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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mertie West stands in front of her home holding a bouquet of flowers. She wears a dress with a brooch on it and glasses. The porch of the house is visible with the numbers "2223" on the stairs. She stands by a small bush. There is a doormat at the base of the stairs. Mertie Whitaker West was H. H. West's second wife. Text from negative sleeve: 1995. 2223 Griffin Avenue, Los Angeles, California. May 8, 1943. Mother's Day bouquet to Mertie West from H. H. West Jr in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. 1. 2 negatives taken outside house. Richard Siemsen on steps. 2. 2 views of bouquet on the dining room table. 3. 2 views of our rear yard showing cutting down of wisteria vine.
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