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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

Abraham Whitaker stands by a tree while Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand by a table at their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Edith Shaw, Mertie West, Abraham Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker standing around their campsite near Rock Creek. Abraham Whitaker stands, just right-of-center, in front of the women. He stands facing and looking off towards the left. A tree stands in the foreground to the right of him. Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand behind him, gathered around tables that have been set up in a clearing. The tables are covered in tablecloths, dining utensils and food supplies. A sliver of the stream is visible on the right. Tall trees stand in the background.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Abraham Whitaker stands by a tree while Edith Shaw, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand by a table at their campsite, Modoc County, 1929

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

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

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

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

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

Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, and Forrest Whitaker pose as Romayne Shaw puts water in his car and H. H. West Jr. climbs on the car, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Description:
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, and Forrest Whitaker pose as Romayne Shaw puts water in his car and H. H. West Jr. climbs on the car. All five people wear hats and the three who are posing have their hands on their hips. There are three cars lined up. There is luggage attached to the cars. There appears to be another child in Romayne Shaw's car. There are trees and mountains in the background.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, and Forrest Whitaker pose as Romayne Shaw puts water in his car and H. H. West Jr. climbs on the car, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker pose on the driveway leading up to the Siemsen's cabin near Gray's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker standing at the top of a driveway leading up to the Siemsen's cabin at Big Bear Lake. They are seen from a low-angle view. A wide dirt drive, lined by loose rocks, enters frame along the lower right edge, curving slightly as it slopes upward towards center. At right and atop the small incline, stands, from left to right, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker. All 3 face slightly left as they look to the camera. Behind them, the ground slopes upward again. A cabin (partial view) stands behind them, entering frame from the right. To the left of the cabin, Elizabeth (left) and Al (right) Siemsen stand amidst a cluster of loose rocks. At far left, building materials sit in a pile. Trees 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
Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West and Forrest Whitaker pose on the driveway leading up to the Siemsen's cabin near Gray's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1948

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

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

Alfred Siemsen, Richard Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Elizabeth West Siemsen, Mertie West, and Dorothea Siemsen stand in front of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, about 1929

Description:
Alfred Siemsen, Richard Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Elizabeth West Siemsen, Mertie West, and Dorothea Siemsen stand in front of the Siemsen's home. H. H. West Jr. holds a cat. Alfred holds what may be a camera. Dorothea holds something to her mouth.
Date:
About 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alfred Siemsen, Richard Siemsen, H. H. West Jr., Elizabeth West Siemsen, Mertie West, and Dorothea Siemsen stand in front of the Siemsen's home, Glendale, about 1929

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

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

Ann West, Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of their room at Topper's Motel, Ventura, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Anna West, Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. posing in front of their room at Topper's Motel in Ventura. A driveway stretches along the bottom edge on an upward angle from left to right. Attached motel rooms line the far side of the driveway, extending out-of-frame at left and right. In the near distance at center, Anna West, Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. stand in front of their room at the motel. Mertie and H. H., Jr. stand on the driveway, in front of the room's steps. Anna stands behind Mertie and on the front steps to room 27. Room 26 is to the right of H. H., Jr. An unidentified little girl stands at far right and looks towards the West party.
Date:
[between August 30, 1947-September 1, 1947]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann West, Mertie West and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of their room at Topper's Motel, Ventura, 1947

Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other visitors to the Columbia Icefield walking down the steps of a lodge in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. A wide dirt road stretches across the foreground. The chalet/lodge stands in partial view in the near distance. The structure is viewed straight-on and extends beyond the frame at top and right. A wide set of steps, left-of-center, descends from the building and towards the camera. Several visitors stand near the top of the steps and face camera. Mertie West stands at the bottom of the steps at center and appears to move towards the right. A large bay window juts out from the building, lining the top of the stairs. Above the bay window, a balcony spans the gap between 2 sets of windows. On the right side of the building, scaffolding stands and above it, a dormer sits on the rooftop.
Date:
June 28, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

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

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

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

Distant view of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park. The pool extends from the left and towards the right across the foreground and the mid-ground. In the distance at center, Mertie West and Wes Witherby stand along the pool's edge. Both face left, towards the pool. Several other visitors to the pool stand in a couple of groups to the left of them around the pool's edge. Behind the sightseers, 5 cars sit in a parking lot that stretches across the image in the distance. Rocky mountainsides stretch across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Mertie West and Wes Witherby standing beside the pool at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Distant view of Mertie West standing outside of Union Station with luggage, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing on the curb outside Union Station with luggage upon arrival back in Los Angeles from a trip to Alaska. The driveway in front of the station passes across the foreground. Mertie West stands curbside in the distance at center. Several pieces of luggage sit on the ground in front of her. Other people arriving/departing from Union Station mill about the wide sidewalk. The sidewalk stretches back to a tall arcade comprised of 3 arches standing across the background. It is designed in the Mission Revival style. Distant buildings and trees are visible in the far distance through the archways.
Date:
September 21, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Mertie West standing outside of Union Station with luggage, Los Angeles, 1946

Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin at Big Bear Lake. Cabin number 45 at Stillwell's Camp sits in the distance up a small grassy slope. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A rock chimney rises along the right side of the cabin. A porch juts out from the front of the cabin. Steps lead up the porch from the right side. Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker all sit on the steps. They look in the general direction of the camera, except for Maud, who looks back towards the cabin. Behind them at left, Wayne West's head is visible behind the porch rail. To the left of the cabin, a tall tree stands, leaning towards the cabin.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Sarah Josephine "Dode" Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby posing in front of Wes Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. A sidewalk stretches across the bottom edge of the image. The trio stands at center on the back edge of the sidewalk in front of Wes Witherby's home. They are viewed close-up and all look to camera. The top of their heads extend beyond the top edge of the image. Wes Witherby's home (partial view) stretches across the background.
Date:
March, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and other sightseers stand along the rim of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode Witherby (Sarah Josephine), Mertie West and Zetta Witherby standing along the edge of the Zabriskie Point overlook in Death Valley National Park. In the foreground, the front end of a car noses into frame from the lower right corner. Another car in partial view sits along the left edge. In the near distance, right-of-center, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby stand on the near side of a stone parapet lining the Zabriskie Point overlook. Dode Witherby stands leftmost of the trio and faces towards the right. Mertie and Zetta stand with their backs to the camera. The low barrier wall stretches back on an angle to the left. Four other visitors to the overlook stand behind and between the car at left and the West party at right. Manly Beacon is visible rising 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
Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and other sightseers stand along the rim of Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, 1947

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

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

Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center and is viewed close-up. All the women look to the camera. H. H. West holds his glasses in hand at his side and glances off towards the right. Behind him and to the right, a tiled fountain sits in partial view in the lower right corner. A man sits at the far end of the fountain. Behind the group, a rounded building, covered in ivy, stands. Additional Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, West Witherby and Mertie West stand beside their car en route to Death Valley, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby and Mertie West standing near their car while stopped en route to Death Valley. They stand in the near distance at center, atop a small mesa. Zetta Witherby and Mertie West look towards the camera. Dode Witherby faces left and appears to look across the surrounding landscape. Wes Witherby faces towards the camera, but looks to the right. The car is parked to the right of the group. It is viewed at a slight angle from the back. The license plate on the car reads, "5A 12 10." The surrounding desert landscape stretches across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, West Witherby and Mertie West stand beside their car en route to Death Valley, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Double-exposure of H. H. West and Mertie West posing at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
A double-exposed and blurry photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing in front of a pool at Badwater Basin. The couple stands at center and appear to look to the camera. Their figures are blurred. Behind them, a pool of water sits in the basin and extends to the right, out-of-frame. Beyond the pool, salt flats stretch into the distance. Mountains rise in the background at left.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Double-exposure of H. H. West and Mertie West posing at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw dining at a table on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker and Josie West all dining and sitting around a table set up on the beach near Rincon Point. Mertie Whitaker sits center, nearest to camera. She sits on a stool and faces towards the right; her head is turned to look in the general direction of the camera. Edith Shaw and Josie Shaw sit behind her at the table on the left and right, respectively. Edith Shaw also faces towards the right, but turns her head towards the camera. At right, Josie Shaw looks directly to the camera. A table stands on the sand between the three of them. It is covered in a white table cloth and dining utensils. A hillside rises directly behind them.
Date:
[circa 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Edith Shaw, Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw dining at a table on the beach, Carpinteria vicinity, about 1924

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

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

Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Will Witherby, Hannah Lockwood, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand on the wharf upon arrival in Avalon, Avalon, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-exposed photograph, from left to right, of: Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Mertie West, Will Witherby, Hannah Lockwood, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw standing on the wharf upon their arrival in Avalon. The group stands in a row across the foreground. All face camera, except for Everett Shaw, Dode Witherby and Will Witherby. Everett Shaw wears a white jacket and stands leftmost with his back to camera. Dode Witherby stands with her back to camera in the gap between Frieda Shaw and Mertie West. Behind and to the right of Mertie, Will Witherby stands; he is obscured by Mertie. A young woman and man walk towards camera to the right of the group. A mast stretches across the image from the left, passing above the West's traveling party. At the back edge of the wharf in the background, a ship is moored. It is viewed close-up from the side, extending beyond the side edges of the frame.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Dode Witherby, Mertie West, Will Witherby, Hannah Lockwood, Zetta Witherby, Josie Shaw and Will Shaw stand on the wharf upon arrival in Avalon, Avalon, 1948

Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Mertie West and others travel aboard a ferry, Santa Catalina Island vicinity, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West, Frieda Shaw, Everett Shaw and others traveling on a ferry during a trip to Catalina Island. Passengers stand on the upper deck in the foreground. A boy stands at center and faces towards the camera. Behind him, other passengers sit on benches that stand in a line across the deck, facing left. Mertie West sits on the bench directly behind the boy at center. She looks to camera as she leans forward towards the left. Frieda Shaw sits on the near end of the bench behind and to the right of Mertie's bench. She faces left and looks to camera. Beside her, Everett Shaw stands and looks to the camera. Other passengers sit on the benches or stand on the deck. The ocean stretches across the background.
Date:
August 7, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Everett Shaw, Frieda Shaw, Mertie West and others travel aboard a ferry, Santa Catalina Island vicinity, 1948

Forrest Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West sit in a Willys-Knight car, Yosemite National Park, about 1929

Description:
Forrest Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West sit in a Willys-Knight car in Yosemite National Park. Forrest Whitaker sits in the driver's seat. The two men wears hats, while the women and the boy wear what appear to be visors.
Date:
[about 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West sit in a Willys-Knight car, Yosemite National Park, about 1929

Forrest Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West sit in a Willys-Knight car, Yosemite National Park, about 1929

Description:
Forrest Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West sit in a Willys-Knight car in Yosemite National Park. Forrest Whitaker sits in the driver's seat. The two men wears hats, while the women and the boy wear what appear to be visors. There is a sign next to the road at the right of the photograph.
Date:
[about 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, Abraham Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, H. H. West Jr., and Mertie West sit in a Willys-Knight car, Yosemite National Park, about 1929

Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]

Description:
A blurry group photograph, from left to right, of: Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West, posing on the grounds of Tahquitz Lodge in Idyllwild. All 5 stand in a row and look to camera, except Josie Shaw; she appears to gaze off towards the right. The lodge and a cabin stand in the distance at left. A tall tree stands behind Forrest Whitaker. A chair sits on the lawn behind H. H. West. Trees occupy the background.
Date:
[circa 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]

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

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

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

Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]

Description:
An informal group photograph, from left to right, of Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker standing in front of the Tahquitz Lodge in Idyllwild. The group stands in a row and all look to the camera, except for Josie Shaw; she gazes off towards the right. Tahquitz Lodge extends from left to right, at an angle, behind them. The porch and a door to the lodge are visible behind Forrest Whitaker at left. Trees seem to grow through the roof of the building behind Mertie West. A narrow, curved walkway stretches behind the group and in front of the lodge. It starts at left and curves up towards the right, parallel with the lodge. A cabin is visible in the background at right next to the lodge. A sign hanging off of the eave of the building behind the group reads, "[...]ITZ L[...]."
Date:
[circa 1942]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]

Frances Cline Greene, Frances West Wells and Mertie West pose 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 posing outside 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. All look to the camera. Frances Wells stands at center, laden with a heavy coat and travel accessories. Behind Frances Greene, a decorative lamppost stands. At right, behind Mertie, a sign stands in the distance in front of a parking lot. The sign reads, "[...]ENDALE."
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 pose outside the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Glendale, 1944

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

Frances Cline Greene, Mertie Whitaker West and France West Wells pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Frances Cline Greene, Mertie Whitaker West and Frances West Wells posing in front of Wes Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The trio stands at center. They are viewed close-up and all look to camera. Wes Witherby's home (partial view) stretches across the background.
Date:
March, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Cline Greene, Mertie Whitaker West and France West Wells pose in front of W. W. Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of: Frances Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Anna West and H. H. West, Jr., posing on the front porch steps of H. H. West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. The group is viewed close-up and stands together, off-center to the right. They stand in staggered rows on the steps and all look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands on the lowest level at right. Behind and to the left of him, Anna West stands a step higher. Mertie West stands on the same step to the left of Anna. Behind Mertie and Anna, Richard Siemsen stands on the highest step. Frances Wells stands beside him to the left. The covered porch stretches back behind the group, with the front door standing behind Frances. A few punch holes line the bottom edge at right.
Date:
July 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances L. Wells, Mertie West, Richard Siemsen, Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. and H. H. West, Jr. pose on the front porch of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1946

Frances Wells and Mertie West converse with an unidentified woman in her garden, Anchorage, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Frances Wells (left) and Mertie West (right) standing and conversing with an unknown woman (center) who is standing her garden in Anchorage. The trio is grouped together in the near distance at center. A wire fence lines the front of the garden and runs across the image. Frances Wells and Mertie West stand on the near side of the fence. Frances stands in profile, facing towards the woman at center. Mertie stands in profile, to the left, also facing the woman at center. The unidentified woman stands behind the fence between Frances and Mertie. She faces towards the camera and holds some vegetation in her hands. Behind her, the enclosed garden/yard stretches behind her. A house adjacent to the garden stands in partial view at left. Neighboring houses are visible standing in the background.
Date:
September 1, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells and Mertie West converse with an unidentified woman in her garden, Anchorage, 1946

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

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

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

Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West pose in Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West posing while visiting Fort Richardson National Cemetery. The trio stands in a row in the near distance at center. All look to the camera. In the background, grave marker crosses stand in rows across the cemetery grounds.
Date:
August 25, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frances Wells, W. L. Kinsell and Mertie West pose in Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Fort Richardson, 1946

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

Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Gilbert and William are in their army uniforms. Mertie wears a hat and coat and holds her purse under her arm. The movie poster is advertising Hudson's Bay starring Paul Muni and Gene Tierney.
Date:
January 12, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941

Group at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

Description:
Group at their campsite near Rush Creek. There is a log in the foreground, and the camp kitchen is beyond that, including a camp stove, small tables, pots and pans, and dishes. William, Edith, and Josie Shaw stand at the left. A tent and a car are behind them. The others sit at a table, while Mertie West serves them. The table is under an awning. There are mountains in the background. Left to right, the people in the image are: William Shaw, Edith Shaw, Josie Shaw, Mertie West, H. H. West Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Wes Witherby, Agnes Whitaker.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Group at their campsite near Rush Creek, Mono County vicinity, 1929

H. H. West and his family pose in front of a small waterfall along Lee Vining Creek, Yosemite National Park, 1929

Description:
H. H. West and his family pose in front of a small waterfall along Lee Vining Creek on the Tioga Grade (probably the Tioga Pass Road, State Route 120). The waterfall runs down the rocks directly behind them. There are plants growing around it.
Date:
August 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and his family pose in front of a small waterfall along Lee Vining Creek, Yosemite National Park, 1929

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

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

H. H. West and Mertie West pose in front of the Bahá’í Temple, Wilmette, 1946

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing in front of the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. They stand at center and look to the camera. Behind them, chain link fencing stretches across the image. On the far side of the fence and directly behind H. H., a message board stands. It reads, "BAHA'I HOUSE OF WORSHIP OPEN SUNDAY TOURS FROM 10:30 AM TO 5:00 [PM] PUBLIC L[ECTURE] SUNDAY 3:30 TO 4[:30] SPEAKER MARGOT MC NAM[ERA JOHNSON] VISITORS [WELCOME]." Further back, the Bahá’í Temple rises, extending beyond the top frame. The 9-sided building stands off-center to the right. Three tiers stack atop one another, narrowing as the building extends upwards. The third, domed, tier stretches beyond the frame.
Date:
November 18, 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 front of the Bahá’í Temple, Wilmette, 1946

H. H. West and Mertie West pose in front of viewing platform at the Whirlpool Aero Car, Niagara Falls, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus and poorly-exposed photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing on a viewing platform at the Whirlpool Aero Car in Niagara Falls. They are viewed from a slight, worm's-eye perspective. A platform stretches along the bottom edge. At center, H. H. West and Mertie West look to the camera as they pose in front of a flagpole bearing the Canadian flag. An unidentified man at left stands on the platform as well, though slightly in front of the Wests. To the left and right of the Wests, the platform extends back towards viewing scopes that stand along the back edge of the platform. Awnings hover over the 2 viewing areas. The awning at left reads, "WHIRLPOOL," and the awning at right reads, "AERO CAR."
Date:
October, 1947
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 front of viewing platform at the Whirlpool Aero Car, Niagara Falls, 1947

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

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

H. H. West and Mertie West sit beneath at tree at Glen Velzy's cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

Description:
A blurry photograph of H. H. West and Mertie West sitting in chairs beneath a tree outside Glen Velzy's cabin in Santa Anita Canyon. They sit at center in chairs. H. H. West sits leftmost and looks off towards the right. Mertie West sits at right and looks to the camera. A tree trunk rises behind and to the left of H. H. Beyond the tree, Glen Velzy's cabin stands in partial view. It enters the frame at left and extends to the center of the image. Gear sits atop a stone wall in the distance at right.
Date:
July 4-6, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and Mertie West sit beneath at tree at Glen Velzy's cabin, San Gabriel Mountains, 1941

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

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

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

H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose for a photograph at Big Pines Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1933

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West as they pose for an informal group photograph in front of a pile of tree branches at the Big Pines (Boy) Scout Camp. H. H. looks away from the camera to the left while he rests his hand on his hip and holds a cigar. H. H. Jr. stands between H. H. Sr. and Mertie in his Boy Scout uniform. He rests one arm on Mertie's shoulder and looks up towards the left. Mertie smiles to the camera. In the background to the right of Mertie, a man stands next to a parked car and beyond that, a cabin is tucked into the background. Large trees line the background.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose for a photograph at Big Pines Scout Camp, Big Pines vicinity, 1933

H. H. West, Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing by a windmill, Rosamund, about 1927

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing in front of a broken down windmill at the Morgan place in Rosamond. Abraham Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker stand in a row at center in front of the wooden body of the windmill. All look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. stands behind them on components of the mill. He stands atop a plank that hovers above the ground and reaches over his head to pull on a large wooden lever. The windmill's vane lies, fallen to the ground, at right, behind Agnes Whitaker. The rather barren landscape stretches behind the group. A privy stands in the far distance at left.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing by a windmill, Rosamund, about 1927

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Distant photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. The front lawn of the duplex occupies the foreground. A walkway entering from the lower right corner stretches to the front steps back at center. The building is viewed at an angle from the front. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch of the porch. Both look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The central section of the building juts forward from the sides. A neighboring house is visible in the background at right.
Date:
May 19, 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 pose on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose with a snowman, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing for a photograph on either side of a snowman. H. H. West, Jr. holds a snowball in hand and stands to the left of the snowman. The snowman is at center and dons a funnel for a hat. Mertie stands to the right of the snowman with her hand resting behind the snowman. Behind them, a stable stretches across the image, sloping downwards to the right.
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 pose with a snowman, Redlands vicinity, about 1930

H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A short set of steps stretches across the foreground and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. Planters sit at the ends of the steps. A wide archway arcs over the front of the porch. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch. Both look to the camera; H. H., Jr. wraps an arm around Mertie's shoulder and Mertie wraps an arm around H. H., Jr.'s waist. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The door to 830 stands ajar. Cut-out windows line the side of the large archway at center and an arch cut into the side of the porch is visible at right.
Date:
May 19, 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 posing on the front porch of the West's new residence, Los Angeles, 1944

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

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