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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of Zetta Witherby, Wes Witherby, Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby and Mertie West posing on the rim of Ubehebe Crater at Death Valley National Monument. A bare and flat hilltop stretches across the foreground. The Witherbys and Mertie West stand back on the elevation at center. All look to the camera. Zetta and Dode both try to keep their hats to their heads as the wind blows. Standing rightmost, Mertie leans against a post on the hillside. Beyond them, the Death Valley landscape stretches into the distance. Salt flats are visible at left and hills rise at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2264. Death Valley trip March 1947. Ubehebe crater. At crater's edge: L to R: Zetta Witherby. Wes Witherby. Dode Witherby. Mertie West. Wind blowing a gale. 2 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2264_002 ark:/21198/zz002j365j
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Craters--California Winds--California--Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.) Witherby, Zetta Bowman, 1875-1957 Witherby, Sarah Josephine, 1876-1968 West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972 Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
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