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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Agnes Hawley and Mertie Whitaker stand in the Whitaker's front yard. Both women are smiling. A fence lines the yard and a plant grows over the fence at the left. Across the street, there are trees and houses. Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's. Agnes Hawley went on to marry Forrest Whitaker, who was Mertie's brother. Text from negative sleeve: 1749. Los Angeles, California, about 1898. South Water st. (Ave. 18). Whitakers. 1. A picture of Lizzie Chandler, one of Mertie Whitaker's chums, placed on the fence and a snap shot taken of it. 2. L to R: Agnes Hawley. Mertie Whitaker. 3. On the gate posts. L to R: Romayne Shaw. Lester Shaw. 3 films.
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