/ Mertie West, with Agnes and Forrest Whitaker outside the Whitaker's home beside …

View source on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: Mertie West, with Agnes and Forrest Whitaker outside the Whitaker's home beside a Main Line Silver Lark trailer, Los Angeles, 1948
Contributor: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued: December 9, 1948
1948-12-09
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
View of Mertie West, with her sister-in-law, Agnes, and brother, Forrest Whitaker, beside a Ford automobile attached to a Main Line Silver Lark trailer on the curb outside of the Whitaker house on the day that they left on a trip to Mexico (with Mertie's husband, H. H. West, who probably took the photograph).
Text from negative sleeve: 2409. Mexican trip December 9 to 22 incl. 1948. 1770 miles. Start at residence F. M. Whitaker, 314 South Virgil Ave., Los Angeles, Thursday Dec. 9., 1 F. M. Whitaker, Ford and Main Line Silver Lark trailer. 2 Same with L to R: Mrs. H. H. West, Agnes Whitaker, F. M. Whitaker. 3 Traveling on desert. F. M. Whitaker in doorway. 4 On desert in front of Saguaro of giant cactus. L to R: Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker, Mertie West. 5 Ford and trailer on desert road. 6 "old Man" cactus. Fred Hawley at left. F. M. Whitaker in background. Near Ajo, Ariz.
Type
Identifier: uclamss_1998_2409_003
ark:/21198/zz002j3zds
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Mobile homes
Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Source: West (H. H.) Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.