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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. 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. Text from negative sleeve: 225. Boulder Dam, March 21, 22 and 23 trip with the Witherbys 1939. 674 miles. Mrs H.H.West, Wes Witherby, Zetta Witherby. Mrs H.H.West, Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby. Zetta, Mertie and Wes. Our cabin at Las Vegas. 2 very poor negatives taken down near the river under the dam. 6 negatives.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000225_002 ark:/21198/zz002hpvpp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Reservoirs--Arizona--Mohave County Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.) Reservoirs--Nevada--Clark County Sightseers--Nevada--Boulder City Witherby, Zetta Bowman, 1875-1957 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
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