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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West picking berries in Oliver's berry patch in Anchorage. The berry patch occupies the majority of the image. It spans the foreground and stretches into the distance. Mertie West stands in the near distance, right-of-center. She faces slightly left and blends into the foliage as she picks berries. A utility pole stands in the far distance at center. Text from negative sleeve: 2179. Alaska Trip. Anchorage Sept.1,1946. 1. L to R Frances Wells Mrs ? Mertie West Sweet Peas 2. Simeon Oliver's house. 3. Mertie West & Frances Wells at Oliver's berry patch 4. Same. 5. Initiated school children on steps Postoffice [sic] 6. View of Cook Imlet [sic] from Frances Wells apartment window
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