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Mertie West stands in the front doorway of the Shawcreek Lodge, [Delta Junction vicinity?], 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing in the entrance to Shawcreek Lodge. The photograph tilts down towards the left. A wood plank walkway stretches from the bottom edge and back towards the lodge at center. The lodge's enclosed entrance juts forward from the front of the building. The door is open; Mertie West stands inside the door frame and looks to the camera. Over the door, a sign reads, "SHAWCREEK LODGE BUS STOP." The building extends behind Mertie and across the image, exiting frame at left.
Date:
August 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in the front doorway of the Shawcreek Lodge, [Delta Junction vicinity?], 1946

Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West sit on the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West sitting on the veranda of the Furnace Creek Inn at Death Valley National Monument. The 3 women sit in chairs, left-of-center. Mertie West sits rightmost. She faces center, but gazes towards the left. Zetta Witherby sits leftmost and faces towards the left. Dode Witherby sits at center, behind and between Zetta and Mertie. She faces towards the left, but looks to the camera. They relax on an elevated veranda at the Furnace Creek Inn. The veranda passes through the foreground, arcing back towards the right. The trunk of a palm tree stands behind and to the right of the women. Further beyond them, the rooftops of the inn wind through the image at center and right. Salt flats stretch into the distance at left and mountains rise in the distance at right.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby and Mertie West sit on the veranda at Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby visit the Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing among the ruins of the Harmony Borax Works at Death Valley National Monument. The Witherbys and Mertie West stand in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. A stone-built structure stands in partial view along the right frame. Behind Mertie and Wes, a large furnace stands. Beyond the furnace, stone walls stretch out-of-frame at left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Zetta Witherby, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby visit the Harmony Borax Works, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Mertie West stands at a viewpoint overlooking the Bow River Valley and Banff Springs Hotel, Banff National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at a viewpoint that overlooks the Bow River Valley and Banff Springs Hotel in Banff National Park. Grasses line the bottom edge of the image. A bus, parked beside the grass, enters frame from the left edge; it is viewed from the side, facing right. Beyond the bus, a drive stretches across the mid-ground. Mertie West stands on the drive, left-of-center. She faces left, but looks to the camera. Behind Mertie, the Bow River Valley stretches across the image and into the distance. The Bow River is forked, flowing through the valley at left and right. Tunnel Mountain rises at right, Sulphur Mountain rises in the far distance at center and another mountain rises along the left edge. Banff Springs Hotel is barely visible in the distance at the base of Sulphur Mountain and to the left of Tunnel Mountain.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands at a viewpoint overlooking the Bow River Valley and Banff Springs Hotel, Banff National Park, 1947

Mertie West stands on a terrace at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on a large terrace at the Banff Springs Hotel. Mertie West stands in the foreground, right-of-center. She faces left and wears a coat draped over her shoulders. The balcony she stands on extends behind her through the foreground and mid-ground. Lounging chairs are grouped in clusters on the near side of a stone parapet that lines the back perimeter of the terrace. Other hotel guests stand along the parapet and look past it. Beyond the terrace, Mount Rundle stretches across the background.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on a terrace at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, 1947

Mertie West poses beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. A sidewalk enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches back towards a statue at center. In the near distance, Mertie West stands to the right side of the statue and looks to camera. Beside her, the bronze sculpture of Colonel William Prescott sits atop a granite pedestal. The pedestal stands slightly taller than Mertie. Engraving on the front of the pedestal reads, "COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT JUNE 17, 1775." Behind both Mertie and the sculpture the Bunker Hill Monument obelisk rises at center, extending beyond the top frame. Four punched holes line the lower left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Mertie West stands on a street corner outside Harvard University, Cambridge, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on a street corner across the street from Harvard Yard. A brick-paved sidewalk spans the width of the bottom edge, curving across the lower left corner. Mertie West stands at center, just at the back edge of the sidewalk; she looks to camera. Behind and to the left of her, a woman beside the left edge steps onto the sidewalk. In the near distance, Massachusetts Avenue stretches across the image. Several cars drive along it. Harvard Yard stretches along the far side of Massachusetts Avenue. Massachusetts Hall stands at center, behind Mertie. The Georgian-style building is viewed at a slight angle from its short side. Beside it, Straus Hall enters frame from the right. Straus Hall is viewed from its long side. Both buildings are draped in ivy.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on a street corner outside Harvard University, Cambridge, 1947

Mertie West stands under the portico covering Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing beneath the portico covering Plymouth Rock. Water Street stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. On the far side of the street, the portico sheltering Plymouth Rock stands, off-center to the right. It is viewed close-up and at an angle from its western side. Six Doric order columns line the long sides of the rectangular structure and 4 columns line the short sides. The columns support a capping entablature. An inscription in the frieze on the near side reads, "ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS." Mertie West stands beneath the portico and between the 2 central columns on its western side. She faces camera. Other visitors to Plymouth Rock are visible beneath the portico at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands under the portico covering Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West stands beneath the portico covering Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing beneath the portico covering Plymouth Rock. Water Street stretches across the foreground. On the far side of the street, the portico sheltering Plymouth Rock stands at center and extends beyond the top frame. It is viewed close-up from its western side. Six Doric order columns line the long sides of the rectangular structure and 4 columns line the short sides. The columns support a capping entablature. An inscription in the frieze on the near side reads, "ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA TO COMMEMORATE THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS." Mertie West stands beneath the portico and between the 2 central columns on its western side. She faces camera. Plymouth Bay is barely visible 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 stands beneath the portico covering Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West crosses the street to Lord's store, Atlanta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West crossing a street and walking towards a Lord's store in Atlanta. A street stretches horizontally across the foreground. Pedestrians walk from left and back towards center. They cross the street with their backs towards camera. Mertie West walks just ahead and to the right of the man in the foreground at left. Beyond the pedestrians, the Lord's building enters frame from the right and extends towards center. A rounded marquee juts out from the building's corner and hovers over the entrance. Atop the marquee, it reads, "LORD [S]." Along the near side of the building, a large sign in scripted font reads, "Lord[...]." A vertical sign on the corner of the building reads, "[...]D[?]HAUX'S." Buildings stand in a line across the background at far left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West crosses the street to Lord's store, Atlanta, 1947

Mertie West and H. H. West, in Knights Templar uniform, pose with a large palm tree in the background, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Mertie West and husband, H. H. West, in Knights Templar uniform, pose with a large palm tree in the background. She wears a coat, hat, and holds gloves in her hands. His uniform consists of a hat, a sash, a belt, and what may be a sword.
Date:
April 9, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West, in Knights Templar uniform, pose with a large palm tree in the background, Los Angeles, 1939

Mertie West watches from the roadside as Riverside Geyser erupts, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the side of a road and watching Riverside Geyser erupt from across Firehole River. The road stretches on a diagonal across the bottom edge and lower left corner of the image. Beyond it, Firehole River flows parallel to it. H. H. West's Buick (partial view) is parked along the side of the road at far left and is viewed from the back. Mertie stands to the right of it, atop a low ledge lining the edge of the roadside. She faces away from the camera and looks across Firehole River. On the opposite bank, Riverside Geyser erupts with steam at center. The steam wafts towards the right. Pines stand on a low hillside that rises beyond the geyser.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West watches from the roadside as Riverside Geyser erupts, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Mertie West watches Riverside Geyser erupt, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the side of a road and watching Riverside Geyser erupt from across Firehole River. The road stretches on a diagonal across the bottom edge and lower left corner of the image. Beyond it, Firehole River flows parallel to it. H. H. West's Buick (partial view) is parked along the side of the road at far left and is viewed from the back. Mertie stands to the right of it, at the edge of the roadside. She faces away from the camera and looks across Firehole River. On the opposite bank, Riverside Geyser erupts with steam at center. The steam wafts towards the right. Pines stand on a low hillside that rises beyond the geyser.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West watches Riverside Geyser erupt, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Mertie West and another passenger pose outside the Northern Commercial Company store, Circle, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West (left) posing with another bus passenger outside the Northern Commercial Company store in Circle. The women stand on a sidewalk in the near distance at center and look to the camera. A Visi Bowl gasoline pump stands on the corner of the sidewalk to the right of them. To the left, the corner of the store stands and is viewed close-up. An elevated wood-plank walkway runs alongside the building and meets the sidewalk where the women stand. Behind the women, their bus (partial view) is parked in front of the building. It is viewed at an angle from the side and the rear. Written on the side of the bus is, "[OH]ARRA BUS LIN[E...]." A dirt road runs alongside the bus at right and a log building (partial view) stands in the background at right.
Date:
August 20, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and another passenger pose outside the Northern Commercial Company store, Circle, 1946

Mertie West stands at the edge of Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing alongside Morning Glory Pool in the Upper Geyser Basin. Morning Glory Pool sits in the near distance at center. In front of it stands a signpost, which reads, "MORNING GLORY POOL THIS FAR-FAMED POOL HAS EASILY WON ITS NAME FORM THE SYMMETRY AND DEPTH OF ITS CRATER AND THE BLUE COLOR OF THE WATER. THIS BLUE IS THE NORMAL COLOR OF LARGE BODIES OF WATER. THE MORE BRILLIANT HUES TO BE FOUND IN SMALLER QUANTITIES ARE DUE TO A LOW FORM OF PLANT LIFE. WHILE THE FAME OF THIS IS GREAT, IT NEVERTHELESS IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE SURPASSED BY A NUMBER OF OTHER POOLS IN THE PARK, SOME OF WHICH ARE IN THIS GENERAL REGION." About 5 long, carved logs encircle the pool, end-to-end, providing seating for visitors. Mertie West stands, left-of-center, in the near distance to the left of the sign post and at the pool's edge. She stands in profile, facing right, while holding a book in her hands. Pines stand across the background.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands at the edge of Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Mertie West and Staff Sergeant John H. Frame of Camden stand on the roadside, Wells vicinity, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Staff Sergeant John H. Frame standing on the roadside by H. H. West's car just east of Wells. The road stretches into the distance along the left side of the image. H. H. West's car is parked along the right side of the road, left-of-center, in the near distance. It is viewed from the back. Mertie West stands in front of the back end of the car, left-of-center. She faces right, but turns her head towards the camera. John H. Frame stands on the shoulder of the road at right. He faces slightly left and also turns his head towards the camera. Ground brush extends from the right side of the road and into the distance. Snow-capped mountains occupy the background.
Date:
June 20, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Staff Sergeant John H. Frame of Camden stand on the roadside, Wells vicinity, 1942

H. H. West and Mertie West pose along the roadside, Wells vicinity, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing on the side of a road just east of Wells while traveling to Yellowstone. H. H. West and Mertie West stand at center on the shoulder of a road. Ground brush extends across a flat landscape behind them and snow-covered mountains rise in the far distance.
Date:
June 20, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Frame, John H., b. 1905 or 06
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West pose along the roadside, Wells vicinity, 1942

Members of the Prickett family, Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan sit on the Prickett's front porch, Fresno, 1901

Description:
A worm's-eye view, from left to right, of Ora M. Prickett, George W. Prickett, Addie J. Prickett, Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan sitting on the front porch steps of the Prickett's home in Fresno. Ora sits on the low step at left. George sits on a higher step behind him. Addie sits on a middle step to the right of George and Ora and to the left of Mertie and Lelia. Mertie sits on a low step on the right and looks to the camera. Lelia sits behind her on the top step. The porch extends to the left and the front door is behind the group on the right.
Date:
1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the Prickett family, Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan sit on the Prickett's front porch, Fresno, 1901

Mertie Whitaker stands at the side of a house, while and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stands on the porch, Crafton, 1901

Description:
Mertie Whitaker stands at the side of a house, while and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stands on the porch. Ms. Whitaker holds a flower in her hands. She stands in front of a flowering plant that climbs the side of the house.
Date:
April 28, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker stands at the side of a house, while and Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger stands on the porch, Crafton, 1901

Mertie West, Elizabeth Siemsen and Al Siemsen stand in the driveway of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Elizabeth Siemsen and Al Siemsen standing in the driveway of the Seimsen's residence on Los Encinos Avenue. Al Siemsen stands nearest to camera at right. He rests his hands atop a broom handle that he holds in front of him. His head extends beyond the top edge of the image. At left, Mertie West and Elizabeth Siemsen appear to be in conversation. Mertie faces towards the right and Elizabeth faces towards the camera, but looks towards Mertie. The group stands on the preexisting driveway. Its edge extends on an arc from the lower left corner, behind Mertie and Elizabeth, and towards the garage standing in the distance at right. Fresh cement fills in the space between the driveway and the fence lining the back edge of their yard. The ivy-covered fence stretches across the image from left to the garage at right. The garage stands in partial view along the right edge. The door is open and the garage's contents are in view. Someone sits on a log in front of the garage. Neighboring houses line the background on the far side of the fence.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Elizabeth Siemsen and Al Siemsen stand in the driveway of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, 1943

Mertie West and other visitors stand on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other sightseers standing on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. The observation deck is seen from a slightly elevated view and enters frame from the bottom edge, stretching back on an angle to the right. Mertie West stands on the deck in the near distance at center. Her back faces the camera as she either looks out towards the city or reads a tablet in the wall. A barrier wall lines the perimeter of the observation deck at left and wraps around the back edge towards the right. Ornamentation decorates the wall at far left. Other visitors stand along the wall at left and some stand at right. Beside and to the immediate right of Mertie, a viewing scope stands at the observation deck's corner. A hazy sky obscures the New York skyline 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 and other visitors stand on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Mertie West stands on an observation deck at the top of the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York. Mertie West and the platform are seen from a slightly elevated view. The observation deck enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle to the right. Mertie West stands on the deck in the near distance at center and looks to camera. A barrier wall lines the perimeter of the observation deck at left and wraps around the back edge towards the right. Ornamentation decorates the wall at far left. Behind and to the right of Mertie, other visitors stand along the wall and look out over the city. One man operates a viewing scope that stands at the observation deck's corner. A hazy sky obscures the New York skyline 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 stands on an observation deck at the top of the Empire State Building, New York, 1947

Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker stand outside their cabin at Lighthouse Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker standing on the front porch of their cabin at Lighthouse Camp during a trip to Big Bear Lake. The cabin stands in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces left. Agnes, Mertie and Forrest stand left-of-center on the front porch of the cabin. All face the camera. Agnes looks down to her side and Mertie and Forrest look directly to the camera. A dirt drive passes in front of the cabin and through the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. H. H. West's Buick (partial view) is parked next to the right side of the cabin. It is viewed from the rear and extends beyond the right edge of the image. Pine trees line the background.
Date:
September 1-8, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker stand outside their cabin at Lighthouse Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1943

H. H. West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Josie Shaw pose outside the Idyllwild Inn, Idyllwild, 1942

Description:
A slighty askew group photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Josie Shaw posing in front of the Idyllwild Inn. They stand in the near distance in a row. The inn stands behind them and extends out of frame on both the left and right sides. A sign atop the building's roof reads, "IDYLLWILD INN [left-facing arrow] COFFEE SHOP [down facing arrow] OFFICE [right-facing arrow]." Beneath that, another sign hangs from the eave, it reads, "The SKI SHOP Entrance thru OFFICE [right-facing arrow]." A sign just behind Josie Shaw reads, "OFFICIAL HOTEL NO. 49 UNDER CONTRACT WITH Automobile Club of Southern Calif."
Date:
May 2, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Josie Shaw pose outside the Idyllwild Inn, Idyllwild, 1942

Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker pose in front of the bike shop, Idyllwild, 1942

Description:
A distant group photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing by their car in front of the bike shop at Idyllwild Inn. They stand left of center in a row in front of the side of a parked car. The Idyllwild Inn stands behind them at left and extends towards a flagpole at right. Another car is parked in the lot at right. A sign behind the group and to the left reads, "IDYLLWILD INN [right-facing arrow] OFFICE." Hanging down from an eave on the inn behind them, a sign reads, "WESTERN UNION - TELEGRAMS." Behind their car, a sign reads, "BIKES 1-HOUR-35¢-ASK·INSIDE RATES·FOR·GROUPS."
Date:
May 2, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker pose in front of the bike shop, Idyllwild, 1942

H. H. West and Mertie West pose with their arms around each other in front of a car, San Francisco, 1924

Description:
H. H. West and his second wife, Mertie, pose with their arms around each other in front of a car. Both wear hats. Mrs. West wears a coat and holds a purse. He wears a suit and a watch chain hangs on his vest. There is a hill with trees on top in the background, and at the bottom of the hill there are buildings with signs on top. There are people and cars in front of the buildings. A sign at the left reads, in part, "Dwyer."
Date:
September 1, 1924
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West pose with their arms around each other in front of a car, San Francisco, 1924

Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in the tree lawn and posing outside the West's home on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands at center on the grass. She clasps her hands in front of her and holds a purse under her arm as she looks to the camera. A sidewalk to the right of her extends along the right edge and into the distance. Directly behind Mertie, a driveway extends horizontally across the image. To the left of Mertie, North Ridgewood Place enters frame at left and extends back towards center. A car is parked along the curb behind and to the left of Mertie. It is viewed from the rear. Trees line the tree lawn that extends behind Mertie and into the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses outside the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Wes Witherby, Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby at the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby, Mertie West, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing on the Death Valley Railroad's narrow gauge train at its terminus in Ryan. The train is viewed close-up. It stretches back on an angle from right to left. Benches line the passenger cars. At far left, Wes Witherby stands on a lumber platform next to the train. He looks to the right as he rests a hand to one of the benches. Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby sit together on a bench to the right of Wes. All look to camera. Additional passengers sit aboard the train behind them. Behind the train at right, a shed stands in partial view. A rocky hillside rises in the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby, Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby at the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Mertie West, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sit aboard a narrow gauge train at Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sitting aboard the Death Valley Railroad's narrow gauge train at its terminus in Ryan. The train is viewed close-up. The train stretches back on an angle from right to left. Benches line the passenger cars. Mertie West, Dode Witherby and Zetta Witherby sit together on a bench in the near distance, left-of-center. All look to camera. Wes Witherby sits on the far right side of the passenger bench in front of the women. He rests an arm over the back of the seat and looks towards Mertie. A rocky hillside rises behind them.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sit aboard a narrow gauge train at Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West board the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West boarding the Death Valley Railroad's narrow gauge train at its terminus at Ryan, California. A car is parked along the left edge in the foreground. It faces towards the camera and extends beyond the frame at left. Its license plate reads, "19 CALIFORNIA 47 70 V 908." At right, the passenger cars of the narrow gauge train sit on the train tracks. It enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Benches line the passenger cars. Zetta Witherby and Mertie West sit beside one another on a seat on the second car. Other passengers board behind them. Between the car at left and the train, Wes Witherby and Dode Witherby stand with their backs to the camera as they wait to board the train. A rocky hillside rises at right, behind the train.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wes Witherby, Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West board the narrow gauge train in Ryan, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan ride in a horse-drawn carriage, Fresno, 1901

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan riding in a carriage. The carriage is viewed from the side and is facing left. Mertie sits on the far side of the carriage and holds the horses reins. Lelia sits on the near side and faces left. A horse walks ahead of the carriage on the left and turns its head downward to the camera. They are stopped in front of a large tree. It appears that the photographer's hands may have blocked the lens on the right side.
Date:
1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker and Lelia Gillan ride in a horse-drawn carriage, Fresno, 1901

Mertie West and 2 women from Santa Ana pose by a totem pole at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and 2 women from Santa Ana posing in front of a totem pole standing in Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. They stand in a row, right-of-center, and look to camera. Behind them at center, a totem pole stands, rising beyond the top frame. It is viewed at a slight angle and contains about 4 carved and painted figures. Vegetation grows across the background.
Date:
June 25, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and 2 women from Santa Ana pose by a totem pole at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, 1947

Mertie West crosses a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West crossing the driveway in front the main, east entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Mertie West walks towards camera in the foreground at center. She casts her gaze slightly downward. Behind and to the right of her, a car drives out-of-frame. The cemetery's drive stretches through the foreground along the bottom edge. In the near distance at left, a short set of steps runs parallel to the driveway. Stone posts connected by chains line the top of the steps. Beyond the posts, the grassy expanse of the formal garden stretches back on an angle from left to center. It is flanked by walkways. Trees line the far left and far right edges of the open garden. At the far end of the lawn, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands atop a wide set of steps. It is barely visible sitting off-center to the left in front of the main entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. The eastern facade of the building is viewed from the front. Six columns line the porch and support a pediment.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West crosses a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Members of the West and Lemberger families stand on the balcony of the Sunset Canyon Country Club, Burbank, about 1927

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Nella West, Wayne West, Uncle John Lemberger, Wilson West, Frances West, Maud West, Mertie West, Eleanor West, Richard West and Mrs. George M. (Minnie) West standing in a row on the balcony at the Sunset Canyon Country Club in Burbank. The group stands in the near distance, left-of-center. Of the group, only Nella, Wayne, Frances, Mertie and Minnie West look to the camera. Uncle John Lemberger, Wilson West and Maud West look to the right. Eleanor West focuses on Richard West as they stand beneath an umbrella at right. Minnie West does not stand; she sits on the end at right. A low stone wall stretches across the image behind the group and wraps along the right edge. Trees stand behind the balcony at center.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West and Lemberger families stand on the balcony of the Sunset Canyon Country Club, Burbank, about 1927

Members of the West and Lemberger families pose on the balcony of the Sunset Canyon Country Club, Burbank, about 1927

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Nella West, Wayne West, Uncle John Lemberger, Wilson West, Frances West, Maud West, Mertie West, Eleanor West, Richard West and Mrs. George M. (Minnie) West standing in a row on the balcony at the Sunset Canyon Country Club in Burbank. The group stands in the near distance at center. All look to camera except for Maud and Eleanor West. Maud gazes off towards the right. Eleanor West focuses on Richard West as they stand beneath an umbrella at right. Minnie West does not stand; she sits on the end at right. A low stone wall stretches across the image behind the group and wraps along the right edge. Trees stand behind the balcony left-of-center.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West and Lemberger families pose on the balcony of the Sunset Canyon Country Club, Burbank, about 1927

Mertie West poses in front of an old brick building, Jacksonville, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in a crossroads and posing in front of an old building in Jacksonville, Oregon. A dirt roads passes across the foreground on a slight angle from left to right. A crossroad at left extends into the distance. Mertie West stands in the middle of the intersection in the near distance, left-of-center. She is turned slightly right and looks towards the camera. On the street corner behind her stands an old building. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. Two doors and 2 windows sit in the front of the brick building at right. It has a sloped roof and extends back and to the left, behind Mertie. Another building attached to it stands to the right and extends out-of-frame. An arcade stretches across the front of the ground floor. Utility lines overhead run parallel to the street.
Date:
July 2, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of an old brick building, Jacksonville, 1942

H. H. West, Jr., Anna West and Mertie West pose outside First United Methodist Church, Santa Barbara, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Anna West and Mertie West posing beside a sign on the First United Methodist Church's grounds in Santa Barbara. A sidewalk stretches past the lower right corner in the foreground. To the left of the sidewalk, church lawns extend to the left. On the lawn, H. H. West, Jr. stands at center and looks to the camera. He rests his hand up on a sign that reads, "PASTOR'S STUDY AND CHURCH OFFICE." To the right of the sign, Anna Roth and Mertie West stand. All 3 look to the camera. Behind them, a walkway stretches from the sidewalk at right and to the left, disappearing behind some bushes. In the distance at left, the church stands in partial view. Arched windows in sets of 2 and 3 line the clerestory. At center, a tall pine rises at the far side of the lawn. A house is visible in the distance behind the tree.
Date:
August 31, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Anna West and Mertie West pose outside First United Methodist Church, Santa Barbara, 1947

Mertie West poses on the walkway in front of Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on a walkway at Chateau Lake Louise in front of Lake Louise. A wide walkway enters frame from the bottom edge at left and stretches back on an angle towards center. Flower beds line both sides of the walkway in the foreground. In the near distance, the walkway dead-ends into another walkway that that passes horizontally through the mid-ground. At center, Mertie West stands at this crossroads in the near distance. She faces towards the camera and is viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. Behind her, a manicured lawn lines the back edge of the walkway, extending back towards the edge of Lake Louise. Lake Louise sits in the background. At the far end of the lake, mountains rise. Six punched holes line the bottom edge.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses on the walkway in front of Lake Louise, Lake Louise, 1947

Mertie West and H. H. West pose on the front steps of the First United Methodist Church, Santa Barbara, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing on the front steps of the First United Methodist Church in Santa Barbara. Mertie West and H. H. West stand at center. Mertie looks to camera and H. H. glances to the right. They stand on the second step down from the top of the steps. The steps stretch across the bottom edge on an upward angle from right to left. Behind the Wests, 3 large entrance doors to the church stand open. The door at center is situated to the left of the Wests. It is surrounded by a few architraves. The door at right stands in partial view along the right edge.
Date:
August 31, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose on the front steps of the First United Methodist Church, Santa Barbara, 1947

Mertie West stands in the road and poses in front of a sign for the Kicking Horse Tea Room, Field vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in the road and posing in front of a sign for the Kicking Horse Tea Room in Yoho National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground, left-of-center, and looks to camera. The road she stands upon spans the width of the bottom frame and stretches back on an angle to the left. A rocky hillside rises up from the right side of the road and along the right edge. Tall pines stand on the hillside. A sign, left-of-center, stands to the right of Mertie and rises from the hillside. The sign reads, "KICKING HORSE TEA [horse figure in silhouette] ROOM LIGHT LUNCHES SEE [illegible text] SPIRAL TUNNEL." Tall mountains at center rise in the distance.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in the road and poses in front of a sign for the Kicking Horse Tea Room, Field vicinity, 1947

Mertie West walks and converses with the Cares of Glendale, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Ruth A. Care and Colin D. Care conversing and crossing a road. The road stretches across the foreground. Mertie West and the Cares cross the road in the near distance at center. They are captured in motion as they walk towards camera. Mertie West appears to engage in conversation with Ruth Care while they walk. Colin Care holds Ruth by the arm at right and looks to the camera. Behind them, a lawn runs alongside the road. Several other people mill about the lawn area. In the background, an animal cage sits at left, trees stand at center and a brick building stands at right. Patches of white dot the bottom edge and larger streaks flank the lower left and right edges.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks and converses with the Cares of Glendale, New Orleans, 1947

Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. stand by the side of a structure, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
A partially blurred photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. standing to the side of a cabin(?) near Matilija Creek. Mertie stands slightly more forward at left. She is blurred and appears to be caught mid motion. She faces right, but her head is turned towards the camera. H. H. West, Jr. leans against the side of the cabin(?) as he looks towards the ground and rests the back of his hand to his check. The cabin(?) stands at right. Its lower portion is constructed of lumber and canvas covers the upper portion. They are surrounded by woods.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. stand by the side of a structure, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting at the base of a signal tower on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting and posing at the base of a signal tower on the summit of Mount Tamalpais. Nella and Mertie sit center and smile to the camera. Mertie sits front and center in front of the base of the signal tower while Nella sits slightly behind her and to the left of the signal tower. Other visitors to the summit of Mount Tamalpais stand and sit to the left of them. The tower stands atop a small rocky peak and extends out-of-frame, right-of-center. Three cables extend down from it; one each to the right and left and another at center, towards the camera and to the right of Mertie. A slotted platform on the tower hangs over Mertie and Nella. The tower stretches upward with a few climbing rungs visible. At right, a wood-enclosed sluice extends from the tower down the side of the mountain.
Date:
[circa 1900]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Nella West and Mertie Whitaker sitting at the base of a signal tower on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, about 1900

Mertie West and H. H. West pose at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
A cropped and out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and H. H. West posing at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. The Wests are viewed at a slight distance. They stand at center and are only visible from the neck up along the bottom edge. Both look to the camera. Behind them in the distance, Manly Beacon rises behind Mertie and Red Cathedral rises at far right. Sky occupies the majority of the image.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and H. H. West pose at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Mertie West and Mr. Stewart look over the rail at the American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh and Mertie West standing behind the railing of a viewing platform and looking at the American Falls. The viewing platform spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back to the mid-ground on a slight angle to the right. Railings line both the left edge and back edge of the platform. In the near distance, just left-of-center, Mr. Stewart and Mertie West stand at the corner of the platform on the near side of the guardrails. Mr. Stewart stands leftmost and nearest to camera. Both stand with their backs to the camera as they look out over the falls. The Niagara River enters frame in the near distance at right and flows over the American Falls at center, beside the platform. A land form stands on the opposite bank of the Niagara River at right and center. In the distance, Rainbow Bridge extends from the land form at center and out-of-frame at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mr. Stewart look over the rail at the American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West stands on the platform a the Albuquerque train station, Albuquerque, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on the platform at the Albuquerque railroad station. Mertie West stands in the foreground, just left-of-center, and looks to the camera. She stands on a brick-paved platform that enters frame at left and extends into the distance at right. Behind her, about a dozen other travelers stand or walk along the platform. Directly behind Mertie, a news stand stands. It is viewed at an angle from the side, facing right. Along the top of the building it reads, "NEWS STAND Tre[...] SANDWICHES." A low wall lines the left side of the platform. As it stretches into the distance, trees and other vegetation grow behind it. A small stand with signs reading "WESTERN UNION," stands alongside the wall at left. At far right, train tracks run parallel to the platform. A train is visible sitting on the tracks in the distance.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands on the platform a the Albuquerque train station, Albuquerque, 1947

Mertie West and Mr. Stewart stand on a viewing platform, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh standing on a viewing platform at Niagara Falls. The rounded platform stretches along the bottom edge, extending beyond the frame. It curves out towards the right. At center, Mertie West and Mr. Stewart stand. Mertie faces right and looks in that direction. Mr. Stewart stands slightly behind her and looks to the camera. A stone and metal constructed barrier lines the perimeter of the platform. It enters frame at right and follows the curve of the platform, curving up to the left. Several other visitors to Niagara Falls stand on the near side of the rail and look outward. A couple of viewing scopes stand alongside the rail.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mr. Stewart stand on a viewing platform, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West and others sit aboard a sight-seeing boat, New Orleans, 1947

Description:
A hazy and out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West (right) and other sightseers sitting on the top deck of a sight-seeing boat in New Orleans. A few people sit along a bench in the foreground and face towards the right. The bench enters frame at left and stretches back on an angle to the right, exitting frame. Mertie West sits on the bench at far right and leans forward as she looks to the camera. To the left of her, a couple sits at center. A woman and an obscured person sit at far left. Behind them, other sightseers stand on the ship's deck. In the far distance, the New Orleans skyline is visible at right and center. A translucent, hazy white film covers all but the lower quarter of the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and others sit aboard a sight-seeing boat, New Orleans, 1947

Mertie West and Josie Shaw stand next to a car parked outside the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw standing on the front edge of lawn and next to a couple of cars parked on the curb outside the West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The 2 women stand in the near distance at center; both look to the camera. The street curb stretches on an upward angle behind them from the lower right corner and up to the left. The lawn occupies the space to the left of the curb. Along and to the right of the curb, 2 cars are parked end-to-end behind Mertie and Josie. The cars are viewed at an angle from the side and face towards the right. Griffin Avenue stretches behind the cars and is visible in the background at left. Houses stand in the distance, lining the far side of Griffin Avenue.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Josie Shaw stand next to a car parked outside the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

H. H. West and Mertie West pose on the front lawn of their home, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West standing and posing on the front lawn of their home on Griffin Avenue. H. H. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at center; both look to the camera. Their lawn surrounds them. Behind them, a concrete walkway cuts through the yard on an upward angle from right to left as it leads to the front of their home at far left. The West's residence stands in partial view about halfway up the image and along the left edge. The arched front porch peeks out from the left frame. Behind the West's and to the right of their home stands their neighbor's house. Houses stand in a line beyond the neighbor's house and recede into the distance towards the right. A large palm tree stands in partial view near the upper right corner.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West pose on the front lawn of their home, Los Angeles, 1944

Mertie West and her tour group stand alongside a spring in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing with her tour group around a spring at Upper Geyser Basin. The spring sits in the lower left corner and extends towards the center. Tourists stand in a semi-circle around the perimeter of the spring. A man with his back to the camera stands along the right edge of the image. Other people in the group stand ahead of him and face left towards the spring. They stand in an arced row that curves from the right and towards center. Mertie West stands at the far left end of the group of tourists as she clasps her hands in front of her. To her left and standing along the edge of the spring, a park ranger gives a talk. A white streak stretches across the image from the lower left corner on an upward angle to the right.
Date:
June 23, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and her tour group stand alongside a spring in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

Mertie West stands in the road above Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in a road that passes by Lake Tahoe. The road stretches across the foreground. Mertie stands in the near distance, left-of-center. She faces towards the right and turns to look to the camera as she crosses her arms in front of her. Mertie faces a car that is parked to the right of her. The car is in partial view and is viewed from the side; its front end faces left. In the distance, Lake Tahoe sprawls across the image, beneath the roadside. A dock extends into the water at far left. Snow-covered mountains rise from the opposite bank in the distance.
Date:
June 19, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in the road above Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, 1942

H. H. West Jr. kneels in front of Charles Teel's gravestone while Mertie West stands to the side, Los Angeles, about 1933

Description:
H. H. West Jr. kneels in front of his grandfather, Charles Teel's gravestone while Mertie West stands to the side. His paternal grandfather, George M. West's gravestone is behind him. West wears a hat and a sweater. Mertie wears a coat and holds a purse. There are other gravestones in the background, as well as cars and houses.
Date:
About 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West Jr. kneels in front of Charles Teel's gravestone while Mertie West stands to the side, Los Angeles, about 1933

Distant view of Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sitting outside their cabin at Knight's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Description:
Distant photograph, from left to right, of Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sitting in front of their cabin at Knight's Camp at Big Bear Lake. A dirt road or driveway stretches across the foreground. The cabin sits in the distance at right, in partial view, surrounded by pine trees. It enters frame at right on an angle and extends back towards center; it is viewed from the front. A slightly elevated porch constructed of wood slats stretches across the front of the cabin and is lined by wide timber posts. The group sits on the porch, right-of-center. Maud West sits leftmost in a chair and looks to the camera. Agnes Whitaker sits in front of the group at center. She sits atop a large timber post and faces left with her back slightly to the camera. Mertie West sits rightmost in a chair and faces left. The door to the cabin sits between Agnes and Mertie. Wide windows are inset on either side of the door. The cabin is constructed of lumber panels oriented vertically. A car is parked along the left side of the cabin. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces left. Through the trees, a few, smaller cabins are visible standing in the background at left.
Date:
September, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sitting outside their cabin at Knight's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sit outside their cabin at Knight's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sitting in front of their cabin at Knight's Camp at Big Bear Lake. The cabin sits in the near distance, right-of-center, in partial view. It enters frame at right on an angle and extends to the left; it is viewed from the front. A slightly elevated porch constructed of wood slats stretches across the front of the cabin. The group sits on the porch at center. Maud West and Wayne West sit leftmost in chairs and look to the camera. Agnes Whitaker sits in front of the group at center. She sits atop a large timber post, facing left, and looks to the camera. Mertie West sits rightmost in a chair on the porch and looks to the camera. The door to the cabin sits directly behind Agnes. The number plate on the door frame reads, "36." Wide windows are inset on either side of the door. The cabin is constructed of lumber panels oriented vertically and a corrugated metal roof. Trees are visible in the distance at far left.
Date:
September, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Maud West, Wayne West, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West sit outside their cabin at Knight's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1944

Mertie West and Mrs D. L. Tribe stand in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Nita Tribe standing in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm. A wide walkway stretches across the foreground. In the near distance, Mertie West and Nita Tribe stand at center. Mertie turns her head towards Nita. Nita looks towards the camera. Behind them stands the office of "WELLS, FARGO & CO'S EXPRESS." A double door flanked by stacked-stone pilasters stands behind and to the right of the 2 women. Pane-glass windows stand to the right and left of the door. An adjacent building at left sits recessed back from the Wells office.
Date:
May 18, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mrs D. L. Tribe stand in front of the Wells, Fargo & Co's Express office at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, 1947

Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker pose by their boat while stopping for gas en route to Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from, left to right, of Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing beside their boat while stopped at a gas station en route to Big Bear Lake. The trio stands in the near distance at right. They stand in a row and all look to camera. To the left of them and sitting at center is a fishing boat. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side. Canvas covers supplies and gear in the boat's hull. The boat sits atop a flatbed trailer that is hitched to a car. The car sits behind the Whitakers and Mertie. It is viewed from the rear. The gas station stands behind the boat and extends out-of-frame to the left. A row of 3 gas pumps stand behind the boat and to the left of the car. Posts between them support the gas station's canopy. Atop the canopy a large sign reads, "[RICHFIELD]." The station's store stands at far left and an attendant stands outside the store. Silhouetted mountains rise in the far distance. A band of white lines the left edge.
Date:
May, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker pose by their boat while stopping for gas en route to Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino, 1948

Mertie West asks for directions to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Guards, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (right) asking for directions to the Tomb of the Unknown soldier from Mr. and Mrs. Guard of Flagler, Colorado. A driveway passing through Arlington National Cemetery spans the width of the bottom edge. It enters frame from the lower right corner and curves to the left before arcing back to the right as it disappears in the distance. From left to right, Mrs. Guard, Mr. Guard and Mertie West stand in the middle of the driveway at center. Mrs. Guard looks to camera. Mr. Guard faces camera, but looks down to read a map he holds. Mertie West faces slightly left, towards Mr. Guard. Behind and to the right of them, gravestones stand on the cemetery's lawn. They stand in rows as the lawns stretch back into the distance. Trees rise across the background at center and more gravestones are visible in the distance at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West asks for directions to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Guards, Arlington, 1947

Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, and Forrest Whitaker next to a temporary camping kitchen at Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1929

Description:
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Forrest Whitaker was Mertie's brother, and Agnes Whitaker was his wife. The kitchen is covered with an awning. There is a table surrounded by chairs, along with a counter that is lined with canned foods and topped with various kitchen supplies. There is a large log in the foreground.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker, and Forrest Whitaker next to a temporary camping kitchen at Convict Lake, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1929

H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table. There is a covered serving dish at the center of the table, as well as candles and various dishes. There is a chair at the bottom right of the photograph and the arm of what may be an armchair or couch at the left. A photograph of H. H. West Jr. sits on the table.
Date:
[November 26, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table. There is a covered serving dish at the center of the table, as well as candles and various dishes. There is a chair with a magazine on it at the left of the photograph and the edge of an armchair or couch at the right. There is a light streak across the bottom of the photograph.
Date:
[November 26, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table. There is a covered serving dish at the center of the table, as well as candles and various dishes. There is a chair with a magazine on it at the left of the photograph and the edge of an armchair or couch at the right.
Date:
[November 26, 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie Whitaker West's family sit at the Thanksgiving table, Los Angeles, 1942

Mertie West stands in front of Frances Wells' apartment, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing in front of Frances Wells' apartment in Anchorage, Alaska. The front of a house stands in the near distance, off-center to the left. It is viewed from the front at angle. Its lawn stretches in front and to the right of it. Two porthole windows sit to either side of the front door and a shuttered window sits directly above it. An attachment juts back from the right side of the house in the distance. Treed landscaping lines the walkway that spans the front of the house. Mertie West stands in the distance, right-of-center, on the walkway and in front of a pine. She looks to the camera. A neighboring house is visible in the background at right. A bright, white smudge hovers in front of the rightmost, second-floor window of the house. Several punch holes line both the top and bottom edges.
Date:
August 10, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands in front of Frances Wells' apartment, Anchorage, 1946

Mertie West stands at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A grassy expanse stretches across the bottom edge and slopes upward as extends into the distance. At the top of the hill, the National Monument to the Forefathers stands at center. The allegorical statue is viewed at an angle from the back. Three seated figures representing, from left to right: Law, Education and Liberty, surround the bottom of the octagonal base. The figures face outward from the statue. Tablets are inset into the sides of the plinth, between the figures. Atop the the tall base, the figure of Faith stands. She is draped in a stola and raises her near hand to the sky. The monument towers over Mertie West, who stands in silhouette to the right it. Four punched holes line the right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands at the base of the National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, 1947

Mertie West stands at a rail and looks out at American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at a rail and looking out towards the American Falls in Niagara Falls. Mertie West stands in partial view in the foreground. She stands, right-of-center, with her back to the camera. The bottoms of her feet and the top of her head extend beyond the top and bottom frames, respectively. Just ahead of her, a guardrail, lined with mesh fencing curves outward as it lines the edge of the viewing area. Bridal Veil Falls is barely visible flowing in the near distance, below the view point, at center. Beyond it, another view point enters frame at right and extends towards center. Farther back, the Niagara River cascades over the American Falls. The Niagara River continues to flow at the bottom of the falls and along the left edge. It passes beneath Rainbow Bridge in the background at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands at a rail and looks out at American Falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West stands by a rail and looks at Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing at a viewing platform and looking at Whirlpool Rapids. The platform spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on an angle towards the left. Chain-link fencing lines the right edge of the viewing area. At center, Mertie West stands on the platform. She is viewed in profile, facing right. Mertie stands on the near side of the fence. Behind her, steps lead down to another platform closer to the river. The Niagara River flows across the mid-ground from right to left. The rapids of Whirlpool Rapids form at center. Cliffs rise from the opposite bank of the Niagara River in the background. Glare is visible in the upper right corner.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands by a rail and looks at Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls, 1947