Mt. Rainier photograph album

Mt. Rainier photograph album, 1911

Overview of the Collection

Title: Mt. Rainier photograph album
Dates: 1911 (inclusive)
19111911
Quantity: 1 album with 46 photographic prints (1 folder) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH1330
Summary: Photographs of people camping and hiking on Mt. Rainier
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 required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

At the beginning of the 20th century, Mt. Rainier became the United States’ fifth national park, drawing crowds of curious sightseers and adventurous campers to explore meadows, waterfalls, and mountain landscapes. The public could hire services which included saddle horses, guided tours, tents for camping, and lodge accommodations at Longmire's Hotel. Paradise Park quickly became not only a destination, but a base of operation while Longmire’s Hotel had the benefit of location off the only road going into the park, Mountain Road. Visitation spiked in 1915 when travel to Europe was halted by World War I. New technology at the end of the 19th century in the form of the automobile also contributed to the amount of visitors the park received in the early years. Visitors came on foot, horseback, automobile, and coach to enjoy Rainier.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Album containing photographs of people camping and hiking on Mt. Rainier inclidng scenes of places and buildings on Mt. Rainier. Also inclides scenes at Pt. Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Source: Fairlook Antiques, October 15, 2012.

Processing Note

Processed by Vicky Villalobos, 2015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Mt Rainier AlbumReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
KVXA2	1	Man holding child	circa 1911
KVXA2	2	Child in a boat	circa 1911
KVXA2	3	Child standing on grass	circa 1911
KVXA2	4	Woman standing with child	circa 1911
KVXA2	5	Man and child in boat	circa 1911
KVXA2	6	View of Eagle Peak and Nisqually River, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	7	Woman on log bridge over Nisqually River, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	8	View of Berry Falls	circa 1911
KVXA2	9	Man with two women on the banks of the Nisqually River, WA Written on page: Nisqually River near Longmier.	circa 1911
KVXA2	10	Two women on horseback on road to Paradise Valley Written on page: Road to Paradise Valley.	circa 1911
KVXA2	11	Two men and a woman standing in the snow above Reese's Camp in Paradise Park Written on page: Above Reese's Camp.	circa 1911
KVXA2	12	Man and woman walk near tents at Camp of the Clouds, Mt. Rainier	circa 1911
KVXA2	13	Group standing on rocks in a river, Mt. Rainier Written on page: Trail to Indian Henry's.	circa 1911
KVXA2	14	View of creek leading to Paradise Valley, WA Written on page: Road to Paradise Valley.	circa 1911
KVXA2	15	View of Eagle Peak from the Ramparts, WA Written on page: Eagle peak taken from the Ramparts.	circa 1911
KVXA2	16	View of Nisqually Glacier, Mt. Rainier, WA Written on page: Nisqually Glacier, Mt. Tacoma, Wash.	circa 1911
KVXA2	17	People looking at the Nisqually River from the banks and a log bridge	circa 1911
KVXA2	18	View of Seven Sisters Falls at Paradise River	circa 1911
KVXA2	19	View of Narada Falls in Paradise Valley, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	20	View of the Seven Sisters Falls	circa 1911
KVXA2	21	View of Mt. Rainier from Camp of the Clouds	circa 1911
KVXA2	22	View of river bank on Nisqually River, WA Written on page: River Bank on Nisqually River.	circa 1911
KVXA2	23	Group standing in snow above Reese's Camp in Paradise Park Written on page: On a snow field above Reeses.	circa 1911
KVXA2	24	Two men and a woman sitting on a log bridge over Nisqually River, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	25	Two women and a man on the banks of the Nisqually River	circa 1911
KVXA2	26	View of Narada Falls	circa 1911
KVXA2	27	Two men and two women sit in snowfield above Reese's Camp in Paradise Parks Written on page: Snowfield above Reeses.	circa 1911
KVXA2	28	Row of tents seen in Longmire, WA Written on page: Sleeping Tents Longmeir's.	circa 1911
KVXA2	29	View of Mirror Lake at Indian Henry's Hunting Ground, reflection of Mt. Rainier Written on page: Mirror Lake Indian Henry Hunting Ground (Reflecting Mt. Tacoma).	circa 1911
KVXA2	30	View of people on horseback at Snow Lake at Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	31	View of Nisqually Glacier	circa 1911
KVXA2	32	Man at Nisqually Glacier	circa 1911
KVXA2	33	Group of people standing on rocks in the Nisqually River	circa 1911
KVXA2	34	Longmire's Hotel with view of Mt. Rainier, WA Written on page: Longmier's Hotel.	circa 1911
KVXA2	35	Two people sliding down the snow above Reese's Camp in Paradise Parks, WA Written on page: Sliding in the snow above Reeses Camp, July 26th, 1911.	July 26, 1911
KVXA2	36	View of landscape on the road to Paradise Valley	circa 1911
KVXA2	37	Glacial rocks seen at Nisqually River, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	38	Small group gathered at the base of a tree Written on page: On the Road to Manzanita Beach, July 4th 1911.	July 4, 1911
KVXA2	39	Large group sitting on a boulder on Manzanita Beach, OR	circa 1911
KVXA2	40	Large group sitting on a boulder on Manzanita Beach, OR	circa 1911
KVXA2	41	Group gathered for dinner party Written on page: Dinner at Tillie's Cottage, July 4th 1911.	July 4, 1911
KVXA2	42	Group lined up for picture at the Narrows. Written on page: Miss Bliss, George Hart, Barba Walker, Arthor Bassett, Kenneth Kiser. Close's Ranch, the "Narrows". Ina Young, Will Blair, Miss Irene Wallin, Lucy Fogg, Mildred Howard.	circa 1911
KVXA2	43	Group at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA	circa 1911
KVXA2	44	Group seated in the foliage Written on page: Close's Ranch the "Narrows".	circa 1911
KVXA2	45	Group seated in the foliage Written on page: Close's Ranch the "Narrows".	circa 1911
KVXA2	46	Group posed in a line at Close's Ranch Written on page: Close's Ranch.	circa 1911

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Geographical Names

Eagle Peak (Lewis County, Wash.)--Photographs
Manzanita (Or.)--Photographs
Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)--Photographs
Nisqually Glacier (Wash.)--Photographs
Nisqually River (Wash.)--Photographs
Paradise Park (Wash.)--Photographs
Paradise Valley (Lewis County and Pierce County, Wash.)--Photographs
Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--Photographs
Tacoma Narrows (Wash.)--Photographs

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