An askew photograph of Mertie West and H. H. West standing next to the tablet at the base of a flagpole on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. The tablet stands slightly off-center towards the right. Mertie West stands to the left of the inscription with one hand behind her back. H. H. West stands to the right of the inscription with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a coat. The inscription reads, "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality."
Photograph, from left to right, of: Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby posing for a photograph in front of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam on the Arizona side of the dam. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with her purse under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her. Zetta Witherby looks to camera as her purse hangs from her wrist. Wes Witherby stands with his hands behind his back and leg extended out as he looks out of frame towards the left. The trio stands in front of a walkway barrier. The dam intake towers, the canyon and the power lines atop the canyon occupy the background.
Photograph of Mertie West (second from left) and other sightseers standing beneath the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam near the Colorado River. She wears a long, dark coat, a dark hat and glasses as she stands among two unknown men to either side of her. A couple of unknown women stand behind them. Everyone's gaze is directed out-of-frame up and to the left. A large structure with windows occupies the background.
Photograph of J. O. Hewitt, of Tannehill Lodge #52 in Dallas, Texas takes a photograph at the Winged Figures of the Republic on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. Mr. Hewitt stands at left in profile and faces towards the right as he holds a camera near his face. An unknown woman stands in the background at right with a purse clutched under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her as she looks back towards Mr. Hewitt. The floor of the monument is visible in the foreground and a rocky cliffside occupies the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby looking at the Lake Mead reservoir from behind a low wall made of rocks near the Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). At the center of the photograph, Wes Witherby stands with his hands in his pockets and his body facing the right to look at the river. Mertie stands behind him to the left and looks towards the camera. Zetta Witherby stands behind Mertie on the left and looks out at the landscape with her hand to her chest. A cloudy sky, canyons and the reservoir occupy the background.
Photograph of Wes Witherby standing next to the tablet at the base of a flagpole on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. The tablet sits off-center towards the left and Wes Witherby stands to the right of the inscription with his hand in his pocket. An unidentifiable woman stands to the left of the inscription and is partially out-of-frame. The inscription reads, "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality."
Photograph of Mertie West standing somewhere beneath the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam near the Colorado River. She stands right-of-center and faces to the left. Mertie wears a long, dark coat and a hat. An unknown woman in a long, light coat stands behind her to the left. Tracks run along the ground behind the both of them and a large structure with windows occupies the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Mertie West, Wes Witherby and Zetta Witherby posing for a photograph in front of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam on the Arizona side of the dam. Mertie West stands at left and looks to the camera with her purse under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her. Wes Witherby stands with his hands behind his back and leg extended out as he looks to the camera. Zetta Witherby looks to camera as her purse hangs from her wrist. The trio stands in front of a walkway barrier. The dam intake towers, the canyon and the power lines atop the canyon occupy the background.
