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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Mertie West stands next to a vase of flowers while Richard Siemsen sits on the porch behind her. Mertie Whitaker West was H. H. West's second wife. Richard Alfred Siemsen was H. H. West's grandson. She wears a dress with a brooch on it and glasses. He wears a plaid shirt with the collar popped up. There are two items hanging in the front window. One is a circle with a cross in the center. The other is a small, rectangular flag with a star in the center. The word at the top may be, "Serving." The porch of the house is visible with the numbers "2223" on the stairs. There is a doormat at the base of the stairs. 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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Identifier
uclamss_1998_1995_002 ark:/21198/zz002hvnfd
Language
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Subject
Mother's Day West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Siemsen, Richard Alfred, b. 1929
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