Lyman Cary Read photographs of mountains near Atlin, B.C., Canada, 1916-1917

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Read, Lyman Cary
Title
Lyman Cary Read photographs of mountains near Atlin, B.C., Canada
Dates
1916-1917 (inclusive)
Quantity
10 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes vary
Collection Number
PH1121
Summary
Photographs of mountains and Llewellyn Glacier near Atlin, B.C. in Canada
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Lyman Cary Read was born in 1851 to British parents, Hosea Read and Louise Cary. He became a band master in Vermont. He moved to Colfax, Washington sometime before 1896. There he shot squirrels, taught music and traveled throughout Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho with bands and orchestras playing for dances and concerts. The Atlin Historical Society indicates that his band also traveled in Europe. He wrote and published music, including the chamber work "Canary Polka" for piano and piccolo. He moved to Atlin, British Columbia, Canada, sometime in 1909, where he set up a photo studio. He was a wilderness photographer and guide, and an expert on the Llewellyn Glacier near Atlin. Some of his additional photos are represented in the Alaska State Library in Juneau and the Yukon Archives Digital Data Base. His "Scenes from the Atlin Lake Region of British Columbia, from hitherto unpublished photographs" was published in the American Museum of Natural History's Natural History, Vol. 21 , in 1921. His 1901-1906 diaries are collected in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society /Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives in Spokane, Washington. He died on January 6, 1924.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Views of the Llewellyn Glacier, Cathedral Mountain, and other mountains and glaciers near Atlin, B.C. in Canada.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Due to a similar photographer stamp and style, it is likely photographer Gilbert Morris Taylor bought L.C. Read's photography studio in Atlin shortly before Read's death.

Gilbert Morris Taylor's photographs of similar style are located in the Early Photographers Collection; PH Coll 334.

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Chet Kingsbury estate, 2003.

Processing Note

Processed by Megan Earls, November 2011; processing completed by Susan Fitch, 2012. Revised by Stefanie Terasaki; 2014.

Originally accessioned as PH2004-024

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

PhotographsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Folder item
1 1
Looking across snowy valley to Atlin Mountain (Read 33)
L.C. Read, Atlin B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: Spring's Awakening, Mar. 25th, 1916. Neg. No. 33.
March 25, 1916
1 2
Cathedral Mountain peak from 6 miles away (Read 57)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: Telephoto of Cathedral Mt. Peak, at 6 miles. Neg. No. 57.
circa 1916-1917
1 3
Llewellyn Mountain and Glacier (Read 59)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: Llewellyn Mt. and Glacier, from Mussen Mt., Neg. No. 59.A copy of this photo appears on p. 258 ofNatural History, Vol. 21, published in 1921 by the American Museum of Natural History.
circa 1916-1917
1 4
View from a moraine looking west to mountains (Read 62)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: On the moraine, looking west. Neg. No. 62.Amoraineis a layer of glacial debris.
circa 1916-1917
1 5
Atlin Mountain from Marshall's Wharf (Read 78)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: Atlin Mt., in April, 1917. Neg. No. 78.A copy of this photograph from another source has written on verso: "Atlin Mountain from Marshall's Wharf. Neg No. 78".
April 1917
1 6
Llewellyn Glacier viewed through a gorge (Read 91)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: The glacier through the gorge. Neg. No. 91.
circa 1916-1917
1 7
Llewellyn Glacier with mountains in background (Read 92)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: Neg. No. 92.
circa 1916-1917
1 8
Looking across bay to ice floe with pointed seracs in front of foggy mountain (Read 108)
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
Written on verso: Fairy Land. Atlin. Dec. 6th 17. neg. No. 108. Typed on verso: "In the robe of quiet, purest white,- A glorious dream of fairy land."Aseracis a jagged pinnacle of ice on the surface of a glacier, formed by intersecting crevasses.
December 6, 1917
1 9-10
Llewellyn Glacier with mountains in background
L.C. Read, Atlin, B.C., Canada (photographer)
circa 1916-1917

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Read, L. C.--Photographs