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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mertie West and her family pose on a snowy incline in Yosemite National Park near the Tioga summit. H. H. West Jr. and Forrest Whitaker hold handfuls of snow. The three women sit on the ground. Romayne Shaw holds the little girl's hand. There are trees and terrain not covered with snow in the background. Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Forrest Whitaker was Mertie's brother and Agnes Whitaker was Forrest's wife. Romayne Shaw was Mertie and Forrest's nephew. Based on the date of the photograph, the little girl may be Shirleyana Shaw, rather than Eleanor Shaw. Both Shirleyana and Eleanor were Romayne Shaw's daughters. Text from negative sleeve: 143. Tuolumne Meadows, 1929. Falls in the gorge below the meadow. On the Tioga grade nearly up. Left to right: Romayne Shaw putting water in his car. Mertie West. H. H. West Jr. Agnes Whitaker. Forrest Whitaker. Near summit of Tioga we find a snow bank. L to R: H. H. West Jr., Mertie West, Edith Shaw, Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Romayne Shaw with Eleanor Shaw. 3 negatives. 3 negatives [sic].
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000143_001 ark:/21198/zz002hpnjq
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998 Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967 Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Shaw, Edith Bowen, 1901-1985 Laird, Eleanor Charlotte Shaw, 1920-2005 Shaw, Romayne Richard, 1899-1972
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