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Signs posted on the dock, Seward, 1946

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of a sign posted to a dock in Seward, Alaska. The dock juts into the image from the right. A sign is tacked to the near ledge of the dock, right-of-center. It reads, "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR · THE ALASKA RAILROAD · NO SHIPS OR BOATS OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT OWNED AND OPERATED WILL BE PERMITTED TO MOOR TO THIS WHARF EXCEPT WHEN INTERCHANGING TRAFFIC WITH THE ALASKA RAILROAD OR LADING OR UNLOADING UNITED STATES MAIL. THE ALASKA RAILROAD." An identical sign stands at the top of the dock, along the dock's left edge. The dock's supports stretch down towards the water. The boat, "MARATHON," sits in the water at far left and is tethered to the dock. A waterway passes through the mid-ground. The shoreline stretches across the background. It is lined by buildings and docks.
Date:
September 7, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Signs posted on the dock, Seward, 1946

Emergency kitchen sign standing in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
A large, wooden sign posted in Bixby Park following the March 10, 1933 earthquake that struck Long Beach reads, "No Meals Served At This EMERGENCY KITCHEN Except At The Following Hours Breakfast 6 TO 8[:]30 A.M. Noon Mess 11[:]30 A.M. to 2 P.M. Evening Mess 5[:]30 P.M. TO 8 P.M. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE RULES WILL BE MADE COMMANDER BIXBY PARK EMERGENCY KITCHEN." Beneath this, another sign reads, "ALL PEOPLE MUST REGISTER BEFORE GETTING IN FOOD LINE." A pile of lumber sits to the left of the signage and a trash can stands at right. In the distance, a swing set (partial view), a couple of people and a few tall trees occupy the background at right.
Date:
March 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Emergency kitchen sign standing in Bixby Park, Long Beach, 1933

Ketchikan welcome sign standing on a street corner, Ketchikan, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a large Ketchikan welcome sign sitting atop the awning covering the sidewalk on a street corner. A sidewalk enters frame from left and runs parallel to the bottom edge. It extends back perpendicularly at right. A man stands on the corner and looks to the left. Behind him, a woman and man walk around the corner of the sidewalk and towards the right, away from camera. A shop window at far left contains signage which reads, "[W]ORLD AIRWAYS." An awning hangs over the sidewalk. Facing towards camera, a small sign hangs down from the awning and reads, "ALASKA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SIGNAL CORPS U.S. ARMY LONG DISTANCE COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE - TELEGRAPH [left-pointing arrow]." Above the small sign, a large sign sits atop the corner of the awning. The large sign reads, "[I]NTERNATIONAL CLUB 2000 KETCHIKAN ALASKA WELCOME LUNCHEON TUESDAY BLUE FOX CAFE." Further down the sidewalk at right and beneath the awning, people walk about and a couple of signs hang down from the awning. They read, "TAXI," and "DRUGS."
Date:
September 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ketchikan welcome sign standing on a street corner, Ketchikan, 1946

Directional sign standing in front of the Hemicycle in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of an Arlington National Cemetery directional sign standing in front of the Hemicycle near the Arlington Memorial Bridge entrance to the cemetery. A cemetery drive passes across the bottom edge. At its far edge, a curb retains a flat, grassy lawn. A sign is posted on the lawn at center; the sign reads, "TO LEE MANSION [right pointing arrow] TO TOMB OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER [left pointing arrow]." To the left of it, a sign reading "ROAD END," is attached to a stone post. Beyond the signage, the lawn stretches back towards the Hemicycle in the distance. The Hemicycle stands in partial view, extending across the image. The structure curves inward at right. Arched niches line the inside of the curve. A balustrade lines the perimeter of the building's roof terrace.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Directional sign standing in front of the Hemicycle in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Signage standing at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a sign standing in Badwater Basin marking the lowest point in the western hemisphere (at the time). The dry lake of Badwater Basin stretches across the foreground and into the distance. A sign at center is posted in the middle of the landscape. The top portion of the sign reads, "BAD WATER 279.6 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL LOWEST POINT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE." Beneath it, another sign, facing right, reads, "[left pointing arrow] SHOSHONE.57 BAKER..........93 FURNACE CREEK...17 [right pointing arrow]." A woman stands in partial view behind the signpost. Rocky hills rise from the bottom of the basin and stretch across the background.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Signage standing at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, 1947

Signage for the Eagles Nest campground posted at the camp, Emerald Bay, about 1922

Description:
Photograph of a couple of signs posted at the Eagle's Nest campground in the Emerald Bay area of Lake Tahoe. Two signs are posted at center. The smaller of the two sits at top, it reads, "EL DORADO NATIONAL FOREST EAGLES NEST PUBLIC CAMP GROUND <-- 1M. NEXT PUBLIC CAMP 1M. -->." Beneath it, a larger sign reads, "THIS PUBLIC CAMP GROUND IS MAINTAINED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE IF IT HAS BEEN OF SERVICE TO YOU, SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION BY GUARDING AGAINST MUTILATION OF TREES OR IMPROVEMENTS. PUT OUT YOUR FIRE AND LEAVE YOUR CAMP CLEAN." Tall pines rise behind the signage and the top portion of a large tent stands behind the sign in the lower right corner.
Date:
[circa 1922]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Signage for the Eagles Nest campground posted at the camp, Emerald Bay, about 1922

Mertie West standing at entrance to First Methodist Church, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of an announcement board outside of the First Methodist Church in Boston. A brick-paved sidewalk stretches across the foreground, on an incline up to the left. At the back edge of the sidewalk, Mertie West stands, left-of-center, in front of the stone facade of First Methodist Church and looks to camera. The building is viewed close-up. Immediately behind Mertie, a wrought iron fence stretches from center to right. Behind it, a small patio leads back to lattice-pane double window inset into the stone building. Centered on the exterior of the window is an announcement board which reads, "FIRST METHODIST CHURCH FOU[NDED] 1792 SUNDAY SERVICES 9:30 a.m. Italian Sermon by Rev. Giuseppe Merlino Sept. 28th 10:45 a.m. Oct. 5th Rally Day Service World-Wide Holy Communion 'Methodism on the March' National Groups Joining 2:30 p.m. Ukranian Sermon by Rev. Conrad Kosak September 28th 7:30 p.m. October 5th Evening Worship Services with Rev. V.L. Taylor 'A Day at Camp Co-No-Mo' Sermon by Dr. Stroud." The brick exterior of a neighboring building is visible in the background along the left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West standing at entrance to First Methodist Church, Boston, 1947

Attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic sit atop the water wagon, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

Description:
A blurry photograph of some Rubber Men's Picnic attendees sitting atop the water wagon in Santa Monica Canyon. The wagon sits in partial view in the near distance, right-of-center. It is viewed from the side and extends out-of-frame at right. Affixed to the side of the wagon is a sign that reads, "Water Wagon RUBBER MAN'S PICNIC. Woodill Auto Co. INC. 6th and Los Angeles Sts." A man stands on the ground to the left of the sign and looks to the camera. Three men sit atop the upper rail of the wagon. One man sits above and to the left of the sign and smokes a cigar. The other two sit to the right of the sign. The man to the immediate right of the sign looks to the camera and the man at far right looks off towards the right. Tall grasses stretch across the ground behind the wagon at left and trees occupy the rest of the background.
Date:
[circa 1908]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Attendees of the Rubber Men's Picnic sit atop the water wagon, Santa Monica Canyon, about 1908

P. E. Harris fish trap sign surrounded by fish netting, Juneau, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a sign for P. E. Harris & Co. fish traps, surrounded by fish netting in the Hawk Inlet area of Juneau, Alaska. The wooden sign sits on the ground at center. It is viewed at a slight angle and reads, "P.E. HARRIS & CO LOWER HAWK INLET TRAP LIC 44-315." A round bale of fishing netting sits in the foreground to the left of the sign. Netting lies on the ground to the right of the sign. Foliage lines the background.
Date:
September 11-12, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P. E. Harris fish trap sign surrounded by fish netting, Juneau, 1946