A slighty askew group photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West, Agnes Whitaker and Josie Shaw posing in front of the Idyllwild Inn. They stand in the near distance in a row. The inn stands behind them and extends out of frame on both the left and right sides. A sign atop the building's roof reads, "IDYLLWILD INN [left-facing arrow] COFFEE SHOP [down facing arrow] OFFICE [right-facing arrow]." Beneath that, another sign hangs from the eave, it reads, "The SKI SHOP Entrance thru OFFICE [right-facing arrow]." A sign just behind Josie Shaw reads, "OFFICIAL HOTEL NO. 49 UNDER CONTRACT WITH Automobile Club of Southern Calif."
A distant group photograph, from left to right, of Josie Shaw, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker posing by their car in front of the bike shop at Idyllwild Inn. They stand left of center in a row in front of the side of a parked car. The Idyllwild Inn stands behind them at left and extends towards a flagpole at right. Another car is parked in the lot at right. A sign behind the group and to the left reads, "IDYLLWILD INN [right-facing arrow] OFFICE." Hanging down from an eave on the inn behind them, a sign reads, "WESTERN UNION - TELEGRAMS." Behind their car, a sign reads, "BIKES 1-HOUR-35¢-ASK·INSIDE RATES·FOR·GROUPS."
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[...]."
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.
![Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and Agnes Whitaker pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002hr12p/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
![Forrest Whitaker, Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West, Josie Shaw and H. H. West pose outside Tahquitz Lodge, Idyllwild, [circa 1942]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002hr136/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)