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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing on the front porch of the West's new residence on North Ridgewood Place. A short set of steps stretches across the foreground and leads up to the front porch of a duplex. Planters sit at the ends of the steps. A wide archway arcs over the front of the porch. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side at the top of the steps, beneath the front arch. Both look to the camera; H. H., Jr. wraps an arm around Mertie's shoulder and Mertie wraps an arm around H. H., Jr.'s waist. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu Island, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind Mertie and H. H., Jr. the front doors to the building's units stand side-by-side. Their number plates, from left to right, read, "832," and "830." The door to 830 stands ajar. Cut-out windows line the side of the large archway at center and an arch cut into the side of the porch is visible at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2098. Los Angeles, 830 North Ridgewood Place Hollywood, Calif. Friday, May 19, 1944. First photos of H.H.West Jr., P.F.C., ASN 190285, Quartermaster Detachment, taken on his arrival in Los Angeles and at our new home. He had been on the way from Attu Island, Aleutians, for 35 days. Taken with Mertie West. 2 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2098_002 ark:/21198/zz002j2fkp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles Porches--California--Los Angeles West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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