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| Title | Search party for Forrest Greathouse, Mount Rainier National Park, July 1929 |
| Photographer | Associated Press |
| Date | 1929 |
| Caption | Often referred to as "the Greathouse accident, " the most highly publicized tragedy in Mount Rainier climbing history occurred on July 2, 1929 when six climbers slid into a deep crevasse on upper Ingraham Glacier. Apprentice guide and Lincoln High School football coach Forrest Greathouse and climber Edwin A. Wetzel were killed and the other four climbers badly injured. The search and rescue operation spanned six days, with the body of Forrest Greathouse recovered on July 7th, chopped from the snow and ice by Park Ranger Charles Browne, who had been lowered into the crevasse.
This photograph depicts the group of men who conducted the second, successful search for Forrest Greathouse's body. Standing left to right: Dr. Otto Strezik, Walter Best, Otto Geise, Lewis Buckmaster, Charles Browne, Harry Hale, Kenneth Olson, John Day, Monty Snider, Nulson Widman and Ben Thompson. |
| Notes | Associated Press reproduction information stamped on verso
Associated Press caption attached to verso: Rescue Climber's Body—Led by Charles Brown, ranger in Rainier National Park, eleven volunteers recovered the body of Forrest Greathouse from a crevasse on Mount Rainier. Greathouse was one of two men killed when a group of six men fell into the crevasse while making their way to the summit. The body lay in the crevasse for five days before it could be reached. |
| Subjects | National parks and reserves—Search and rescue operations—Washington (State)—Mount Rainier National Park; Park rangers—Washington (State)—Mount Rainier National Park |
| Personal Names | Browne, Charles, 1896-1982 |
| Places | Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2009.16.51 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Charles Browne Mount Rainier Park Ranger photographs and other material, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Charles Browne Mount Rainier Park Ranger Photographs and Other Material |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
