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Title
H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand on the sidewalk in front of the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
[circa June, 1944]
1944-06
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.
A slightly out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West standing in front of the West's residence on North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West stand side-by-side on the sidewalk, left-of-center. Both clasp their hands in front of them and look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. just arrived in Los Angeles from Attu, Alaska. He is dressed in his military uniform. Behind them, a walkway at right extends back towards the front of the West's residence. The building stands in partial view, off-center to the right, with a large archway framing the front porch. A car and a neighboring house stand in the background at left.
Text from negative sleeve: 2101. First photos of H.H.West Jr., taken at 830 North Ridgewood Place, Hollywood, California, June 1944, after his arrival from Attu in the Aleutians, after and absence of 26 mos. 1. H.H.West, Jr. 2. With his father, H.H.West. 3. With Mrs Mertie West.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2101_001
ark:/21198/zz002j2ft9
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Military personnel--American--California--Los Angeles
West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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