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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Elizabeth West Siemsen was his daughter. Mertie West sits on a wooden platform with Elizabeth West Siemsen while H. H. West Jr. stands behind. West smokes a cigar and wears sunglasses. Mrs. West wears a turban and glasses and holds her purse on her lap. Mrs. Siemsen holds her purse on her lap and wears a coat. The West's Buick is parked at the right and there is a truck next to it. In the background, there is a building with trees next to it. Though the negative sleeve gives the date as March 8, 1943, based on other photographs taken on the same day, this photograph was actually taken on March 8, 1942. Text from negative sleeve: 1196. San Luis Obispo, California, Sunday, March 8, 1943 [sic]. 1. Soldiers on the station platform S. P. R. R. waiting for the Day Light Limited to take them north. Train due at 12.53 p. m. It was on time. 2. Group on the platform talking. H. H. West Jr with dark glasses at left. 3. Mertie West, sitting down. Elizabeth West Siemsen talking to H. H. West Jr by our Buick, with army truck in rear. 4. L to R: Mertie West, Elizabeth Siemsen. H. H. West Jr. with our Buick and army truck in rear. 4 films.
Type
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1196_002 ark:/21198/zz002hskkm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Siemsen, Elizabeth West, 1903-1966 West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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