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View looking into H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of the front exterior of H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters at Fort Mears, viewed straight on and looking into the interior. The Quonset hut is viewed close-up from the front. The Dutch door to the barracks stands open at center and extends vertically beyond the top and bottom edges of the image. The lower half of the door is swung open towards the camera. To the right of the door frame, "K-5," is written on the exterior wall. The interior of the barracks is mostly in shadow. Beds stand in rows that line the left and right sides of the interior. Overhead lights are visible on the ceiling and a man stands silhouetted in front of a window at the opposite end of the barracks.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View looking into H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two uniformed servicemen pose on the walkway in front of their quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 2 uniformed servicemen standing in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on an upward angle towards the right. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Two servicemen stand on the walkway in front of and running parallel to the barracks. They stand side-by-side at center and look to the camera while dressed in uniform. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of them. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at right.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two uniformed servicemen pose on the walkway in front of their quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two servicemen walk along a wood slat walkway at Fort Mears, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 2 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s walking along a wood slat walkway through camp at Fort Mears. The walkway stretches on an upward angle from the lower right corner and up to the left where it cuts off near the middle of the image. Two servicemen walk along the walkway in the near distance at center, one behind the other. Both face towards the camera as they travel towards the right. The man up front wears a jumpsuit and the man behind him looks to the camera. A large patch of snow covers the ground behind and to the right of them. A barren hillside rises behind them. Atop the small hill, a Quonset hut stands in profile, left-of-center. Beyond the Quonset hut, a mountain covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at right.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two servicemen walk along a wood slat walkway at Fort Mears, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two servicemen stand outside the quarters of H. H. West, Jr., Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 2 servicemen standing in front of the quarters of H. H. West, Jr. while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame at left and stretches through the center of the image on an upward angle towards the right. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Two servicemen stand on the wood planks just in front of the door. The man at left stands on the landing in front of the door and props a foot up on a wood stick in front of him. The other stands a step lower and to the right. Both look to the camera. The front of the barracks stands behind them to the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces right. The corrugated sheet metal body and roof of the building extends back to the left and out-of-frame. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at right.
Date:
Spring, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two servicemen stand outside the quarters of H. H. West, Jr., Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two servicemen pose in front of H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 2 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing outside of their quarters while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. The duo poses at center standing on a wood plank that passes in front of the barracks. To the right of the men, another planked walkway extends perpendicularly from it and stretches back towards the barracks. The Quonset hut-style barracks stands off-center to the right, extending out-of-frame. A Dutch door in the center of the building is open at top. Three more servicemen stand behind it and look to the camera. A window sits to the right of the door. On the window's frame, a number plate reads, "24." To the left of the building, a blanket lies atop shrubbery and in the distance, a hillside rises.
Date:
Spring, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two servicemen pose in front of H. H. West, Jr.'s quarters, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two servicemen crouch in front of the barracks and pose with their guns, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 2 unidentified servicemen crouching on the step in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats stretches from the lower right corner towards the wooden step in the foreground at center. Two servicemen crouch and kneel on the step. The man at left leans against the front exterior wall of the barracks as he crouches. A helmet rests on his knee as he holds onto his rifle which stands upright in front of him. The man at right kneels onto one knee and rests a hand to a wooden stick. He holds onto a rifle with his other hand. Both men look to the camera. The front of their barracks stands directly behind them. It is in partial view and enters frame at left. It has an arced roof. The Dutch door that the boys stand in front of is open at top. A window sits to the right of it with "24" painted onto a piece of wood attached to its frame. A snow-covered mountain is visible in the far distance at right.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two servicemen crouch in front of the barracks and pose with their guns, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Two companions of H. H. West, Jr., pose in the snow outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of two companions of H. H. West, Jr. standing in a patch of snow and posing with rifles outside the barracks while stationed in Dutch Harbor during World War II. The two young men stand at center. They are dressed in their military uniforms and look to the camera with their rifles slung over their shoulders. They stand on a patch of snow that covers the ground around them and extends back to the left. Behind the 2 servicemen, the side of a Quonset hut stretches across the image. It enters frame at right. It is constructed of corrugated sheet metal and has an arced roof. From the roof, a narrow chimney stands at right; dark smoke billows from it. A low hill covered in patches of snow stands in the distance at left.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two companions of H. H. West, Jr., pose in the snow outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Three servicemen stand on the wood slat walkway outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 3 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing on the walkway in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on a slight upward angle towards center. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Three servicemen stand on the corner of the walkway leading up to barrack's door. A man in uniform stands on the walkway at center and wraps an arm over the shoulder of the man standing at left. Another man stands to the right of the man at center and places his hand in his pocket. All look to the camera. The front of the barracks (partial view) stands behind and to the left of the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front; it faces right. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Three servicemen stand on the wood slat walkway outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Three servicemen pose on the wood slat walkway outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of 3 fellow servicemen of H. H. West, Jr.'s posing on the walkway in front of their quarters while stationed at Dutch Harbor during World War II. A walkway of wooden slats enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches through the image on a slight upward angle towards center. It then extends back to the left towards the front door of the Quonset hut-style barracks. Three servicemen stand on the corner of the walkway leading up to barrack's door in the near distance at center. A man in uniform stands leftmost and links arms with the man standing at center, who wears a heavy coat. Another man stands to the right of the man at center. He faces left and holds the the hand of the man at center. All look to the camera. The front of the barracks stands behind and to the left of the group. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side; it faces right. Corrugated sheet metal covers the side and the roof of the structure. Snow-covered mountains rise in the distance at center and right.
Date:
June, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Three servicemen pose on the wood slat walkway outside the barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

H. H. West, Jr. wears his field clothing and poses in front of his barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. wearing his field clothing and posing outside of his quarters while stationed at Fort Mears in Dutch Harbor. A wood plank walkway extends from the left and towards H. H. West, Jr. in the near distance at center. He wears rubber boots, a jumpsuit and hat as he looks to the camera and places his hands in his pockets. The walkway extends back behind him and towards the door of the barracks. The Quonset hut-style barracks stands off-center to the right and is viewed from the front. A Dutch door in the center of the building stands partially open and is flanked by a window on either side. A number plate on the right window's frame reads, "24."
Date:
Spring, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Jr. wears his field clothing and poses in front of his barracks, Dutch Harbor, 1943