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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West posing in front of both the West's car and the entryway to Grand Canyon National Park. She stands in the distance right-of-center and looks to the camera. She stands directly in front of the rear of the West's parked car. Beyond her and the car, the entryway to the Grand Canyon stands in the distance. It straddles the road. Two large, stacked-stone pillars stand on either side of the road and taper towards their tops. A large, log beam stretches between the pillars over the road. A sign hangs down from the beam that reads, "-ENTERING- ·GRAND·CANYON·NATIONAL·PARK·." A sign post in front of the pillar at right reads, "ENTRANCE PERMIT CARS $1.00 TRAILERS $1.00 MOTORCYCLES $1.00." A metal gate stands to the right of that. It too has a sign, which reads, "PLEASE CLOSE GATE." Text from negative sleeve: 570. Grand Canyon trip, May 1942. From Flagstaff we drove back to Williams, thence to the Grand Canyon. Entrance to Grand Canyon, with Mertie West at rear of car. A close up of the entrance. The checking station. The car ahead of us was driven by a lady and she drove a steady 45 miles per hour from Williams to the checking station. Her husband was an army officer, and they had a couple of children. On reaching the checking station I went up and complimented her on her beautiful driving. Seems to me they were from Texas. 3 negatives
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0570_003 ark:/21198/zz002hqtx8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.) Automobiles--American--Arizona--Grand Canyon Gates--American--Arizona--Grand Canyon West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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