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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie West, and William Roscoe Wright stand next to a movie poster in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Gilbert and William are in their army uniforms. Mertie wears a hat and coat and holds her purse under her arm. The movie poster is advertising Hudson's Bay starring Paul Muni and Gene Tierney. Mertie Whitaker West was H. H. West's second wife. Gilbert Cecil West was the son of Evert and Myrtle West, and H. H. West's second cousin twice removed. William Roscoe Wright was Gilbert's friend. Text from negative sleeve: 1915. Los Angeles, California. Chinese Theatre. Hollywood. January 12, 1941. 1. Left to right: Gilbert Cecil West, Mertie Whitaker West, William Roscoe Wright. Taken in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. 1 film.
Type
Format
b&w acetate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1915_001 ark:/21198/zz002hvg1s
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Soldiers--American--California--Los Angeles Chinese Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wright, William Roscoe West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 West, Gilbert Cecil, 1919-1985
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