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Title
Mertie West talking to an officer on the top deck of the Aleutian, Valdez, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
August 9, 1946
1946-08-09
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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Photograph, from left to right, of an officer of the Aleutian and Mertie West chatting outside the bridge on the top deck of the Aleutian. Mertie West and the officer both stand in partial view in the lower right corner. Mertie stands along the right edge and is visible from the shoulders up. She faces left to converse with the officer. The officer stands to the left of her. He is visible from the torso up and faces right to converse with Mertie. Behind them stands the bridge or cabin. It stretches on an angle back from left to right. A ladder rises along the side of the cabin behind the officer. Atop the roof and left-of-center, a signboard reads, "ALEUTIAN." At far right, a funnel rises tall behind Mertie; it billows smoke.
Text from negative sleeve: 2174. Alaska Trip Valdez August 9, 1946. 1. Unloading Darigold milk to dock 2. Mertie West talking to an officer on top deck. 3. Mertie West and Frances Wells an officer on the bridge.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2174_001
ark:/21198/zz002j2qvp
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ships--American--Alaska--Valdez
Conversation
Ocean travel
Sailors--American--Alaska--Valdez
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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