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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Group at their campsite near Rush Creek. There is a log in the foreground, and the camp kitchen is beyond that, including a camp stove, small tables, pots and pans, and dishes. William, Edith, and Josie Shaw stand at the left. A tent and a car are behind them. The others sit at a table, while Mertie West serves them. The table is under an awning. There are mountains in the background. Left to right, the people in the image are: William Shaw, Edith Shaw, Josie Shaw, Mertie West, H. H. West Jr., Abraham Whitaker, Wes Witherby, Agnes Whitaker. 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. Text from negative sleeve: 843. Rush Creek camp, Calif. August 1929. Eating breakfast in camp. L to R: Wes Witherby. Zetta Witherby. Forrest Whitaker. H. H. West Jr. A. Whitaker. Agnes Whitaker. Another photo of the breakfast. 2 negatives.
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