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Mount Rainier climbing guides at Paradise Inn, 1919
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| Title | Mount Rainier climbing guides at Paradise Inn, 1919 |
| Photographer | Jacobs, Frank A. |
| Date | 1919.00 |
| Notes | Left to right: Gordon Pole (1899-1974); Fairman B. Lee (1896-1977); Joe Hazard (1878-1965), Manager; Alma Wagen (1878-1967); Jake Shaidell (1879-1971); Hans Fuhrer (1888-19??)
Alma Wagen was Mt. Rainier's first female guide and an important figure in Northwest mountain guiding and climbing history.
Born in Switzerland, Hans Fuhrer moved to the United States with his brother Heinrich who was also a climbing guide. During his career in the U.S. Hans completed more than 150 ascents of Mount Rainier.
Caption on image: Gordon Pole, F.B.L. [Fairman B. Lee (1896-1977)" Joe Hazard (Mgr." Alma Wagen, Jake Shidell (Summit), Hans Fuhrer (Summit)" The Guide Dept., Paradise Inn, 1919
PH Coll 341. Album 8.76 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Guides & scouts--Washington (State) |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Mountaineers--Washington (State); Mountaineering--Equipment and supplies; Paradise Inn (Mount Rainier National Park, Wash.); Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier National Park |
| Digital Collection | Mountaineers Collection
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| Order Number | MTN00415
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/service/reproduction.html
Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Mountaineers Photographs. Mountaineers Photograph Album Collection, PH Coll 341, |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b&w |
| Digital Reproduction Information | All images were scanned from photographic prints using Microtek scanners in 8-bit grayscale between 100 and 800 ppi. Using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 or 8.0, resized to 768 pixels wide or 600 pixels high (whichever was greater), adjusted the histogram, sharpened and saved in JPEG format at quality rating 3. 2004-2005 |
| Album | 8
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