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Title
Mertie, Myrtle, and Evert West stand in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, 1941
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
July 1941
1941-07
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.
Evert West was H. H. West's second cousin once removed. Myrtle West was Evert's wife. Mertie West was H. H. West's second wife.
Mertie, Myrtle, and Evert West stand in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. All three wear hats. Mertie holds her purse under her arm. Myrtle is looking at Mertie and smiling. The poster behind them is for the movie The Big Star, starring Tony Martin and the Marx Brothers.
Text from negative sleeve: 1975. Los Angeles, California. Hollywood. July 1941. 1. Left to right: H. H. West, Everett [sic] West. 2. Left to right: Mertie West, Myrtle West, Everett [sic] West. Taken in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. 2 films.
Type

Format
b&w acetate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1975_001
ark:/21198/zz002hvmbc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
West, Myrtle, 1887-1965
West, Evert, 1885-1945
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Chinese Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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