Norman Henry Thornycroft Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Glacier photograph album

Norman Henry Thornycroft Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Glacier photograph album, 1935

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Thornycroft, Norman Henry, 1916-1989
Title: Norman Henry Thornycroft Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Glacier photograph album
Dates: 1935 (inclusive)
19351935
Quantity: 1 album of 72 photographs (1 folder)
Collection Number: PH1588
Summary: Photographs of a CCC camp at Mt. Baker, Washington as well as the filming of the movies "Call of the Wild"
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: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Norman Henry Thornycroft (1916-1989) crossed the border to live in Bellingham, Washington after leaving Nanaimo, British Columbia, and became a machinist at a cannery in Seattle. At the age of 19 Thornycroft joined the Civilian Conservation Corps 2915 Camp Glacier. He was assigned to work near Mt. Baker. The men in the camp worked on improvement projects in the national forest such as trail cutting, tree felling and construction of a ranger station and lookout and things such as benches and tables. While at Camp Glacier, he witnessed the filming of "Call of the Wild" featuring Clark Gable and Loretta Young. By 1940 he was no longer with the CCC and living with his family in Bellingham, Washington.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographic album of the Camp Glacier Civilian Conservation Corps camp in 1935. Shows the camp buildings, the workers, and activities. It also includes photographs of the set of the movie "Call of the Wild" with Clark Gable and Loretta Young on location on Mt. Baker the photographs were all made by Norman Thornycroft.

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Source: Nat DesMarais Rare Books, 2018.

Processing Note

Processed by Alexander Crump, 2018; Tiffany Tse, 2019.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	0	Map of Mt. Baker National Forest: Heather Meadows and Sports Area	1935
1	1a	Moonrise over Mt. Baker	1935
1	1b	Camp view from the officers quarters	1935
1	1c	View of the office building	1935
1	2a	View of Mt. Shuksan through the trees	1935
1	2b	A reservoir	1935
1	2c	A army truck used by the CCC	1935
1	3a	Aerial view of the camp	1935
1	3b	A man nicknamed Bulldozer sitting on a bulldozer	1935
1	3c	Four men in front of a truck	1935
1	3d	Mt. Shuksan	1935
1	3e	Norman Henry Thornycroft in the barracks	1935
1	3f	Fire-pit and table Written on album: Park Conveniences	1935
1	4a	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild: the cabin Movie Background: A 1935 film adaptation starring Clark Gable, Loretta Young and Jack Oakie. Orginally set to film in Nevada the filming was forced to move to Washington last minute for the snow and colder weather.	1935
1	4b	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild: the bridge	1935
1	4c	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild: actors with canoe by the river	1935
1	4d	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild: actors on the porch	1935
1	4e	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild: cameraman setting up	1935
1	5a	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild:Clark Gable & Lorretta Young	1935
1	5b	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild:actors shooting at targets	1935
1	5c	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild:on location	1935
1	5d	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild:snow plow clearing the road	1935
1	5e	Filming of the movie Call of the Wild: the sound truck	1935
1	6a	Mt. Baker view from the camp	1935
1	6b	Mt. Baker by moonlight	1935
1	6c	Mt. Shuksan across from Sunrise Lake Clyde Banks, Bellingham (photographer)	1935
1	7a-b	Mt. Shuksan from Austin Pass	1935
1	7c	Mt. Baker	1935
1	8a	Park grounds at Heather Meadows	1935
1	8b	Nooksack River	1935
1	8c	Ground view of the valley	1935
1	9a	View of the sky through foliage	1935
1	9b	View of camp from the reservoir hill	1935
1	9c	Polar pool dam	1935
1	10a	Commanding officer Captain P.L. Thompson	1935
1	10b	Commanding officer Lieutenant A.N. Beaty 2nd	1935
1	10c	Surgeon Dr. F.T. Harris	1935
1	11	Group of seven CCC workers L-R front row: H McAllister, S. Hansing, C.R. Anderson, J.A. Hathorn. L-R back row: G Cox, N Thorneycroft, C. Seholm.	1935
1	12a	Manning Hall exterior	1935
1	12b	Manning Hall fireplace	1935
1	12c	Manning Hall chimney	1935
1	13a	Tents at Mt. Shuksan side camp	1935
1	13b	Mt. Baker	1935
1	13c	Interior of barracks	1935
1	13d	Group of men on a hike on the mountain	1935
1	13e	Chain Lakes	1935
1	14a	A building on the camp site	1935
1	14b	A man standing on lawn	1935
1	14c	A row of tents on the campsite	1935
1	14d	Two men standing in front of a building with another in the background	1935
1	14e	Group of men with a poster of a skeleton	1935
1	14f	Group of men on a bench	1935
1	15a-b	Mt. Shuksan	1935
1	15c	Large building on campsite	1935
1	15d	Group of men with skis	1935
1	16a	Mountain waterfall	1935
1	16b	Man skiing	1935
1	16c	Mountain waterfall	1935
1	17a	Man walking across campsite	1935
1	17b	View of landscape	1935
1	17c	Man and deer in front of a building	1935
1	17d	Two men standing on a porch	1935
1	18a	Photo missing	1935
1	18b	Two men sitting on hill	1935
1	19a	Buildings at camp site	1935
1	19b	Two men relaxing in barracks	1935
1	19c	Three men crossing a rope bridge suspended over a river	1935
1	19d	Railroad bridge over a river	1935
1	20	Newspaper clipping of camp photo	1935
1	20a	Two men crossing a river	1935
1	20b	Two men sitting on a hill	1935
1	20c	Newspaper article titled New Wonder Road	1935

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Thornycroft, Norman Henry, 1916-1989--Archives

Corporate Names

Civilian Conservation Center (U.S.). Camp Glacier--Buildings--Photographs
Civilian Conservation Center (U.S.). Camp Glacier--Employees--Photographs
Civilian Conservation Center (U.S.). Camp Glacier--Photographs

Geographical Names

Mount Baker National Forest (Wash.)--Photographs

Archives West Finding Aid

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