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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. William Shaw chops wood while others gather at their campsite near Rush Creek. There is a pile of wood in the foreground. Edith and Josie Shaw stand at the left. Edith wears a hat and dress. Josie wears pants and a visor. A tent and a car are behind them. The camping kitchen is at the center of the image, including a camp stove, small tables, pots and pans, and dishes. The others sit at a table, while Mertie West serves them. The table is under an awning. There are mountains in the background. Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife. Josie Shaw was Mertie's sister, and William Shaw was Josie's husband. Edith Shaw was Josie and William's daughter-in-law. Agnes Whitaker was Josie and Mertie's sister-in-law. Abraham Whitaker was Josie and Mertie's father. Zetta Witherby does not appear to be in the image. H. H. West Jr. is in the image. Text from negative sleeve: 842. Rush Creek, August 1929. Our camp. L to R: Edith Shaw. Josie Shaw. Will Shaw - chopping. Mertie West. Wes Witherby. Zetta Witherby. A. Whitaker. Agnes Whitaker.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0842_001 ark:/21198/zz002hrsf0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Woodcutting--California--Mono County Camping--California--Mono County Shaw, Josie Whitaker, 1874-1956 Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967 Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Whitaker, Abraham, 1848-1934 Shaw, Edith Bowen, 1901-1985 Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948 West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
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