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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West, taken as she exits the women's restroom at Lake Mead. Mertie is at center and adjusts her eyeglasses as she steps down to exit the restroom. The restroom extends to her right and is supported atop railway ties. It is made of wood and has a low-pitched roof, with 3 sets of double support beams, extends around the building. On the underside of the roof at right, wiring runs along the side of the structure. Multiple cars are parked in the near distance at left and a desert landscape with mountains occupy the background. Text from negative sleeve: 226. Boulder Dam trip March 21, 22 and 23 1939. 674 miles. See Nos.224 & 225. Rest rooms on the desert near Hodge. Standard Oil Station at Baker. Zetta making for the rest room. Mertie and Wes at the left. The sign at Baker showing road to Death Valley. 2 negatives of the toilet at Lake Mead[.] The Dam. Intake towers. Boat landing at Lake Mead. 8 negatives.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000226_004 ark:/21198/zz002hpvzt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Public comfort stations--Nevada--Boulder City West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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