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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Zetta Witherby and Wes Witherby sitting and eating lunch at a picnic table on the shore of Lake Mead. At left, Mertie West turns towards Zetta Witherby to her right. Zetta Witherby sits with her back turned to the camera. Beyond Zetta, Wes Witherby (partially obscured) sits on the opposite side of the table with his hand to his mouth. The table is lined with food and drink containers sitting atop newspaper. Just beyond them, cars are parked on the shoreline to the left and vacant picnic tables line the shoreline behind them. Lake Mead is in the distance with mountains rising behind it. Text from negative sleeve: 227. Boulder Dam trip with the Witherbys March 21, 22 and 23, 1939. 674 miles. See Nos.224, 225 and 226. Eating lunch at Lake Mead. Wes Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West? 3 negatives. Wes Witherby by the tablet. Mrs and Mr H.H.West at side of tablet. Tablet and flagpole at Nevada side of the dam. 6 negatives.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_000227_005 ark:/21198/zz002hpw8z
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Reservoirs--Arizona--Mohave County Reservoirs--Nevada--Clark County Eating & drinking Picnics--Nevada--Boulder City Witherby, Zetta Bowman, 1875-1957 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
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