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Mertie West and Assistant Manager Waterhouse stand at the bus station, Banff, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Assistant Manager Waterhouse and Mertie West standing on a sidewalk in Banfff next to the bus stop. Waterhouse and Mertie West stand in the foreground at center. Both look to the camera. A bus is parked behind and to the right of them, along the curb. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. The front end faces camera and extends out-of-frame. The bus's passenger door stands open. At center, the sidewalk stretches back into the distance, behind Mertie and Waterhouse. A few businesses are visible lining it at left. The sign outside the nearest building reads, "[...]IN TOUR[S]." Beyond it and partially obscured by Waterhouse, another sign hangs, it reads, "DOMI[...] CA[...] GOOD [...]." Cascade Mountain rises in the distance at center.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Assistant Manager Waterhouse stand at the bus station, Banff, 1947

Mertie West looking out of window on Pullman car, Albuquerque, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West looking out of the window of a railroad car on the streamliner, Pullman Hotevilla. The train car is viewed close-up and at an angle from the side. It extends beyond the width of the image, receding as it stretches to the left. Mertie West looks to the camera as she stands inside the train and gazes out the window at center. A large streak of white enters frame from the lower left corner.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looking out of window on Pullman car, Albuquerque, 1947

Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing in the Wests' front yard on North Ridgewood Place. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at left. She looks to the camera while holding a camera in its bag. Behind and to the right of her, Josie Shaw stands in partial view. She looks down as she reaches her hand towards Will Shaw. Will Shaw stands rightmost and looks to the camera. The Wests' front yard stretches behind them. At right, the West residence stands in partial view along the right edge. A porch juts forward from the front of the building and is framed by an archway. In the background, neighboring houses stand in row that extends back towards the left.
Date:
October, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand in the Wests' front yard, Los Angeles, 1948

Mertie West stands under the Boulder Dam near the Colorado River, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing somewhere beneath the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam near the Colorado River. She stands right-of-center and faces to the left. Mertie wears a long, dark coat and a hat. An unknown woman in a long, light coat stands behind her to the left. Tracks run along the ground behind the both of them and a large structure with windows occupies the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands under the Boulder Dam near the Colorado River, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie Siemsen and Mertie West wait for a train, Glendale, 1937

Description:
An informal group photograph, from left to right, of Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie (Dorothea) Siemsen and Mertie Whitaker West posing while they wait for a train at the S. P. R. R. train station in Glendale. They wait for train to Santa Barbara where H. H. West, Jr.'s high school band was to perform. The Siemsen children and Mertie all pose and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wears his band uniform and gazes off towards the left. People mill about the platform in the background. Some at right also wear their band uniforms. Train tracks are at left as well as the exhaust from a train.
Date:
December 18, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, H. H. West, Jr., Dottie Siemsen and Mertie West wait for a train, Glendale, 1937

Al and Elizabeth Siemsen's residence, viewed from the southwest, Glendale, 1942

Description:
A distant and angled view of the Siemsen residence in Glendale. It is viewed from the southwest and looking towards the hills in the northeast. The house sits on the opposite side of the street at left and is obscured by trees in both the front yard and a neighboring yard. H. H. West's Buick is parked in the street in front of the house and faces towards the camera. From left to right, Elizabeth Siemsen, Mertie West and Dottie Siemsen stand around some hedges in front of the house (distant view). The street stretches to the right towards the distant hills.
Date:
May, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Al and Elizabeth Siemsen's residence, viewed from the southwest, Glendale, 1942

Members of the West, Whitaker and Shaw party standing in the distance around their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Description:
A distant view, from left to right, of: Forrest Whitaker, an infant, Romayne Shaw, Edith Shaw, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Abraham Whitaker, all gathered around their campsite table near Rush Creek. The group stands in a clearing in the center of the image. A table, covered in a white tablecloth, stands amidst the group and is viewed from an angle. Camping stools litter the campsite near the table. Romayne, Edith, Mertie and Agnes all stand in the middle behind the table and face towards the general direction of the camera. Forrest Whitaker stands to the left of the table and faces right. Abraham Whitaker stands to the right of the table and faces left. An infant stands to the left of the table between Forrest and Romayne. A tent juts into the image at right. The campsite is surrounded by trees and a stream flows behind it. Trees line the opposite bank in the background.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Members of the West, Whitaker and Shaw party standing in the distance around their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Mertie West looks for Mt. McKinley (Denali) from an overlook, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West looking for Mt. McKinley (now Denali) from an overlook at Camp Eielson (now the Eielson Visitor Center). A flat area of gravel and dirt stretches along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands in this area at center. She faces slightly right and looks off to the right for Mt. McKinley. Behind and below her, the park's landscape sprawls into the background. Streams cut through the lowlands just beyond Mertie. In the far distance, the snow-covered mountains of the Alaska Range rise.
Date:
August 17, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks for Mt. McKinley (Denali) from an overlook, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Mertie West strolls down the Ventura Wharf, Ventura, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West taking a stroll down the Ventura Wharf. The Ventura Wharf spans the width of the bottom edge. It stretches back on a slight angle from right towards center. Along the left side of the pier, fishermen stand in a line along the rail with their gear. The two fishermen nearest to camera appear to converse with one another. One man stands alongside the left edge with his back to camera and farther down the dock the second man faces towards camera. To the right of them, a few people stroll along the pier in the near distance. Mertie West is one of these persons. She stands second from the right and walks down the pier, away from camera. In the background at center, people can be seen at the end of the pier.
Date:
September, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West strolls down the Ventura Wharf, Ventura, 1948

Frances West Wells and Mertie Whitaker West stand in front of a woodpile outside a cabin, Big Bear, 1932

Description:
Photograph of Frances West Wells (left) and Mertie Whitaker West (right) standing and posing for a photograph in front of a woodpile outside of a cabin. A second woodpile is in the background at center and a cabin can be seen in the background on the right.
Date:
1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances West Wells and Mertie Whitaker West stand in front of a woodpile outside a cabin, Big Bear, 1932

Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West posing while standing next to Wayne West's car, which is parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row at center. Wayne and Maud West look to the camera while Mertie West glances off towards the right. Wayne West's car is parked along the curb 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 distance.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Mertie West poses atop an old stagecoach, Gulkana, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West sitting and posing in an old stagecoach in Gulkana. The stagecoach sits in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces left. Mertie West sits atop the coach driver's seat, left-of-center, and looks down towards the camera. Beneath her, on the side of the coach, it reads, "[...] FAIRBANKS CHITINA [...]." Trees line the background.
Date:
August 23, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses atop an old stagecoach, Gulkana, 1946

Mertie West and another woman stand down the street from Old South Meeting House, Boston, 1947

Description:
A poorly-lit photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and an unidentified woman standing down the street from the Old South Meeting House in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood of Boston. Washington Street spans the width of the image along the bottom edge. It extends back through the center of the image, curving to the left before disappearing behind buildings. Mertie West and another woman stand in the middle of the street at center. Mertie is leftmost and stands in profile, facing right. The woman at right turns her back to the camera. Buildings line both sides of Washington Street as it stretches into the background. At right and in the near distance, the Old South Meeting House stands. The church's bell tower juts out towards the street. A clock is inset on the near side of the tower. The tower is capped by a tall steeple. Four punched holes line the left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and another woman stand down the street from Old South Meeting House, Boston, 1947

Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker pose as they leave the dock, Big Bear Lake, 1948

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stopping to pose on the dock before heading back to their cabin at Big Bear Lake. The dock enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches straight back through center, reaching land in the mid-ground. Boats are moored alongside the dock at left and right. In the near distance at center, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand on the dock. Both are bundled up and carry seat cushions. Mertie faces camera while Agnes faces right, but turns her head towards camera. Directly behind them, metal barrels stand on the shore. A little further back at right, a few cars are parked in a lot. An open field sits in the distance at left. Pines line the background. Opaque, white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners, dissipating as they extend upwards along their respective edges.
Date:
May, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker pose as they leave the dock, Big Bear Lake, 1948

Mertie West and Forrest and Agnes Whitaker stand in their campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Description:
Mertie West and Forrest and Agnes Whitaker stand in their campsite at Rock Creek. Mrs. West has her foot up on a rock and her hand to her mouth. Mrs. Whitaker holds a stick. Mr. Whitaker has a hand on his hip and a hand on his leg. He wears a hat and glasses. In the foreground, there are rocks and pots and pans, as well as a box. In the background, there are chairs, boxes, and tables, as well as trees.
Date:
August 29 to September 7, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Forrest and Agnes Whitaker stand in their campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Mertie West stands at a camping stove at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Description:
Mertie West stands at a stove at a campsite. She bends over and is in motion and therefore is slightly blurry. There are pots and pans on the stove. In the background, there is an awning above and more pots, as well as a table. There are trees in the background.
Date:
August 29 to September 7, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands at a camping stove at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Description:
Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite. She wears a floral dress, glasses, and a head covering. She is in motion and therefore slightly blurry. There is a plaid blanket on the bed. There are clothes and bags hanging from the trees behind. There are pots on the ground and a large rock in the foreground.
Date:
August 29 to September 7, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Description:
Photograph of Mertie Whitaker posing while sitting on a banister alongside the front steps of the West's residence in Los Angeles. She sits at center and smiles to the camera. Her legs hang off the front edge of the banister and her hands rest clasped in her lap. To her left, a short set of stairs lead up to a porch. The porch extends behind her at left. Two decorative posts rise directly behind her.
Date:
[circa 1915]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915

Mertie West kneels in the sand at the Morgan's beach cabin while Josie Shaw peeks behind her, Malibu, about 1930

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of Mertie West and Josie Shaw at the Morgan's beach cabin near Las Flores Canyon in Malibu. At center, Mertie kneels in the sand outside the cabin (right). She is in profile, facing left and has one hand to her hip and the other to her head. Directly behind her, Josie Shaw sits in beach chair. She leans her body over towards the left and is visible to the left of Mertie. A woman and man (both in partial view) stand and sit, respectively, nearby at right. Three cabins line the beach and cascade towards the horizon. A clump of umbrellas stand to the left of the furthest-most cabin in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West kneels in the sand at the Morgan's beach cabin while Josie Shaw peeks behind her, Malibu, about 1930

Mertie West fixing her hair in the campsite, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West fixing her hair while standing in the group's campsite near Rock Creek. Mertie stands right-of-center, in profile, and facing to the left. She looks towards a small mirror to the left that is propped up on sticks. A hat hangs above the mirror. Clothes and rags hang from rungs made of sticks to the left of the mirror. Behind Mertie, the campsite is strewn with dining utensils and food supplies either sitting atop crates or resting on tables. A canopy hangs over a portion of the campsite at far right. A large rocks sits in the foreground in the lower left corner.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West fixing her hair in the campsite, Mono County, 1941

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk in front of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
A slightly out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West standing in front of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side on the sidewalk, left-of-center. Both clasp their hands in front of them and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a walkway at right extends back towards the front of the West's residence. The building stands in partial view, off-center to the right, with a large archway framing the front porch. A car and a neighboring house stand in the background at left.
Date:
[circa June, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk in front of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Mertie West, Frances Wells and a ship's officer converse on the bridge of the Aleutian, Valdez, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of a ship's officer, Mertie West and Frances Wells conversing on the bridge of the Aleutian. A rail along the deck runs across the foreground, jutting towards the camera at center. Behind the rail, the ship's officer, Mertie West and Frances Wells stand on the deck and converse in the near distance at center. The officer leans against the rail as he faces towards the women to the right. Mertie West and Frances Wells stand facing towards the camera, but look to the officer at left. Directly behind them, a lifeboat hangs from rigging. At left, a cabin enters frame at left and stretches back towards center. A ladder rises up along the side of the cabin at far left. Beyond the cabin, a ship's funnel extends out-of-frame. The waterway the ship sails through is visible at right. Tree-covered hills rise from the shore in the distance at right.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Frances Wells and a ship's officer converse on the bridge of the Aleutian, Valdez, 1946

Mertie West talking to an officer on the top deck of the Aleutian, Valdez, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of an officer of the Aleutian and Mertie West chatting outside the bridge on the top deck of the Aleutian. Mertie West and the officer both stand in partial view in the lower right corner. Mertie stands along the right edge and is visible from the shoulders up. She faces left to converse with the officer. The officer stands to the left of her. He is visible from the torso up and faces right to converse with Mertie. Behind them stands the bridge or cabin. It stretches on an angle back from left to right. A ladder rises along the side of the cabin behind the officer. Atop the roof and left-of-center, a signboard reads, "ALEUTIAN." At far right, a funnel rises tall behind Mertie; it billows smoke.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West talking to an officer on the top deck of the Aleutian, Valdez, 1946

Mertie West stands at a railing and looks at the falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a railing and looking out over Niagara Falls. Mertie West stands in the foreground, right-of-center. She stands, in profile, on the near side of a railing and looks to the left. The metal railing enters frame from left and stretches back on an angle to the right, terminating at a stone that sits along the right edge. Beyond the railing and to the left of Mertie, the Niagara River cascades over Horseshoe Falls (or Canadian Falls) at center and flows to the left, exiting frame. Distant banks of the Niagara River are visible in the far distance.
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 railing and looks at the falls, Niagara Falls, 1947

Mertie West and 2 other women cross Memorial Avenue outside the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and 2 unknown women waiting to cross Memorial Avenue just outside the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. The women stand in the near distance at center. Mertie West stands leftmost and up on the curb. The other 2 women stand to the right of her in the road. All stand facing slightly right, with backs to the camera as they look down the road and into the distance. Memorial Avenue enters frame from the bottom edge at right. It stretches back on an angle towards center. At far right, a car traveling down the road approaches the camera. At left, a parkway lines Memorial Avenue. Its wide, grassy lawn enters frame from the bottom edge at left and stretches back towards center. A wide sidewalk runs through the middle of the parkway. Further down the road, hedges are visible lining the back edges of the parkways on both sides of Memorial Avenue. In the distance at center, Arlington Memorial Bridge is visible. Beyond it, the Lincoln Memorial stands obscured behind Mertie West. The Washington Monument rises in the far distance, right-of-center.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and 2 other women cross Memorial Avenue outside the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Mertie West walks along a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Distant view of Mertie West walking along a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery. A cemetery lawn enters frame from the bottom edge at left and stretches straight back. Beside it, a wide driveway runs parallel to it at right, also entering frame from the bottom edge. Down the road and at center, Mertie West walks, approaching the camera. Behind her, the driveway widens into a roundabout. Shrubbery sits in the middle of the roundabout. Trees and shrubbery dot the cemetery's grounds throughout the image.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks along a driveway in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West sit on snow-covered rocks outside a large rustic-style house, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West sitting on a snow-covered stack of rocks adjacent to a large rustic-style home. They sit in the distance and H. H. West, Jr. appears to be eating a block of snow. They sit on the side of the house. The house is constructed mostly of rocks. A set of steps leading up to the side of a porch stands to the left of H. H. West, Jr. A sign under the roof's eave reads, "BILTMORE." The house extends to the right and out of frame. Snow blankets the landscape.
Date:
[about 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West sit on snow-covered rocks outside a large rustic-style house, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose by H. H. West's Chandler car, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing for a photograph around H. H. West's Chandler car near Forest Home. The car is viewed from the front and driver's side; it faces towards the left. Forrest Whitaker stands in front of the front wheel and looks to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. sits in the car at the steering wheel and looks to the camera. Mertie West stands in front of the rear tire and rests an arm on the car door. A forested landscape is in the background.
Date:
[about 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose by H. H. West's Chandler car, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker prepare food at their Forest Home campsite, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker preparing food at the campsite in Forest Home. Mertie West approaches the camp stove at left. She bends over and reaches for a pot with one hand and holds a plate in the other. She faces towards the camera. Behind her and to the right, Forrest Whitaker stands at a table and prepares food. He faces right with his head looking downward. Cooking pots dot the ground around the campsite. A car (partial view) is parked in the background at right. It faces towards the left.
Date:
[about 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker prepare food at their Forest Home campsite, Redlands vicinity, about 1927

Mertie Whitaker cooking on the beach near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West bending over the camp stove and cooking on the beach. She is hunched over with her back to the camera and facing to the left. To the left, a camping stove sits on the ground. A few pots sit on the stove top. Mertie holds a small pot in one hand and stirs food in a pot on the stove. Behind her and the stove, a car (partial view) is parked on the beach; it faces towards the background. The beach stretches behind Mertie on the right.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie Whitaker cooking on the beach near Rincon Point, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

William D. Butler and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk outside the Butler residence, Napa, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of William D. Butler and Mertie West standing on the sidewalk outside William Butler's home in Napa. The camera looks down the street. William Butler and Mertie West stand at center and both look to camera. William faces the camera and holds a hat in his hand. Mertie faces towards the left and stands slightly nearer to camera to the right of William. The sidewalk extends back behind them. At right, houses stand in a line and recede into the distance; all face the street at left. To the immediate left of William, a car is parked along the curb. It is in partial view with the side visible and the front end facing towards the back of the image. The street at left stretches from left and back towards the horizon at center. Utility poles line the opposite side of the street and power lines stretch overhead.
Date:
July 5, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
William D. Butler and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk outside the Butler residence, Napa, 1942

Mertie West picks plums at an abandoned property, Cloverdale, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West picking plums from a tree in the yard of an abandoned property. A fence stretches from the left side of the bottom edge of the image and back towards the center of the image. On the right side of the fence, overgrown grasses extend across the foreground. In the near distance, Mertie West stands with her back to the camera and picks plums from the tree in front of her at center. On the left side of the fence is a paved drive and building. The drive extends across the foreground. The building stands further back at left and extends out-of-frame at left. A car is parked beneath a covered parking area in front of the building. In the far distance, a barn is visible behind the building.
Date:
July 4, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West picks plums at an abandoned property, Cloverdale, 1942

Mertie West stands outside the West's motel room, San Jose, 1942

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing on a step outside the front door to the motor lodge she and H. H. West stayed at while passing through San Jose. A gravel drive passes across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. The span of motel rooms runs parallel to the drive, entering the frame at left and stretching towards the right. Mertie West stands at center on a concrete step in front of the front door to an end unit room. To her left, two cars are parked, side-by-side, beneath a covered parking area. A door to another unit stands at far left and extends out-of-frame. Trees and shrubbery line the side of the building at right.
Date:
July 5, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands outside the West's motel room, San Jose, 1942

Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker sit on chairs while Forrest Whitaker stands next to them, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Description:
Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker sit on chairs while Forrest Whitaker stands next to them. Mr. Whitaker smokes a pipe and holds on to the trunk of a small tree. Mrs. West looks to the right. Mrs. Whitaker's back is to the camera. There is a bed at the left with a plaid blanket on it. In the background, there is an awning propped up.
Date:
August 29 to September 7, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker sit on chairs while Forrest Whitaker stands next to them, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together. H. H. West Jr. holds what may be a blanket along with a bag that is slung over his shoulder. He wears a military hat and jacket. Wayne West has a hand his hand in the pocket of his jacket. There are cars parked behind them and houses and trees across the street.
Date:
October 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud Foreman West, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West pose together, Los Angeles, 1941

H. H. West poses with his wife and son, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
H. H. West poses with his wife and son. Mrs. West has her arm through her husband's and her other arm around her step-son's back. H. H. West Jr. wears a military hat and jacket and has a hand in his pocket. West wears a suit and hat. There is a palm tree behind him. The West's home is visible at the far left of the photograph. There are other houses in the background, as well as other trees, power lines, and a parked car.
Date:
October 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Wayne Warren, 1881-1965
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses with his wife and son, Los Angeles, 1941

Mertie West strolls through a public market, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West strolling through a public, open-air market in Boston. A brick-paved road enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches back to the right. Market visitors walk along the road, obscuring it as it stretches into the distance. Mertie West stands in a gap in the crowd at center. She looks to the camera and holds a paper bag in her hand. A man walks towards camera in the foreground near the left edge. Two men stand along the right edge. Other shoppers mill about behind Mertie at center. Beyond the shoppers, a tall building rises. It enters frame at left and stretches towards the right. Along the left side of the building, an awning extends out over the shoppers. On the right half of the building, signage between rows of windows reads, "BATCHELDER & SNYDER COMPANY [...]."
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West strolls through a public market, Boston, 1947

Mertie West reads a tablet at Burial Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West reading a tablet while visiting Burial Hill in Plymouth. In the foreground, a dozen gravestones stand on a hill that slightly slopes downward from left to right. A walkway enters frame from left and extends towards center behind the near section of the cemetery. At the end of the walkway at center, Mertie West stands in profile, facing right. To the right of her, a wrought-iron fence encircles a bronze tablet flanked by cannons. Gravestones dot the hills of the cemetery grounds 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 reads a tablet at Burial Hill, Plymouth, 1947

Frances Cline Greene, Frances West Wells and Mertie West stand outside the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Glendale, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Frances Cline Greene, Frances West Wells and Mertie West standing in front of the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot before Frances Wells leaves for Anchorage. The 3 women stand in a row in the near distance, left-of-center. Frances Wells stands at center and smiles to the camera while laden with a heavy coat and travel accessories. Frances Greene stands to the left of Frances Wells. She faces slightly right as she looks to Frances Wells. Mertie West stands to the right of Frances Wells. She faces slightly left as she looks to Frances Wells. Behind them, the Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival styled Glendale Station stretches across the background. The decorative portal of the structure stands behind Frances Greene along the left frame. Other persons at the station stand in the background at right, behind Mertie.
Date:
June 28, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Cline Greene, Frances West Wells and Mertie West stand outside the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Glendale, 1944

Mertie West walks past the bus at Paxson Lodge, Gulkana vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West walking in front of a bus during a stop at Paxson Lodge in Paxson, Alaska. A dirt road stretches across the foreground. In the near distance, Paxson Lodge stands at center. It is viewed from the front. Signs on the building read, "PAXSON LODGE. GOOD FISHING. [BI]G GAME HUNTING.," and, "PAXSON LIQUOR STORE." Mertie West is at center and walks towards the camera. Behind and to the left of her, a bus is parked. It enters frame at left and is viewed at angle from the side, facing right. The passenger door to the bus stands open. Over the windows of the bus, it reads, "[...]RA BUS LINES." Two men walk towards the store behind and to the right of Mertie. The man wearing flannel turns his head towards the camera. A brush-covered hillside rises across the background.
Date:
August 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks past the bus at Paxson Lodge, Gulkana vicinity, 1946

H. H. West and Mertie West pose in a cabbage patch, Circle vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing in the middle of a cabbage patch in Circle Hot Springs, Alaska. A clump of large cabbages grows in the foreground at center and extends back on an angle to the right. Further back in the patch, H. H. West and Mertie West stand in the near distance and pose. The rest of the garden stretches behind the Wests and into the distance.
Date:
August 19, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West pose in a cabbage patch, Circle vicinity, 1946

Mertie West looks across the southwestern Alberta landscape from a scenic overlook, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing behind a barrier at a scenic viewpoint overlooking the southwestern Alberta landscape in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at left, at an overlook elevated above a valley. She faces back towards the right as she rests her hands on a guardrail constructed of logs. The rail stretches back from left to right, passing in front of Mertie and another sightseer standing along the left edge. Beyond the barrier and overlook, a river and valley stretch into the distance below. The river winds from low right and up to the left, obscured by the guardrail and sightseers. Trees blanket the surrounding valley floor. Mountains rise from the far side of the valley in the distance.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looks across the southwestern Alberta landscape from a scenic overlook, Alberta, 1947

Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walk up the platform while waiting for a train, Field, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walking up the platform while waiting for a train in Field. The platform of the Canadian Pacific Railway station spans the width of the bottom edge and curves to the left, then right as it stretches into the distance. A luggage cart is parked along the right side of the platform. On the cart, it reads, "C. P. R." A man appears to load/unload the cart. Beyond the cart and to the left, Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walk down the platform, away from camera. Railroad tracks are barely visible at far left running alongside the platform. Mountains rise in the far distance at left.
Date:
June 30, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Mrs. Wesley walk up the platform while waiting for a train, Field, 1947

Mertie West poses with the Cliff House and Seal Rocks in the distance, San Francisco, 1924

Description:
H. H. West's second wife, Mertie, poses with the Cliff House and Seal Rocks in the distance. She wears a coat and hat and holds a purse. There is a stone wall at her right and the beach beyond that. People sit on the beach and a bird flies above. There are cars driving down the road in the distance.
Date:
September 1, 1924
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses with the Cliff House and Seal Rocks in the distance, San Francisco, 1924

Frances Wells and Mertie West relax on the top deck, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Frances Wells and Mertie West relaxing on the top dock of their ship en route from Seattle to Alaska. The 2 women sit atop a padded platform in the near distance at center. Frances Wells sits leftmost with her legs crossed as she raises binoculars to her eyes. Mertie West sits with her legs outstretched towards the camera and looks down to the right (possibly reading). The platform they sit upon stretches to the left and out-of-frame. To the right of the platform, a cabin stands in partial view. It extends out-of-frame at right. Water, a distant shore and mountains are visible in the far distance at left.
Date:
August 3, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells and Mertie West relax on the top deck, Seattle vicinity, 1946

Mertie West poses in front of the Kinsell's home, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing outside the front of the Kinsell's home in Anchorage. The single-story house stands in the near distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and extends beyond the frame at right. The front door is at center and sits recessed back. Windows are situated wide to either side of the door. An attached garage at right extends out-of-frame. Mertie West stands at the foot of the front steps at center. She faces the camera, but looks to the right. A large, white streak swoops down from the upper edge. Several punched 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 poses in front of the Kinsell's home, Anchorage, 1946

Mertie West reads an historical marker at the Old North Bridge, Concord, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-exposed photograph of Mertie West reading an historical marker at Old North Bridge in Minute Man National Historical Park. Mertie West stands in the foreground at right with her back to the camera. Ahead and to the left of her, a large stone tablet stands behind a bench. Its inscription reads, "CONCORD FIGHT On the morning of April Nineteenth, 1775, while the British hold this bridge the minute-men and militia of Concord and neighboring towns gathered on the hill across the river. There the Concord Adjutant, Joseph Hosmer, demanded, 'Will you let them burn the town down?' There the Lincoln captain, William Smith, offered to dislodge the British, the Acton captain, Isaac Davis, said, 'I haven't a man that's afraid to go!' and the Concord colonel James Barrett ordered the attack upon the regulars. The column was led by Major John Buttrick marching from his own farm. His side was Lt. Colonel John Robinson of Westford. The Minutemen of Acton, Concord, Lincoln and Bedford followed after them came the militia. At the British volley Isaac Davis fell. Buttrick cried, 'Fire, fellow soldiers, for God's sake fire!' and himself fired first. The British fled, and here began the separation of two kindred nations, now happily long united in peace." Beyond the tablet, trees line the near side of the Concord River's riverbank, The Concord River is visible flowing through the background at left. A white haze clouds the majority 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 reads an historical marker at the Old North Bridge, Concord, 1947

Rocky Mountain Tours bus stopped along the roadside, Banff vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a Rocky Mountain Tours Company bus stopped along the roadside in Banff National Park. A road stretches along the bottom edge on an upward angle from left to right. In the near distance and on the far side of the road, a bus is parked, left-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. Passengers aboard the bus are visible behind the bus's windows. One of the passengers is Mertie West. She sits at the first window behind the driver's seat and looks to the camera. Along the side of the bus, markings read, "BANFF - LAKE LOUISE - JASPER Rocky Mountain Tours Co." Pines stand behind the bus and beyond the road's shoulder. Mountains, obscured by the pine trees, rise in the background at center. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
June 29, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Rocky Mountain Tours bus stopped along the roadside, Banff vicinity, 1947

Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and Mertie West pose outside the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and Mertie West posing in front of the Siemsen's home on Los Encinos Avenue in Glendale. The group is viewed close-up and stand in a row in front of the Siemsen's house. The row is on a slight angle; Mertie West stands nearest to camera at right and Richard Siemsen stands furthest from camera at left. They all stand close to one another and look to the camera. Walter Burgess is dressed in a military uniform. Behind them, shrubbery stands at left and the corner of the house is visible along the right frame.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen, Walter Burgess, Dorothea Siemsen, Elizabeth Siemsen and Mertie West pose outside the Siemsen residence, Glendale, 1943

Mertie West places a block of snow on H. H. West, Jr.'s head, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Description:
Photograph, from front to back, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West. Mertie West holds a block of snow and places it on H. H. West, Jr.'s head. H. H. West, Jr. tries to keep his balance as he reaches above his head for the block of ice. A small structure built of snow stands behind him. The ground surrounding them is covered in snow. Cars are parked on the left.
Date:
[about 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West places a block of snow on H. H. West, Jr.'s head, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Mertie West and Elizabeth Siemsen stand next to a car outside the Southern Pacific Railroad depot (negative), San Luis Obispo, 1942

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Elizabeth Siemsen standing next to a car outside the Southern Pacific Railroad depot in San Luis Obispo. The photograph appears to be lopsided. Mertie West and Elizabeth Siemsen stand side-by-side, left-of-center, and look to the camera. To the left of Mertie, piles of lumber sit on the ground. A car is parked to the right of Elizabeth and extends behind both her and Mertie. It looks to be H. H. West's Buick. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces towards the right. Parked to the right of the car is a military truck. It is oriented in the same way as the Buick, but it's front end extends beyond the right frame. Behind the women and the vehicles, the train depot stretches across the background.
Date:
March 8, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Elizabeth Siemsen stand next to a car outside the Southern Pacific Railroad depot (negative), San Luis Obispo, 1942

Mertie West sitting on a rock, Mono County, 1941

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting on rock and looking into a small mirror propped up on the rock. Mertie sits center and faces towards the left. She hunches over slightly to look into a mirror that sits upon the rock. It looks as though she holds thread between her hands, possibly to fix the turban she wears on her head. She is surrounded by wilderness that stretches into the distance.
Date:
1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sitting on a rock, Mono County, 1941

Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West eat at a table at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Description:
Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West eat at a table at Rock Creek. Mrs. Whitaker wears a flat hat and an apron. Mrs. West has one arm in the air and in the other hand she holds a fork or spoon. The table is covered with jars, bowls, cups, and plates. There is a large box of Wheaties on the table. At the right, there is another table with more supplies on it. There are other supplies in the background, including a Scotch Soap box. There are trees in the background.
Date:
August 29 to September 7, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West eat at a table at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940

Mertie West stands beside the grave of Kermit Roosevelt, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West standing beside the grave of Kermit Roosevelt in Fort Richardson National Cemetery. Mertie West stands in the foreground at left. She faces towards the left and looks back and down at a grave marker to the right. The cross extends up from the ground and across it, it reads, "ROOSEVELT, KERMIT MAJ." Directly behind Mertie and the cross, a gravel drive stretches across the image. On the far side of the drive, crosses standing in rows extend through the cemetery grounds and into the distance.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West stands beside the grave of Kermit Roosevelt, Fort Richardson, 1946

Mertie West walking down the road towards Whittier depot, Whittier, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West walking along a road in Whittier, Alaska towards the Whittier depot. A dirt road stretches through the middle of the image on an upward angle from the lower left corner towards the right. Its shoulder runs alongside it at right. In the shoulder at right, Mertie West walks away from camera in the near distance. A ditch runs alongside the shoulder at far right. Ahead of Mertie, a couple of people also walk away from the camera and down the road. Along the left side of the road, elevated train tracks run parallel to the road. A train is visible sitting on the far end of the tracks, right-of-center. To the right of the train, a structure stands at the end of the road. Snow-covered mountains rise across the background.
Date:
September 2, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walking down the road towards Whittier depot, Whittier, 1946

Mertie West poses in a cabbage patch, Circle vicinity, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing in the middle of a cabbage patch in Circle Hot Springs, Alaska. A clump of large cabbages grows in the foreground at center and extends back on an angle to the right. Further back in the patch, Mertie West stands in the near distance. She faces towards the camera as she rests a hand to her hip and casts her gaze down to the ground at left. The rest of the garden stretches behind her and into the distance.
Date:
August 19, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in a cabbage patch, Circle vicinity, 1946

Mertie West standing at entrance to First Methodist Church, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of an announcement board outside of the First Methodist Church in Boston. A brick-paved sidewalk stretches across the foreground, on an incline up to the left. At the back edge of the sidewalk, Mertie West stands, left-of-center, in front of the stone facade of First Methodist Church and looks to camera. The building is viewed close-up. Immediately behind Mertie, a wrought iron fence stretches from center to right. Behind it, a small patio leads back to lattice-pane double window inset into the stone building. Centered on the exterior of the window is an announcement board which reads, "FIRST METHODIST CHURCH FOU[NDED] 1792 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 a.m. Italian Sermon by Rev. Giuseppe Merlino Sept. 28th 10:45 a.m. Oct. 5th Rally Day Service World-Wide Holy Communion 'Methodism on the March' National Groups Joining 2:30 p.m. Ukranian Sermon by Rev. Conrad Kosak September 28th 7:30 p.m. October 5th Evening Worship Services with Rev. V.L. Taylor 'A Day at Camp Co-No-Mo' Sermon by Dr. Stroud." The brick exterior of a neighboring building is visible in the background along the left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West standing at entrance to First Methodist Church, Boston, 1947

Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

Description:
Josie Shaw was Mertie Whitaker's sister. William Shaw was Josie's husband, and Lester and Romayne Shaw were their sons. Abraham and Mary Whitaker were Mertie and Josie's parents. Agnes Hawley later became Forrest Whitaker's wife. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's.
Date:
July 4, 1901
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham, Mary, and Mertie Whitaker sit in the sand with William and Josie Shaw, as well as Lelia Gillan and Agnes Hawley, Santa Monica, 1901

H. H. West poses with his wife and children at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Description:
H. H. West poses with his wife and children at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. H. H. West Jr. is in his military uniform and wears a hat and sunglasses. They stand in front of a truck, and there is a building and car at the left. The photographer's finger is visible in the foreground and the image is a bit blurry.
Date:
March 8, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses with his wife and children at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Mertie West poses with a flounder, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing with a flounder while standing on a promenade deck of her ship. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She looks down at the flounder she holds. Mertie stands on a promenade of a ship. The walkway extends behind her. Rooms line the right side of the walkway and a railing lines the left side. Hawk Inlet is visible at left, beyond the railing. Silhouetted mountains rise from a distant shoreline at left.
Date:
September 11-12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses with a flounder, Juneau, 1946