West Jr. at a camping stove. Both hold pans. West Sr. wears boots and Jr. wears a tank top and a visor. He is scratching the back of his head. There are pots on the stove and a box at the right. Another person's leg is visible at the left.
Photograph, from left to right, of an unknown boy and H. H. West, Jr. sitting on horseback in San Dimas Canyon. The horse and the boys are viewed in profile, facing left. The horse's nose extends out of the left frame. The larger boy sits in front and holds the horse's reins. H. H. West, Jr. sits behind him and tilts his head towards the camera. Trees and brush stand behind them and occupy the background.
An out-of-focus and blurry photograph, from left to right, of an unknown boy and H. H. West, Jr. posing outside. The two boys stand at center and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. is the shorter of the two. He stands at right with one arm down and the other resting on his stomach. The other boy stands at left with both arms hanging by his sides. Rocks, trees and brush sprawl behind them and into the distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of: H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Nita Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sitting on a bench while visiting Knott's Berry Farm. A walkway stretches on an upward angle from right to left across the foreground. Stacked stones stand beside the walkway along the right edge. In the near distance, a bench lines the far side of the walkway. H. H. West, Jr., Anna West, Nita Tribe, Mertie West and D. L. Tribe sit in a row on the bench and all look to the camera. Behind them, trees and shrubby stand in a row across the background.
H. H. West Jr. stands next to the West's house holding a banjo. He wears a sweater and a hat. There are bushes behind him. A palm tree, houses, a utility pole and wires are visible across the street.
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Agnes Whitaker was Mertie's sister in law. The little girl is probalby Shirleyana Shaw, daughter of Romayne Shaw (based on her size; and not the Shaws other daughter Eleanor). Romayne Shaw was Mertie and Agnes' nephew.
A close-up photograph of H. H. West, Jr. kneeling in front of his barracks while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. kneels at center on top of a wood slat landing in front of his barracks. He poses facing left, but turns his head to look to the camera. Behind him, the dutch door of the Quonset hut stands closed.
Whitaker family gathers in Alhambra Park. The children, posing in the front, are eating candy. The head of an unidentified man is visible just behind Mertie West. There is another child visible in the background. There are palm trees behind the family.
H. H. West Jr. climbs onto a raft after falling into a stream in Yosemite National Park. He is soaking wet and wears non-swimming clothes and shoes. He leans on one knee as he climbs up. The oars can be seen in the water near him.
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. casually leaning against an old log cabin at the Big Pines Boy Scout Camp. H. H. stands to the right of the log cabin with his legs crossed as he leans against the cabin with his elbow resting on a log and his head resting on his hand. The cabin extends from where H. H. stands all the way to the left side of the photograph. A patch of snow sits atop its pitched roof, which is missing a few shingles. Trees litter the background and snow covers the ground in the foreground.
Photograph of Henry Hebard West, Jr. posing outside his quarters while stationed in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. stands in front of his quarters at center. He stands on the front step of the barracks and looks to the camera while donning rubber boots and a jumpsuit. To the left, the bottom half of a Dutch door stands open towards camera and H. H., Jr. rests his arm over it. The top half of the door is also open, but the interior of the barracks is in shadow. The front of the Quonset hut stands behind H. H., Jr. It enters frame at left and extends behind and to the right of H. H. West, Jr. The right edge of the barracks curves up towards the left. A window sits directly behind H. H., Jr. A number plate on its frame reads, "24." Snow-covered mountains are visible in the far distance at right.
H. H. West Jr. stands in front of a house wearing a suit. He also wears a hat and tie. There are bushes at the right and there are houses in the background, including one that has an American flag flying from it. There are utility poles and wires in the background.
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.
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.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Hebard West, Lester Shaw, Will Shaw, J. W. McDonald, Everett Shaw, Chloe McDonald, Ann West, Josie Shaw, Mertie West, Hannah Lockwood and Alice Shaw posing around a picnic table in the McDonalds' backyard. The lawn spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back towards center. A long table sits on the lawn in the near distance at center. A short-end of the table is nearest to camera. The group stands in a semi-circle around the table. They surround the long sides and the distant short-end of the table. The men stand along the left side of the table in a line that stretches back from left to center. Of the men, Hebard West stands leftmost and nearest to camera and here Everett Shaw stands at the far end of the table at left. All face slightly right and look to the camera. Along the right side of the table, the women stand. Alice Shaw stands rightmost and nearest to camera of the women. The women stand in a line that stretches back on an angle towards center. At the end of the line and behind the short-end of the table, Chloe McDonald stands. All the women face slightly left and look to the camera. In the background, tree tops are visible rising from neighboring yards. An opaque, white patch occupies the lower right corner.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Everett Shaw, Hebard West, Lester Shaw, H. H. West, Will Shaw, J. W. McDonald and Chloe McDonald posing around a picnic table in the McDonalds' backyard. The lawn spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. A long table sits on the lawn in the foreground, right-of-center. The group poses around the table; 5 stand on the left, long side and 2 stand on the far, short side. Everett Shaw stands nearest to camera at left. Behind and to the right of him stands Hebard West, followed by Lester Shaw, H. H. West and Will Shaw. Lester Shaw is visible standing behind and between the 2 West men. All 5 look to the camera. Behind the far end of the table at right, J. W. and Chloe McDonald stand and look to the camera. Chloe McDonald stands in partial view along the right edge. A fence lines the back/left boundary of the yard. It stretches back on an angle from left to right in the near distance. Behind it, a cinder-block wall runs parallel to it. Tree tops rise across the background, behind the wall. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
H. H. West Jr. glances at his father's camera as he walks by in military uniform. Three other soldiers walk in front of him. There are cars parked at the center of the photograph and there are trees in the background.
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Anna West, Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. posing in front of their room at Topper's Motel in Ventura. A driveway stretches along the bottom edge on an upward angle from left to right. Attached motel rooms line the far side of the driveway, extending out-of-frame at left and right. In the near distance at center, Anna West, Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. stand in front of their room at the motel. Mertie and H. H., Jr. stand on the driveway, in front of the room's steps. Anna stands behind Mertie and on the front steps to room 27. Room 26 is to the right of H. H., Jr. An unidentified little girl stands at far right and looks towards the West party.
H. H. West Jr. sits next to a tree at a campsite. There is a car at the left. At the base of the tree, there is a pile of supplies and next to that there is a picnic table also covered with supplies.
H. H. West and Will Shaw stand next to West's Chandler car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window. West has his hands on his hips and Shaw has a hand on the car. There is a bag strapped to the car's running board. There are houses and palm trees across the street. The shadow of the person taking the photograph is visible in the foreground.
Glendale Y. M. C. A. 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. The businesses across the street are Glenmar Studio and Rigko Health Foundation.
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. standing in a patch of snow and posing with a rifle outside his quarters while stationed in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the near distance at center. He is dressed in his military uniform and takes a wide legged stance while holding his rifle over his shoulder and looking to the camera. He stands in a patch of snow that covers the ground around him and extends back to the left. Behind H. H., Jr., the side of a Quonset hut stretches across the image. It enters frame at right. It is constructed of corrugated sheet metal and has an arced roof. From the roof, a narrow chimney stands at right; dark smoke billows from it. A low hill covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at left.
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. standing in a patch of snow and posing with a rifle outside his quarters while stationed in Dutch Harbor during World War II. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the near distance at center. He is dressed in his military uniform and takes a wide legged stance while holding his rifle and looking to the camera. He stands in a patch of snow that covers the ground around him and extends back to the left. Behind H. H., Jr., the side of a Quonset hut stretches across the image. It enters frame at right. It is constructed of corrugated sheet metal and has an arced roof. A low hill covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at left.
Photograph, from left to right, of: H. H. West, Jr., David Sparks and Herman Schultz standing in front of the barracks at Camp Murray. A gravel and dirt drive stretches through the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. The men stand in a line at center, in front of the barracks. H. H. West, Jr. stands inside the left side of the door frame of the barracks and looks to the camera. He rests his hands and head on the shoulder of David Sparks to the right. David Sparks stands at center with his back against the right side of the barrack's door frame. He grimaces to the camera and rests his hands in his pockets. Rightmost, Herman Schultz leans against the exterior wall of the barracks. He smiles to the camera while holding a cigarette at his side and resting a hand in his pocket. The barracks is constructed of wood slats and canvas. Through the open doorway, a bed is barely visible within the barracks. A second, identical barracks stands in the background at right.
H. H. West Jr. stands by the tracks at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot with other soldiers. West is at the left wearing sunglasses. There is luggage on the ground with jackets on top. The man next to West holds a white piece of paper. There is a train visible at the right. There are trees, houses, mountains, and a water tower in the background.
An out-of-focus photograph shows H. H. West, Jr. fishing in Matilija Creek while he stands on a bed of rocks in the middle of the creek. He stands in profile at left and faces right. He holds his fishing rod out in front of him. Boulders in the creek stand behind him at right. Trees and shrubbery line the creek's bank behind him at left.