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Title
Mertie West helps H. H. West, Jr. balance a block of ice on his head, Redlands vicinity, about 1930
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[about 1930]
1930
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph, from front to back, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West as she places a block of snow atop H. H. West, Jr.'s head. He sits/leans on a built up mound of snow and sticks his tongue out to camera. Mertie stands behind him and tries to balance a block of snow on his head. The front porch of rustic-style dwelling stands at right.
Text from negative sleeve: 466. Forest Home, Calif. About 1930. We went up to see the snow. Mertie West and H.H.West Jr by a house. Mertie puts a block of snow on son's head. 2 negatives. H.H.West and son. H.H.West Jr and Mertie West with snow man. H.H.West Jr getting ready to throw a snow ball. 6 negatives in all
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0466_003
ark:/21198/zz002hqj8k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Snow--California--Redlands
Dwellings--California--Redlands
Play (Recreation)--California--Redlands
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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