WAUTrailBlazersPHColl620.xml Trail Blazers Club Photograph Collection 1946-1959 Trail Blazers Club Photograph Collection Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2003 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections PH0620 Spring, Bob, 1918- Trail Blazers Club Photograph Collection 1946-1959 21 photographic prints (1 box) Collection materials are in English. Photographs of Trail Blazers club members and activities taken by Bob and Ira Spring and Clayton Kilbourn.

Founded in 1933, the Trail Blazers is a volunteer organization that stocks and monitors trout in many of the alpine lakes in Washington State's wilderness areas. The club's aim is to preserve the lakes and their rich resources as alpine fishing areas, and the Trail Blazers have devoted numerous volunteer hours to restocking lakes in conjunction with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

In 1952, Outdoor Life magazine presented the club with the Conservation Award for their work and commitment to the maintenance of trails, alpine lake restocking, and general wilderness preservation.

The collection contains 21 photographs which document activities and members of the Trail Blazers club. Photographs were made by Bob and Ira Spring and group member Clayton Kilbourn.

Collection is open to the public.

Request at UW

Processed by Deborah Gallaher and Shannon Lynch, 2003.

 Spring, Ira Kilbourn, Clayton Langlie, Arthur B. (Arthur Bernard), 1900-1966--Photographs Herbert, Gordie--Photographs Jackson, Howard E.--Photographs Trail Blazers (Organization)--Photographs Trail Blazers (Organization)--Awards--Photographs Fish stocking--Washington (State)--Photographs Lakes--Washington (State)--Photographs Log cabins--Design and construction--Photographs Awards--Photographs Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Washington (State) Photographs Fisheries and Wildlife Environmental Conditions Clubs and Societies

 

Trail Blazers Club Members July 12-13, 1958 Spring, Bob, 1918- Spring, Ira 1 1 Williams Lake stocking trip: group photo 1 2 Williams Lake stocking trip: weighing fish 1 3-5 Williams Lake stocking trip 1 6 Williams Lake stocking trip: putting up sign 1 7 View of Williams Lake Nordrum Cabin Construction ca. 1940s

The Nordrum Lake Cabin was dedicated to Bill Simon, a club member killed in action in WWII.

 2 8 Nordrum cabin construction 2 9 Nordrum cabin construction: men on roof 2 10 Nordrum cabin construction 2 11 Nordrum cabin construction: interior Necklace Valley Memorial Cabin Fundraiser

The Necklace Valley Cabin was dedicated to Jack Streeter, a friend of the club killed in action in WWII.

 3 12 Items to be raffled as fundraiser for memorial cabin in Necklace Valley 1946 Outdoor Life Magazine Award 1952 4 13 Governor Arthur Langlie and Trail Blazers president Gordie Herbert 4 14 Governor Arthur Langlie, Gordie Herbert, and journalist Howard E. Jackson 4 15 Arthur Langlie, Gordie Herbert 4 16 Gordie Herbert, Arthur Langlie, Howard E. Jackson 4 17 Langlie, Herbert, Jackson: filming of ceremony 4 18-19 Journalist Howard E. Jackson interviewed on KJR radio 4 20-21 Howard E. Jackson and Gordie Herbert interviewed on KOMO radio