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Title
Mertie West stands outside the Capilano Suspension Bridge park, Vancouver, 1947
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
June 25, 1947
1947-06-25
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.
Photograph of Mertie West standing outside the Capilano Suspension Bridge park in Vancouver. Mertie West stands in the foreground, left-of-center. She looks to the right, towards another park visitor who walks towards the camera at far right. Behind the 2 women, a road stretches on an upward angle from right to left. On the far side of the street at right, 2 cars are parked in a parking area. In the distance at center and to the left of the cars, a billboard stands. The billboard reads, "CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE The ORIGINAL [S]WINGING BRIDGE [C]APILANO CANYON." Pines stand across the background.
Text from negative sleeve: 2294. Banff trip June 1947. June 25, 1947. Vancouver, B.C. Mertie West at Capilano Park. Totem pole in the park. The suspension bridge in park. Mertie West on main street Vancouver B.C. Georgia Hotel in back ground where we stopped. 4 films
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2294_004
ark:/21198/zz002j39q8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Sightseers--Canada--Vancouver
Parks--Canada--Vancouver
Billboards--Canada--Vancouver
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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