Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station, Crafton, 1901

Item Overview

Title

Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station, Crafton, 1901

Photographer

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

Date Created

April 28, 1901

Date

1901-04-28

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Mertie Whitaker, Mrs. Rucher, Ellen Lorene (Pinkie) Lemberger, and Rolla Rucher at the train station in Crafton. The railroad tracks an a pole are visible in the background. All four people wear hats, the women's are covered in flowers and ribbons. Mrs. West holds a flower, Mrs. Warder holds a purse.
Mertie Whitaker became H. H. West's second wife in the 1920's. Pinkie Lemberger (Ellen Lorene Lemberger Warder) was H. H. West's first cousin. Mrs. Rucher may be Susan Lemberger Rucher, who was Caroline and John Lemberger's daughter.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 69. Crafton, Calif., April 28, 1901. At the S. P. R. R. station: L to R: Mertie Whitaker, Mrs Rucher, Pinkie Lemberger, Rolla Rucher.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Rucher, Rolla
Warder, Ellen Lorene Lemberger, 1874-1936
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Rucher, Mrs.

Location

California--Crafton

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Railroad stations--California--Crafton