Lynn West, Maud West, Wayne West, and Mertie West pose in the front yard of Wayne West's house, Santa Ana, 1942

Item Overview

Title

Lynn West, Maud West, Wayne West, and Mertie West pose in the front yard of Wayne West's house, Santa Ana, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

May 23, 1942

Date

1942-05-23

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Lynn West, Maud West, Wayne West, and Mertie West pose in the front yard of Wayne West's house. Lynn West wears a military uniform. There are cars driving and parked in the background, along with other houses, lampposts, and a building next door in front of which there are sandbags piled.
Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Wayne West was his brother, and Maud West was Wayne's wife. Lynn West was H. H. West's second cousin twice removed. H. H. West's great-grandfather, Hezekiah West, was Lynn West's third great-grandfather.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 147. Santa Ana, Calif. May 23, 1942. Sunday. The Y. M. C. A. building. Lynn West, son of Asa D. West of Cypress, Ills. picking oranges off tree in Wayne West's yard at 1022 S. Main Street. Lynn West in front of Wayne's house. Lynn West in front of the entrance to the Santa Ana Air Base where he was stationed. In front of the house, L to R: Lynn West, Maud West, Wayne West and Mertie West. In rear of house, L. to R.: Wayne West, Lynn West, H. H. West. 6 negatives.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, William Lynn, 1920-1982
West, Maud Foreman, 1885-1976
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
West, Wayne Warren, 1881-1965

Location

California--Santa Ana

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Families--American--California--Santa Ana
Soldiers--American--California--Santa Ana