Francis Koons Mount Baker photograph album, 1908-1960s

Written on item B: 1st Mt Baker Skiers

Written on item C photo: 1930 Mt Baker Inn (Now Employees)

Written on item E photo: Mt Baker Meadows 1930

Loose photo, written on verso: Bear in barrel on Mt Baker

possibly ‘Glacier Cabin’ built by Mt Baker Hiking Club in 1935

Handwritten caption: Our Camping at Austin Pass 1928

Written on photo: Me [Francis Koons], Mary Lawson, Hap Fisher, Rosamund Barret, Archie Lawson, J.J. Dolan

Written on photo: Erwin Lusby, Me [Francis Koons], Carl Moen, Young Teg., Claws Tegenfeldt, Glen Goddard

Written on photo: Tomyhoi

Written on item 22b: on frozen Twin Lakes, Erwin Lusby, Francis Koons.

Written on item 22c: Rosamund Barett, [Quenton] Rochford [Rochefort]

Written on photo: Hisler’s Ranch, Mary Lawson Gilfilen

Written on photo: Marietta drive

Written on album: Harry Vaughn, Erwin, Ruth, Rosanna, Estella, Loren Pratt, Harry Klein

Written on album: Old Deception Pass Park

Written on album: Dec. Pass before bridge, Dec. Pass - No Bridge

Photographer: possibly Clyde Banks

Written on album: Berg kids 1930, Virginia + Donald Berg [Koons’ niece and nephew], Sister Mary [Berg née Koons, Koons’ sister]

Written on photo: “Double exposure [combining two photos - one of Koons, another of a woman- so it appears Francis Koons is wearing a dress]

Written on photo: Mary, Alice.

Possible honeymoon trip for Francis Koons and first wife Nell Clark.

Written on photo: Fern Wilson, Marie Wilson, and Ruth [Nell Clark]

3 photos cut and arranged into a panorama

Written on photo: Start of North Fork Nooksack

Written on photo: Start of N. Fork of Nooksack

Written on photo: Rod O’Connor, Ilea, Clem Breaky, Francis Koons

Handwritten caption: to Fritz Koons Heather Meadows Picture Lake Prior to 1924 Mt Baker Lodge was built on the ridge where the tents are

Handwritten caption: Wow!

Written on photo: Our first on Plymouth Dr.

Written on photo: Bev before Plymouth Dr.

Written on verso: Trip-to- Kulshan cabin Oct. 15, 1950 Vint Groot, “Count” Dolan, Francis Koons, Loretta Groot, Eric Bengland, Madline Bean, Mt-Baker- In-The- Background

Written on photo: First home on Humboldt 1928

Written on photo: Grace Goddard, Loren Pratt, Harry Kline, Vaughn Brown, Grace Stoddard, and Alice

Handwritten caption: Girls Camp on Whidbey

Cartoon caption: It doesn’t matter how well or how badly you dance, as long as you hold your own

The newspaper clipping is taped over photo of Red Grange

Handwritten caption: On way to B’ham [Bellingham, WA]

Written on verso: Francis and Beans

Handwritten letter by creator of photo album: “From Ill. [Illinois] in 1926 - heard about Mt. Baker Hiking Club - Re-organized and reacher over 150, Seattle + Vancouver. Will Pratt was President - We had trips every other Sunday and I was outing chair - we scouted trips in-between - Very few of the old Club are left - Bill Cockran (39 times) Hap Fisher, Erwin Lusby, Judge Brown, Dolly Oliver, Dr. E. P. Sperin, J. J. Dolan, Gene Hobart, Art Edson, Ken Huen, Jerry Smith. Many marriages came out of the Club - Helen + Erwin Lusby, Fern + Marie Wilson, Alice + Art Edson, Ruth + Dr. Sperin, Dolly + Ivan Mastin, Paul + Ester Hugdall, Art + Ema Moen - We had 2 very popular photographers - Clyde Banks Sr. + Jacobson - (Vaugh Brown, att., Floy Strong) Ruth Waythman + James Van Wickle, Judge Brown, Vinton Groot + Loretta Waylet - Built Glacier Cabin 1935 (Page 1 of letter) Many over nite trips - To the islands - Skagit R.R. Rockfort to Diablo - About 1935 some of us formed the Mt. B. Ski Club - Dr. E.P. Sperin + I were the 1st president - Frid, Sat, Sund - Archie Lawson care-taker }A must! When ever in Glacier area, Blue Berry pie at Geo. McLaughlin - HM Theil - Fred Wiefer -Invited to club by Van”