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Title
Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker wash dishes in a temporary camping kitchen, Toms Place, 1942
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[August 13 to 27, 1942]
1942-08-13/1942-08-27
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Toms place is an unincorporated community in Mono County on Rock Creek, named after the resort "Tom's Place."
Mertie West and Agnes Whitaker wash dishes in a temporary camping kitchen at Tom's Place. There are two tables set under an awning and surrounded by chairs. There is a pile of wood at the left. In the foreground, there is the shadow of a man.
Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife. Agnes Whitaker was Mertie's sister-in-law.
Text from negative sleeve: 129. Tom's Place, Rock Creek, Calif. August 13 to 27, 1942. L to R: Agnes Whitaker, Mertie West. Agnes Whitaker. 2 negatives.
Type

Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000129_001
ark:/21198/zz002hpkc5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Tourist camps & hostels--California--Toms Place
Camping--California--Tom's Place
Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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