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Title
Forrest Whitaker and H. H. West showing off their "coattails," Mono County, 1941
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1941
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 left to right, Forrest Whitaker and H. H. West posing in their "formal" dress before attending a dinner with the Guptills at a nearby camp near Rock Creek. Both men stand atop rock-covered ground and stand with their backs to the camera to display their "coattails." They have embellished their camp clothes to appear to be formal dress. Trees and low brush stretch into the distance ahead of them.
Text from negative sleeve: 870. Rock Creek trip 1941. L to R: Forrest Whitaker. H.H.West. Showing the "tails" of the Full Dress suits. We also had white spats.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0870_001
ark:/21198/zz002hrtnk
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Clothing & dress--California--Mono County
Inyo National Forest (Calif. and Nev.)
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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