Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand in front of the Mobile Radio Station exhibit, Los Angeles, 1944
- Description:
- Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West and Richard Siemsen standing in front of the Mobile Radio Station display while attending the "Shot from the Sky" exhibit near Gilmore Stadium. Mertie West and Richard Siemsen stand side-by-side at center. Mertie stands leftmost of the two. She faces and looks to the right. Richard stands to the right of her and looks to the camera. Behind them a sign for Mobile Radio Station stands. It reads, "[MOB]ILE RADIO STATION [...GE] OF 2300 MIL[...] [...D] UP TO 50 MI. PER [...] [CO]UNTERPART AMONG [...]." To the left of that display sign, 3 people gather behind Mertie at a booth. A sign over the booth reads, "BUY A WAR BOND GET A WAR JOB." Another display sign sits to the left of the booth people. It reads, "[TH]E U S ARMY S[IGNAL] [...] PRESEN[TS] THE S. C. R. [...] [???ATES] AIR AN[D] [...] [R]ETURNED [...] [R]ADIO EQU[...] IN NORTH AFRICA EXCLUSIVELY BY T[...] Chicag[o] [...]." Flags and antennae rise above and behind the displays at left. In the distance at right, military trucks and stadiums stand in the background.
- Date:
- December, 1944
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Photographer:
- West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
- Collection:
-
West (H. H.) Collection