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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West standing somewhere beneath the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam near the Colorado River. She stands right-of-center and faces to the left. Mertie wears a long, dark coat and a hat. An unknown woman in a long, light coat stands behind her to the left. Tracks run along the ground behind the both of them and a large structure with windows occupies 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.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000225_005 ark:/21198/zz002hpvs7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sightseers--Nevada--Boulder City Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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