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Mertie West and Margaret Deming pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Description:
A blurry photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Margaret Deming sitting on their blanket on the sand in Hermosa Beach. Margaret sits forward of Mertie and reclines back on outstretched arms. Mertie sits behind her to the left on the blanket with her legs outstretched behind Margaret. Both look to camera. Behind them and to the left, several umbrellas stand pitched in the sand. To the right, beach visitors stand on the Strand in front of Zucca's.
Date:
August 1, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Margaret Deming pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West posing outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery. A gravel road stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Beyond the road, a white picket fence runs parallel to the road. In the near distance, at center, H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West stand in a row in front of and beneath the entry gate. All look to the camera. Directly behind them stands the entry gate to Fort Richardson National Cemetery. On the top of the gateway, it reads, "FORT RICHARDSON POST CEMETERY." A portion of the gate is open behind and to the right of the group. The cemetery extends into the distance, obscured by the fencing.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Kinsell, William Leonard, $ 1877-1962
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Frances Wells and Mertie West pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell posing outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery. A gravel road stretches horizontally across the foreground. Beyond the road, a white picket fence runs parallel to the road. In the near distance, right-of-center, Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell stand in a row in front of the entry gate and perimeter fencing. All look to the camera. Directly behind them stands the entry gate to Fort Richardson National Cemetery. On the top of the gateway, it reads, "FORT RICHARDSON POST CEMETERY." A portion of the gate is open behind the group. The cemetery extends into the distance, obscured by the fencing.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Frances Wells and W. L. Kinsell pose outside the front gate of Fort Richardson Post Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby pose outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West posing outside a building at Los Angeles Airport. The group stands at center. Will Witherby stands leftmost and looks directly to camera. All the women stand facing slightly left. Dode and Zetta Witherby look to camera while Mertie West gazes off to the left. An unknown man stands in the near distance behind and between Zetta and Mertie. The airport's grounds stretch behind the group. A building enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Signage on the front of the building reads, "TRANS WO[...]." Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West pose at Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West, with Agnes and Forrest Whitaker outside the Whitaker's home beside a Main Line Silver Lark trailer, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
View of Mertie West, with her sister-in-law, Agnes, and brother, Forrest Whitaker, beside a Ford automobile attached to a Main Line Silver Lark trailer on the curb outside of the Whitaker house on the day that they left on a trip to Mexico (with Mertie's husband, H. H. West, who probably took the photograph).
Date:
December 9, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, with Agnes and Forrest Whitaker outside the Whitaker's home beside a Main Line Silver Lark trailer, Los Angeles, 1948

Dode Witherby, Will Witherby, Mertie West, Debbie West and Anna West at Disneyland, Anaheim, 1957

Description:
"Dode" is Sarah Josephine Witherby. "Will Witherby" probably refers to William Witherby, Dode's brother. Mertie West was the second wife of the photographer, H. H. West. Debbie West is the granddaughter of H. H. West, and the daughter of Anna Louise Roth West (and Henry Hebard West).
Date:
April 19, 1957
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Will Witherby, Mertie West, Debbie West and Anna West at Disneyland, Anaheim, 1957

Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Group photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. All stand atop rock-covered ground and look to the camera. They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance behind them.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West posing in their "formal" attire, Mono County, 1941

Mertie West, Nina Meyers, Glen Velzy and H. H. West, Jr. pose while visiting Matilija Creek, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
A informal group photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Nina Meyers, Glen Velzy and H. H. West, Jr. posing beside a cabin(?) in the woods near Matilija Creek. The group stands at center and all look towards camera. Nina takes a more playful pose and taps Glen on the shoulder. The group is surrounded by woods. A cabin(?) (partial view) stands to the right.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Nina Meyers, Glen Velzy and H. H. West, Jr. pose while visiting Matilija Creek, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Mertie West, H. H. West, Sr., Nina Meyers and H. H. West, Jr. pose while visiting Matilija Creek, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
A informal group photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, H. H. West, Sr., Nina Meyers and H. H. West, Jr. posing beside a cabin(?) in the woods near Matilija Creek. The group stands at center and all look towards camera. They are surrounded by woods. A cabin(?) (partial view) stands to the right.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, H. H. West, Sr., Nina Meyers and H. H. West, Jr. pose while visiting Matilija Creek, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Ed Saxton (Scoutmaster), Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West stand around in the middle of a dirt road, Big Pines vicinity, 1933

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Ed Saxton, Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West standing in a semi-circle at the center of a dirt road. Ed stands in profile with his hands on his hips and looks off towards the right. Agnes Whitaker (partially visible) stands behind him and looks towards the right as well. Forrest Whitaker stands facing center with his arms crossed. Mertie looks towards the left with her hands behind her back. The dirt road extends towards the center behind Forrest. A car parked in the background can be seen between Agnes and Forrest. A structure (partially visible) stands in the background directly behind Forrest and a flagpole rises behind him as well. The group is surrounded by greenery.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ed Saxton (Scoutmaster), Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West stand around in the middle of a dirt road, Big Pines vicinity, 1933

Will Shaw, Mertie West, Alice Prickett and Bertha Keether pose in front of a sign along a trail to Inspiration Point, Los Angeles County, 1932

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Shaw, Mertie West, Alice Prickett and Bertha Keethler stopping along the trail to Inspiration Point to pose in front of a trail sign. At left, Will and Mertie do not look to camera. Will faces right and Mertie gazes off to the left. Both Alice and Bertha look to the camera. The group stands off to the right side of a trail and poses in front of a sign that reads, "TO INSPIRATION POINT 1/4 M [right facing arrow]." The trail enters the frame at left and disappears behind the group. A brush-covered mountainside occupies the background as it slopes downward from left to right.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Shaw, Mertie West, Alice Prickett and Bertha Keether pose in front of a sign along a trail to Inspiration Point, Los Angeles County, 1932

Mertie Whitaker [West] and Nella West posing in a park, San Jose, about 1900

Description:
An out-of-focus and lopsided photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Nella West standing and posing in a park in San Jose. They appear to stand on an angle sloping downward towards the left. Mertie and Nella stand side by side on a paved driveway; Mertie holds her hands out in front of her while Nella holds her hands behind her back. A low curb lines the driveway behind them. Trees and flowers stand behind two women and serve as the backdrop.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker [West] and Nella West posing in a park, San Jose, about 1900

Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Hannah Lockwood and Alice Shaw sit around the McDonalds' backyard during a picnic, Burbank, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Hannah Lockwood and Alice Shaw sitting around the McDonalds' backyard in Burbank during a picnic. The manicured back lawn stretches across the foreground and mid-ground. The 4 women sit in a group in the near distance, off-center to the left. They all sit in folding chairs that form a semi-circle that is open towards camera. Mertie West sits leftmost. She sits facing right, but looks to camera. To the right of her, Josie Shaw and Hannah Lockwood sit facing camera. Josie looks to camera while Hannah looks towards Mertie. Rightmost, Alice Shaw sits in profile facing left. All 4 women sit with crossed arms and legs. Behind them, a hedge, fence and a few small trees line the yard's back boundary. A neighbor's home stands in the distance at right and mountains are visible rising in the far distance.
Date:
May 23, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Josie Shaw, Hannah Lockwood and Alice Shaw sit around the McDonalds' backyard during a picnic, Burbank, 1948

Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw pose beside a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw posing beside a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands in a line that extends back along the left side of the car with Josie Shaw nearest to camera and Mertie West furthest from camera. All three look forward. The car to the right of them is viewed at an angle from the front and side; it faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on a steep upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw pose beside a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw posing in front of a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands along the curb in front of a parked car. H. H. and Mertie West stand at center and Josie Shaw stands at right. All three look to the camera. The car behind them is viewed at a slight angle from the side and faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on an upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West look at spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West looking at the spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park. Frances Wells stands with her back to the camera, in the foreground at right. Further back, W. L. Kinsell stands in profile, facing left, and beyond him, Mertie West faces towards the camera, but looks to the left. A clearing stretches across the foreground to the left of Frances. All three look towards Native American spirit houses that are clumped together in the near distance at center. Overgrown grasses and weeds surround the spirit houses at center and obscure others. Trees line the back perimeter of the cemetery.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West look at spirit houses in Eklutna Historical Park, Eklutna, 1946

Mertie West exits the elevator bay at Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West exiting the entrance to the elevator at Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls. A driveway stretches across the foreground and into the mid-ground. Mertie West stands in the near distance at left. She walks towards the camera as she exits a hut housing the Maid of the Mist's elevator. The hut stands behind Mertie, along the left edge. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The building is constructed of stone and has a hipped roof. An arched lintel stretches over the building's wide doorway. The doors stand open behind Mertie and other visitors are visible inside the hut. Signage hanging below the roof's eave and above the lintel reads, "ELEVATORS TO FOOT OF FALLS 10[¢]," and "MAID OF THE MIST." Bushes line the perimeter of the driveway to the right of the hut and trees stand in the background.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West exits the elevator bay at Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West looks over a parapet towards Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a parapet and looking out towards Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at Niagara Falls. The scene is viewed from an elevated perspective. Mertie West stands at center, on the near side of a parapet and with her back to camera. To the left of her, a viewing scope stands. The parapet stretches across the image, in front of Mertie. In the distance and at a lower elevation, the Niagara River (right) cascades over Horseshoe Falls at center. Mist from the falls rises up from the basin at center. On the far side of the falls, at left, Niagara Falls, New York is visible.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks over a parapet towards Horseshoe (or Canadian) Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
According to: California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, for the year 1948, accessed through the Ancestry.com database, the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons were neighbors of H. H. and Mertie West on North Ridgewood Place. The Wests lived at 830 North Ridgewood Place and the Bacons, Newquists and Robinsons lived at 836, 832 1/2 and 832 North Ridgewood Place, respectively.
Date:
July, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mrs. Bacon, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. H. H. West with Tommie Newquist and Mrs. Robinson stand in front of the Newquists' residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Debbie West, Mertie West, Anna West, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby at Disneyland, Anaheim, 1957

Description:
Mertie West was the second wife of the photographer, H. H. West. Debbie West is the granddaughter of H. H. West, and the daughter of Anna Louise Roth West (and Henry Hebard West). "Will Witherby" probably refers to William Witherby. "Dode" (Sarah Josephine) Witherby is William's sister.
Date:
April 19, 1957
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Debbie West, Mertie West, Anna West, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby at Disneyland, Anaheim, 1957

Margaret Deming, Mertie West, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Description:
A blurry photograph, from left to right, of Margaret Deming, Mertie West, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. sitting on the beach and posing for a photograph at Hermosa Beach. Margaret and Mertie sit at left on a plaid beach blanket and under an umbrella. Jane and H. H., Jr. sit on a white blanket at right and H. H., Jr. sits slightly in front of Jane. All smile to the camera. The Strand, other beachgoers and their umbrellas are all visible in the background.
Date:
August 1, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Margaret Deming, Mertie West, Jane Deming and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the beach, Hermosa Beach, 1937

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Mertie West and others cross 4th Avenue near Union Station, Seattle, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and others crossing 4th Avenue near Union Station in Seattle. 4th Avenue stretches along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands rightmost and nearest to camera in the foreground at center. She walks with her back to the camera and towards the far street corner. Other pedestrians to the left of her also cross the street with their backs to camera. In the near distance at right, a car is stopped as the pedestrians cross. It is viewed at an angle from the side, facing left. At far right, behind the car and on the opposite side of 4th Avenue, Union Station enters frame. The Beaux Arts building is viewed at an angle from the front. A large porte-cochere extends from the front of the building, towards the center of the image. In the distance, at left and center, buildings lining South Jackson Street are visible. South Jackson Street is obscured by the pedestrians in the foreground.
Date:
July 2, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others cross 4th Avenue near Union Station, Seattle, 1947

Mertie West poses while visiting Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing while visiting the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She faces left but turns her head towards camera. The narrow, stone-paved walkway she stands upon enters frame from the lower left corner and extends on an upward angle to the right. On the near side of the walkway, grave markers stand in a row, parallel to the walkway. Behind Mertie, the cemetery grounds sprawl into the distance. Grave stones stand in rows that run perpendicular to the walkway. A tomb rises from the ground, behind and to the right of Mertie. Several trees dot the grounds. In the background, a street and buildings are visible lining the cemetery's back edge. Hazy patches of white obscure the image along its right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses while visiting Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947