Forrest Whitaker fishes while sitting on a log at Lake Mary, Mammoth Lakes, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Forrest Whitaker fishes while sitting on a log at Lake Mary, Mammoth Lakes, 1942

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

August 1942

Date

1942-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Forrest Whitaker was H. H. West's brother-in-law.
Forrest Whitaker fishes while sitting on a log. He wears a hat and leans back on one hand while one foot is propped up on the log. In the background there is the lake, trees, and a mountain. The lake may be Lake Mary, rather than St. Mary's Lake as indicated on the negative sleeve.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 122. Mammoth, Calif. St Mary's Lake. August 1942. Forrest Whitaker fishing on the banks of St Mary's Lake above Mammoth. No fish. 2 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972

Location

California--Mammoth Lakes

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Fishing--California
Lakes & ponds--California--Mammoth Lakes
Mary, Lake (Mono County, Calif.)