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Title
Mertie West picks berries at Simeon Oliver's place, Anchorage, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
August 26, 1946
1946-08-26
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.
According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
Photograph of Mertie West picking berries at Simeon Oliver's place in Anchorage. The bottom third of the image is in shadow and a white-ish blur stretches along the right edge. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She appears to walk towards the camera and looks down. Mertie carries a small bowl in front of her as she picks berries. Berry bushes stand to either side of her. Behind her, a tree stands. A streak of white winds in front of Mertie's feet. Several punched holes line the right edge.
Text from negative sleeve: 2230. Color. Anchorage Alaska Trip Aug.26, 1946. 1. Mertie West picking berries at Simeon Oliver's place. 2. Mertie West talking with a lady who came up on boat with us
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2230_002
ark:/21198/zz002j32pc
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Berry pickers--Alaska--Anchorage
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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