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Title
Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite at Rock Creek, Mammoth Lakes vicinity, 1940
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
August 29 to September 7, 1940
1940-08-29/1940-09-07
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.
Mertie West sits on a bed at a campsite. She wears a floral dress, glasses, and a head covering. She is in motion and therefore slightly blurry. There is a plaid blanket on the bed. There are clothes and bags hanging from the trees behind. There are pots on the ground and a large rock in the foreground.
Text from negative sleeve: 1290. Rock Creek trip. Aug. 29, Sept. 7, 1940. 1. I make my bed under the willows beside the Rock Creek. Here it is. 2. Mertie West in camp, in front of my outdoor bed. 3. We put up a Whitaker West sign on the road showing where our camp is. 4. L to R: Mertie West. Agnes Whitaker. 4 films.
Type

Identifier
uclamss_1998_1290_004
ark:/21198/zz002hsw05
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Camping--California--Mammoth Lakes
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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