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Title
Mertie Whitaker sitting by the front porch of the West residence, Los Angeles, about 1915
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa 1915]
1915
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 of Mertie Whitaker posing while sitting on a banister alongside the front steps of the West's residence in Los Angeles. She sits at center and smiles to the camera. Her legs hang off the front edge of the banister and her hands rest clasped in her lap. To her left, a short set of stairs lead up to a porch. The porch extends behind her at left. Two decorative posts rise directly behind her.
Text from negative sleeve: 745. Los Angeles, Calif. About 1915. 233 South Griffin Ave. Mertie Whitaker, on the porch? Mertie Whitaker on the burro. Mertie Whitaker as Indian Maiden for a Churc Church play. 5 films. 7 negatives
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0745_001
ark:/21198/zz002hrkts
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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