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Title: Mertie West and Forrest and Agnes Whitaker stand in their 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
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Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Mertie West and Forrest and Agnes Whitaker stand in their campsite at Rock Creek. Mrs. West wears a floral dress. Mrs. Whitaker leans on a tree, and Mr. Whitaker sits on a bed. There is a tent at the left. There are pots and pans in the foreground and trees in the background.
Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife. Forrest Whitaker was Mertie's brother, and Agnes Whitaker was Forrest's wife.
Text from negative sleeve: 1293. Rock Creek trip. Aug. 29-Sep. 7, 1940. 1. In camp. L to R: Agnes Whitaker. Mertie West. Forrest Whitaker under tarp. 2. L to R: Mertie West. Forrest Whitaker, sitting. Agnes Whitaker leaning on pole. 3. L to R: In front of Forrest's tent- Forrest Whitaker. Mertie West. Agnes Whitaker. 3 films.
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Identifier: uclamss_1998_1293_001
ark:/21198/zz002hsw9t
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Camping--California--Mammoth Lakes
Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source: West (H. H.) Collection

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