Distant photograph of Will Witherby and his fellow passengers boarding a plane bound for Chicago at Los Angeles Airport. A chain-link fence, lined by a tarp, stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Beyond it, the airport's grounds sprawl into the distance. A few fenced-in gates stand in the near distance along the left edge. To the right of the gates, a luggage cart sits on the tarmac. Behind the cart, a mobile staircase stands. At right, the left wing and fuselage of a plane enters frame and faces away from camera. A few workers stand beneath it. In the distance at center, Will Witherby and others stand at the base of aircraft steps leading up to their plane. The equipment and planes are embellished with the Trans World Airlines logo, "TWA." The airport's runways are barely visible in the far distance. Wide, opaque bands of white originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upwards along their respective edges.
Distant photograph of Will Witherby waving to camera before boarding his plane to Chicago at Los Angeles Airport. A chain-link fence, lined by a tarp, stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Beyond it, the airport's grounds sprawl into the distance. A few fenced-in gates stand in the near distance at left. To the right of the gates, a luggage cart sits on the tarmac. Behind the cart, a mobile staircase stands. At right, the left wing of a plane enters frame. A few workers stand beneath it. In the distance at center, Will Witherby stands beneath his plane and waves to camera. His plane sits to the right of him on the tarmac. The equipment and planes are embellished with the Trans World Airlines logo, "TWA." The airport's runways are barely visible in the far distance. Wide, opaque bands of white originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upwards along their respective edges.
"Will Witherby" probably refers to William Witherby. Josephine Witherby is William's sister. Their brother, Wesley W. Witherby, and his wife Zetta appear in images in this archive. Mertie West is the second wife of the photographer, H. H. West.
"Will Witherby" probably refers to William Witherby. Josephine Witherby is William's sister. Their brother, Wesley W. Witherby, and his wife Zetta appear in images in this archive.
Photograph of Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. He stands at center and holds a suitcase while he looks to the camera. Behind him, the front of the house is viewed close-up and stretches across the background. The arched front door stands behind Will. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." A porch extends from the left of the door and out-of-frame; it is obscured by shrubbery standing in front of it. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
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.
An out-of-focus photograph, from right to left, of Mertie West, Hannah Lockwood, Will Witherby and others walking up a gangplank to board a ship in Avalon. The pier stretches across the bottom edge on an angle back towards the right. Above the right corner, the gangplank enters frame and inclines to the left, hovering over the pier. Across the side of the gangplank, it reads, "SANTA CATALINA." At far right, a man and a small girl walk up the gangplank. Ahead of them and to the left, Mertie West and Hannah Lockwood walk up the gangplank and look to camera. Farther up the ramp, Will Witherby stands and looks back towards the camera. Several passengers stand at the top of the gangplank, waiting to board the ship at left. The ship is viewed close-up and at an angle from the side. It stretches along the length of the pier to the right and into the distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby and Will Witherby posing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence on North Stanley Avenue. The group stands on a curving walkway at center. All look to camera. A suitcase sits on the walkway in front of them. Behind and to the right of Will Witherby, a lawn stretches past the front of the house and out-of-frame. The front of the Witherbys' house stretches across the background on an angle. The front door stands behind Mertie and Zetta. A number plate to the left of the door reads, "501." The house extends back to the right. Hedges and shrubbery line the space below a window at right. Wide, opaque, white bands originate in the lower left and lower right corners and extend upward along their respective edges.
Photograph, from left to right, of Will Witherby, Dode (Sarah) Witherby, Zetta Witherby and Mertie West posing outside a building at Los Angeles Airport. The group stands at center. Will Witherby stands leftmost and looks directly to camera. All the women stand facing slightly left. Dode and Zetta Witherby look to camera while Mertie West gazes off to the left. An unknown man stands in the near distance behind and between Zetta and Mertie. The airport's grounds stretch behind the group. A building enters frame at right and stretches back towards the left. Signage on the front of the building reads, "TRANS WO[...]." Opaque white patches occupy the lower left and lower right corners.
Photograph of Will Witherby standing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence and beside a car on North Stanley Avenue. A lawn, sidewalk and parkway stretch across the foreground from left to right, respectively. The sidewalk enters frame from the lower right corner and extends back towards center. In the near distance at center, Will Witherby stands on the sidewalk. He faces towards the left. Ahead of him, a car sits in a driveway at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the side. The car's front end is obscured by a hedge at left. Behind and to the right of the car, North Stanley Avenue enters frame at right and extends into the distance on an angle. Houses are visible lining the far side of the street in the background.
"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).
Photograph of Debbie West (in front), (L to R:) Anna West, Dode Witherby, Mertie West and Will Witherby standing near the Main Street traffic circle at Disneyland.
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.