Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West in front of a cactus during a trip to Mexico, 1948

Item Overview

Title

Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West in front of a cactus during a trip to Mexico, 1948

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Whitaker, Forrest, 1877-1972

Date Created

December 1948

Date

1948-12

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mertie West was H. H. West's wife. Forrest Whitaker was Mertie's brother, and Agnes Whitaker was Forrest's wife.
Agnes Whitaker, Forrest Whitaker and Mertie West in front of a Saguaro cactus in Arizona or Mexico during an automobile trip from California to Mexico.

Caption

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 P.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.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Keywords

Genre

acetate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Whitaker, Agnes Hawley, 1878-1967
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Deserts
Cactus