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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West and Mertie West posing in front of the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, Illinois. They stand at center and look to the camera. Behind them, chain link fencing stretches across the image. On the far side of the fence and directly behind H. H., a message board stands. It reads, "BAHA'I HOUSE OF WORSHIP OPEN SUNDAY TOURS FROM 10:30 AM TO 5:00 [PM] PUBLIC L[ECTURE] SUNDAY 3:30 TO 4[:30] SPEAKER MARGOT MC NAM[ERA JOHNSON] VISITORS [WELCOME]." Further back, the Bahá’í Temple rises, extending beyond the top frame. The 9-sided building stands off-center to the right. Three tiers stack atop one another, narrowing as the building extends upwards. The third, domed, tier stretches beyond the frame. NRHP reference # 78001140 Text from negative sleeve: 2243. Wilmette, Illinois, November 18, 1946. 1. View of the Bahia [sic] temple. 2. L to R Mrs H.H.West, Honor Kempton of Anchorage, Alaska, en route to Luxembourg. 3. Close up of Mrs West and Honor. 4. Mr and Mrs H.H.West in front of templ[e] 5. Close up of detail of temple door Note the word Bahia [sic] in the scroll.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2243_004 ark:/21198/zz002j349n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bahá’í Temple (Wilmette, Ill.) West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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