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Title
Mertie West stands with luggage on the curb outside Union Station, Los Angeles, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
September 21, 1946
1946-09-21
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.
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West standing curbside with luggage outside Union Station upon arrival back in Los Angeles from a trip to Alaska. A roadway passes through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower right corner to the left. The wide sidewalk outside the station stretches back from the right side of the roadway. Mertie West stands at center near the edge of the curb. She looks to the camera. Several pieces of luggage sit on the ground in front of her. A few people walk outside the station in the distance. The exterior of Union Station stands across the background.
Text from negative sleeve: 2186. Alaska Trip. Los Angeles arrival Sept.21,1946. 1. Mertie West and baggage waiting for Ann's car 2. Close up of same 3. H.H.West and Mertie at home with the luggage.
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2186_002
ark:/21198/zz002j2sw5
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Luggage
Arrivals & departures--American--California--Los Angeles
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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