Photograph of a bus driver and 3 boys washing the side of the bus the Wests traveled on during a trip through Alaska. A dirt road stretches through the foreground on a slight angle. On the far side of the road, the bus stands at center in the near distance. It is viewed from the side and faces right. In front of the side of the bus, 4 people stand facing away from the camera as they wash the bus. A man, who appears to be the bus driver, stands second-from-left and raises a broom to a bus window. A boy at left holds a cleaning implement and faces towards the right. Rightmost, a young man holds a hose and sprays water onto the bus. The boy second-from-right stands back slightly and watches. Painted along the top of the bus it reads, "OHARRA BUS LINES," and on the door it reads, "O-D-T 9489." A dilapidated building stands behind the bus at left. In the distance, a mound-like hill rises at center.
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West and 3 others standing in front of their bus while stopped in Gulkana. The group stands in the near distance at center. Three persons stand in a small group and Mertie West stands just to the right of them. She faces left, towards the group. Behind the group, a bus is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing to the left of the camera. The passenger door of the bus stands open. Over the windshield windows, it reads, "ANCHORAGE." Beyond and to the left of the bus, the fur store stands. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. Another vehicle is parked behind and to the right of the bus. It extends out-of-frame at right. Behind and between the bus and other vehicle, a building stands in partial view. Trees line the background at left.
Photograph of Mertie West walking in front of a bus during a stop at Paxson Lodge in Paxson, Alaska. A dirt road stretches across the foreground. In the near distance, Paxson Lodge stands at center. It is viewed from the front. Signs on the building read, "PAXSON LODGE. GOOD FISHING. [BI]G GAME HUNTING.," and, "PAXSON LIQUOR STORE." Mertie West is at center and walks towards the camera. Behind and to the left of her, a bus is parked. It enters frame at left and is viewed at angle from the side, facing right. The passenger door to the bus stands open. Over the windows of the bus, it reads, "[...]RA BUS LINES." Two men walk towards the store behind and to the right of Mertie. The man wearing flannel turns his head towards the camera. A brush-covered hillside rises across the background.
