H. H. West Jr. poses with the men from his tent at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Item Overview

Title

H. H. West Jr. poses with the men from his tent at Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, 1942

Photographer

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

Date Created

March 8, 1942

Date

1942-03-08

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

H. H. West Jr. poses with the men from his tent at Camp San Luis Obispo. The tent is made of wood at the bottom. "U. S." is printed at the top. There is a chimney at the top and power wires above. The men stand on a wooden walkway that is laid over the dirt. There are other tents at the right and other buildings in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1191. Camp San Luis Obispo, California, March 8, 1942. 1. Picture taken in front of tent occupied by H. H. West Jr. It's [sic] number was Q-10. Four boys occupied it and I got them out in front and took 2 pictures of them. L to R: P. F. C. William T. Hindman. Private Connell. Private H. H. West Jr. Private Atchinson. 2 Same group, close up. H. H. West Jr. was the only one to leave for the north from this tent. The other 3 remained behind. 2 films.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, Henry Hebard, 1917-1998
Connell, Private
Atchinson, Private
Hindman, William T.

Location

California--San Luis Obispo

Longitude

35.321389

Latitude

-120.738889

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Soldiers--American--California--San Luis Obispo
Military facilities--American--California--San Luis Obispo