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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The area became a U.S. National Monument in 1936 and then Joshua Tree National Park in 1994. Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife. Forrest Whitaker was her brother and Agnes was Forrest's wife. Photograph of Agnes Whitaker standing at a camp table (left), Mertie West and Forest Whitaker (seated, center) camping beside big rocks near Keys Ranch, with the front wheel of Forest's car on the right. Text from negative sleeve: 109. Whitewater-Morongo Valley, Calif. May 21, 1933. We camp for the night among the big rocks near Key Ranch. Forrest Whitaker with his Buick, Agnes Whitaker and Mertie West. 2 negatives.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000109_001 ark:/21198/zz002hpjd6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Camping--California--Joshua Tree Joshua Tree National Park (Calif.) Mojave Desert Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967 Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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