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Title
H. H. West Jr. poses with his fellow soldiers at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot, San Luis Obispo, 1942
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-03-08
March 8, 1942
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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H. H. West Jr. poses with his fellow soldiers at the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. He is at the right wearing sunglasses. He holds one hand at his waist and the other hand holds an object. There is luggage on the ground behind West. The man at the left holds a jacket over his arm. The other men are smiling. A building is at the left and a car is parked in the background. There are trees in the background.
Text from negative sleeve: 1194. Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. Sunday March 8, 1942. Our arrival at the S. P. R. R. depot. I had H. H. West Jr. line up his comrades for a picture. Sorry did not get their names. 1. Q. M. C. group en route to Alaska. H. H. West Jr. at extreme right with dark glasses. 2. H. H. West Jr. with his grip on the station platform. The army baggage truck in rear. 3. Unloading the soldiers' baggage from truck to platform baggage truck. 4. The soldiers on the platform after arrival. 4 films.
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1194_002
ark:/21198/zz002hsk8z
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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