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Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sitting and eating lunch at a picnic table on the shore of Lake Mead. At left, Mertie West turns towards Zetta Witherby to her right. Zetta Witherby sits with her back turned to the camera. Beyond Zetta, Wes Witherby (partially obscured) sits on the opposite side of the table with his hand to his mouth. The table is lined with food and drink containers sitting atop newspaper. Just beyond them, cars are parked on the shoreline to the left and vacant picnic tables line the shoreline behind them. Lake Mead is in the distance with mountains rising behind it.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby eat lunch on the shore of Lake Mead, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph at the Boulder Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam on the Arizona side of the dam. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with her purse under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her. Wes Witherby stands with his hands behind his back and leg extended out as he looks to the camera. Zetta Witherby looks to camera as her purse hangs from her wrist. The trio stands in front of a walkway barrier. The dam intake towers, the canyon and the power lines atop the canyon occupy the background.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby pose for a photograph at the Boulder Dam, Boulder City vicinity, 1939

Mertie West and Frances Wells pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Frances Wells posing on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence on Los Encinos Avenue. Mertie West and Frances Wells stand side-by-side at center in the middle of the lawn. Both don floral print dresses and look to the camera. Shrubby tree branches stand behind Mertie at left. A driveway passes behind the 2 women on an upward angle from right to left. The neighbor's hedge lines the far side of the driveway and a couple of neighbors' houses are visible standing in the background at center and right.
Date:
May, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Frances Wells pose on the front lawn of the Siemsen's residence, Glendale, 1944

Mertie West looking over a ship's rail at a large gold mine, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West leaning over a ship's rail and looking at a gold mining building standing near the Juneau shoreline. The rail and side of the ship stretches back along the left edge in the foreground. Mertie West leans over the rail with her back to camera as she looks towards the mine. The waters of the Gastineau Channel extend from the boat and to the right. In the distance, the shoreline stretches across the image. Left-of-center and slightly up a hill, a large, gold mine building is built into the side of the hill. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The building is tiered up the hillside. Long, narrow passageways stretch from the uppermost level and out to each side. The tree-covered hill it sits upon rises behind it.
Date:
September 12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West looking over a ship's rail at a large gold mine, Juneau, 1946

Mertie West and Nina Meyers pose next to signage for Matilija Hot Springs, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Nina Meyers posing in front of signs for Matilija Hot Springs. They stand at center and Nina holds a hat in her raised hand. A sign to the left of the women is supported by a cairn at far left. The sign reads, "MATILIJA HOT SPRINGS." Signs posted above the women read, from top to bottom: "WARNING STEEP GRADE LOW GEAR FOR SAFETY AUTO CLUB SO CAL", "FOLLOW THE ARROW [left facing arrow] MATILIJA HOT SPRINGS A FISHERMANS DELIGHT," and "1 MILE TO [...] S [...] OODSY [...]." A stream appears to flow behind the signs at left. A small outcrop of low boulders rests on the ground immediately behind the women. At right, a building stands in the distance.
Date:
[circa 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Nina Meyers pose next to signage for Matilija Hot Springs, Ojai vicinity, about 1925

Forrest Whitaker fixing his Willis Knight automobile while Mertie West watches and waits, Lone Pine, 1930

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West (left) standing on a sidewalk and waiting while Forrest Whitaker (right) fixes his Willis Knight automobile in Lone Pine en route to Pine Creek. Mertie stands in the near distance at the center of the image on the edge of a sidewalk. She looks to camera. A couple people mill about behind her. In front and to the right of her, Forrest Whitaker hunches over the hood of his car to repair it. He faces right. The car is parked to the right of the curb and faces the camera. The curb extends through the center of the photograph to the horizon. Store fronts line the sidewalk at far left.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker fixing his Willis Knight automobile while Mertie West watches and waits, Lone Pine, 1930

Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. sit at a table under the oaks at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Description:
An under exposed photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. all sitting in a row on the same side of a dining table under the oak trees at Soper's Ranch. They are viewed from the end of the table. Mertie sits at left, furthest away from camera and H. H. West, Sr. sits at right nearest the camera. Mertie rests her head to hand as she looks to the camera. H. H., Jr. stares off towards the left. H. H., Sr. turns his head towards the other two. The table in front of them is strewn with plates, bowls and cups. Trees occupy the background.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Sr. sit at a table under the oaks at Soper's Ranch, Ojai vicinity, about 1927

Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand outside a gas station while Zetta Witherby walks to the restroom, Baker, 1939

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby milling about a gas station in Baker, California. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with a purse under her arm and her hands clutched in front of her. Behind her to the right, Wes Witherby stands facing the right and looks away. Beyond Wes on the right, Zetta Witherby walks away from the camera towards the building in the background. At the far right, an unknown man dressed in white leans over the passenger side of a car (partial view). The building stretches across the top half of the image. The top portion of the building has, "[C]AFE STANDARD OIL PROD[...]," written on it. Beneath it, there is a covered, but open area with doors and windows.
Date:
March, 1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand outside a gas station while Zetta Witherby walks to the restroom, Baker, 1939