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Mt. Rainier photograph album, 1911

Overview of the Collection

Title
Mt. Rainier photograph album
Dates
1911 (inclusive)
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.

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Languages
English
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Historical Background

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, October 15, 2012.

Processing Note

Processed by Vicky Villalobos, 2015.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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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

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


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