Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Item Overview

Title

Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948

Date Created

April, 1945

Date

1945-04

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center and is viewed close-up. All the women look to the camera. H. H. West holds his glasses in hand at his side and glances off towards the right. Behind him and to the right, a tiled fountain sits in partial view in the lower right corner. A man sits at the far end of the fountain. Behind the group, a rounded building, covered in ivy, stands. Additional Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the courtyard in the background.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2119. Santa Barbara, California, April 1945. [handwritten check mark] 1. The service station at Ventura where the first stop was made for the rest room facilities. [handwritten marking] 2. Patio of the Adobe Restaurant at Santa Barbara. L. To R.- Dode Witherby. Zetta Witherby. Mertie West. H.H.West. [handwritten check mark] 3. Same place. L to R.- Zetta Witherby. Wes Witherby. Dode Witherby. Mertie West. [handwritten check mark] 4. Lunch in the patio. L to R.- Wes Witherby. Mertie West. Light struck film apparently

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
Group portraits
black-and-white photographs

Names

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Witherby, Sarah Josephine, 1876-1968
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Witherby, Zetta Bowman, 1875-1957

Location

California--Santa Barbara

Longitude

34.42054

Latitude

-119.699488

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Courtyards--California--Santa Barbara