H. H. West Jr. and another man stand in front of the West's house wearing their R. O. T. C. uniforms. There is a bush behind them and the porch is at the right. There are windows above and at the left.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Eleanor Shaw stand on a pool's deck and look at something out-of-frame while attending a Masonic Picnic at the Verdugo Estates. Both H. H. West, Jr. and Eleanor Shaw wear bathing suits and face slightly left as they look towards something out-of-frame near the upper left corner. Behind them, the pool juts into the image from the left. An edge of the pool stretches behind and between H. H., Jr. and Eleanor. A person in the pool holds onto the ledge behind H. H., Jr.'s hand. Behind and to the right of Eleanor, a metal rail enters the image. Beyond it, someone sits beneath an umbrella. A metal rail stretches across the background, surrounding the pool deck. A few swimmers are gathered near the rail at center. Beyond the pool, a house stands at left and beyond it, a valley sprawls towards mountains that stand in the far distance.
H. H. West's children, H. H. West Jr. and Elizabeth West Siemsen pose with Elizabeth's daughter, Dorothea, in front of them. Jr. wears a hat and has a hand on his hip. Elizabeth wears a cardigan. The front stoop of the house is behind them, along with bushes.
H. H. West Jr. and Frank Willis carry duffle bags at a Boy Scouts Rally. West has the bag on his shoulder, while Willis carries his by the strap. There is another, unidentified boy at the right of the photograph, coming out of a tent. There is another tent at the left of the photograph and there is a carved animal posted on one of the tents, sticking up from a pole just about Willis's head.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Glen Velzy gathered near a car and drinking hot chocolate after a duck shoot near Rosamond. H. H. West, Jr. sits on the running board of the car. He sits in profile and faces towards the right as he cradles a cup of hot chocolate. Glen Velzy stands across from him at right. He faces towards the left. He holds a cup of hot chocolate in one hand and places the other hand in his pocket. A car (partial view) sits parked along the left edge of the image. It is viewed from the front. The driver's side passenger door stands open behind H. H. West, Jr. A tree stands in the near distance at center and fencing runs at an angle across the image behind the tree. Low brush covers the ground and expands into the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Harold Johnston standing on the beach near Las Flores Canyon in Malibu. Both boys stand atop rocks on the shore and look towards the camera. A small wave crashes to shore right behind them. The ocean expands into the distance.
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West standing in front of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The photograph appears to slant towards the left. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West stand side-by-side on the sidewalk, left-of-center. Both men 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 along the right edge and towards the front of the West's residence. The building stands in partial view, occupying the background. A large archway frames the front porch. Sitting back on the porch, a door is visible. Its number plate reads, "830."
H. H. West Jr. and Jane Deming stand in front of the West's house. Ms. Deming has her arm on Mr. West's back. She wears a plaid dress with kerchief at her neck. The West's porch is at the left, with a chair on it. Another house is behind the couple with bushes in front.
H. H. West Jr. and Jane Deming stand in front of the West's house. He has a hand in his pocket. She wears a plaid dress with kerchief at her neck. There is a large palm tree in the background, along with other trees, houses, and a utility pole.
H. H. West Jr. and Jane Deming stand in front of the West's house. Both have their hands behind their backs. Ms. Deming wears a plaid dress with kerchief at her neck. There is a large palm tree at the left. There are houses across the street and cars on the road. There are trees and a utility pole in the background. A piece of the negative is missing at the bottom right corner.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage standing on the lawn in front of the Siemsen's residence in Glendale. Jane Sage stands in the center of the image. She looks to the camera with her hands in her coat pockets. H. H. West, Jr. stands to the left of her. He poses with a hand on his hip and gazes past the camera. They stand on the lawn in front of a window at the Siemsen home. A tree stands in front of the house and behind Jane on the right.
Photograph, from left to right, H. H. West, Jr. and Jane Sage in the front yard of the Siemsen family home in Glendale. H. H. West, Jr. is hunched over at left trying to adjust his clothes. His jacket is half on as he hikes up a pant leg. Meanwhile, Jane stands at center and looks in the general direction of the camera. A large tree stands to the right of Jane and blocks the corner of the Siemsen house. A car (partial view) is parked behind H. H. at left.
H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house. He wears a shirt with a wide collar, as well as a hat and jacket. He has a hand in his pocket and an arm on her shoulder. She wears a dress that is belted at the waist and a necklace with a cross on it. The West's porch is at the left. There is a large palm tree in the background. There are also other trees, houses, cars, and a utility pole with wires overhead.
H. H. West Jr. and Josephine Covert stand in front of the West's house. He wears a shirt with a wide collar, as well as a hat and jacket. He has a hand in his jacket pocket. She wears a dress that is belted at the waist and a necklace with a cross on it. There is a large palm tree in the background. There are also other trees, houses, cars, and a utility pole with wires overhead.
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 H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing for a photograph on either side of a snowman. H. H. West, Jr. holds a snowball in hand and stands to the left of the snowman. The snowman is at center and dons a funnel for a hat. Mertie stands to the right of the snowman with her hand resting behind the snowman. Behind them, a stable stretches across the image, sloping downwards to the right.
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.
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West sitting on a snow-covered stack of rocks adjacent to a large rustic-style home. They sit in the distance and H. H. West, Jr. appears to be eating a block of snow. They sit on the side of the house. The house is constructed mostly of rocks. A set of steps leading up to the side of a porch stands to the left of H. H. West, Jr. A sign under the roof's eave reads, "BILTMORE." The house extends to the right and out of frame. Snow blankets the landscape.