ca. 1907. This is Peak 4 - Mount Seattle at head of the Elwha and Quinault in the Olympic Mountains. The view was taken by Asahel Curtis circa 1907.

Seattle, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1906. A group of riders and several pack horses rest in a mountain meadow. A snow covered mountain rises in the background. The caption for this photograph was: "Meadow and Glacier - Goat Peaks". The mountain in the background is probably Mount Curtis Gilbert. This mountain was also known as "Gilbert Peak" and "Goat Rocks". The glacier near the top of the peak would be the Meade Glacier. This circa 1906 photograph may have been taken from Conrad Meadows on the South Fork Tieton River.

Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.); Horses; Pack animals; Meadows; Curtis Gilbert, Mount (Wash.); Packtrains;

ca. 1909. Lake Sutherland as seen through a stand of alders, circa 1909. Lake Sutherland is in the Olympic Mountains.

Lake Sutherland (Wash.); Birches--Washington;

ca. 1906. A group of six campers sit close to one of two tents in a high mountain clearing in this circa 1906 photograph by Smith. There is snow on the side of the ridge immediately behind their camp. The original caption for this photograph was: "Camp Stormy - U.S.R.S. - Tieton". U.S.R.S. may stand for United States Ranger Station. This photograph was taken somewhere in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Camping--Washington--1900-1910; Tents; Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.);

ca. 1905. Print in album marked 1905. Part of the Mt. Rainier series. Snow slope on Unicorn Peak. Lead climber is not wearing coat and has his sleeves rolled up.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Snow & ice climbing; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910; Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

Camp - Mt. Baker. Campers lounge on grass with white tent nearby. Photograph taken by Asahel Curtis in July of 1908.

Mount Baker National Park (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Camping--Washington--1900-1910; Tents; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1906. A lone climber looks down into a crevasse on Meade Glacier. The photograph, which was titled "Can't see bottom," was taken by a photographer named Smith circa 1906. The Meade Glacier is on Mount Curtis Gilbert in the Goat Rocks Wilderness area of the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Glaciers; Meade Glacier (Wash.); Snow & ice climbing; Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910;

Undated view of Table Rock Falls in the Olympic Mountains taken by photographer Humes.

Waterfalls; Olympic Mountains (Wash.);

This photograph of a Roosevelt Elk was taken by Asahel Curtis somewhere along the Elwha River in May of 1907. Most of the Elwha is in the Olympic National Park.

Elk--Washington; Elwha River (Wash.); Rivers--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1906. A group of six hikers, at least one of which appears to be a woman, sit on a forested slope next to a falls on the Tieton River. This photograph is one in a series by Smith that were taken on an expedition up the Tieton River in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

Water falls; Snoqualmie National Forest (Wash.); Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910

Lyman Glacier from North Star Mountain and Tamarack Mtns on summit of Cascades - at head of R.R. Creek. This image was taken by Asahel Curtis in October of 1906 and was part of the Chelan series.

Glaciers; Cascade Mountains (Wash.);

Small ice cave as photographed in October of 1906 by Asahel Curtis as part of the Chelan series.

Ice; Snow; Caves;

This hand-tinted glass lantern slide was the work of photographer Asahel Curtis in October of 1906. It is of R.R. Creek (Railroad Creek) from the Meadow Creek - Chelan series. Railroad Creek is a tributary to Lake Chelan.

R.R. Creek (Wash.);

ca. 1906. Reflections of trees and hills on Lake Chelan, close to Sunday Morning Mine, circa 1906. Part of Asahel Curtis' Chelan series.

Reflections; Lake Chelan (Wash.);

Elwha - Goldie Canyon - Olympics Another lantern slide presumed to be by Grant Humes, this photograph show the canyon at the point where the Goldie River flows into the Elwha at the north ends of the Press valley. The log that stretches across the river is probably a log bridge.

Elwha river (Wash.); Goldie river (Wash.); Rivers--Washington--1900-1910; Canyons--Washington--1900-1910

Windfall Canyon - Olympics Another lantern slide presumed to be by Grant Humes, this photograph shows a log bridge spanning the mouth of Windfall Creek at the point were it enters the Elwha River.

Bridges--Washington--1900-1910; Log bridges; Elwha river (Wash.); Windfall creek (Wash.); Canyons--Washington--1900-1910

1907 - Mt. Meany - Peak 2 - Olympics

Olympic series - Cougar Peak, Mt. Noyes & Mt. Meany - in the Olympic Mountains as photographed by Asahel Curtis on August 1, 1907.

Olympic Mountains (wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

Climbing Mt. Meany. The mountain, located in the Olympics, is named after University of Washington professor Edmond S. Meany. Among other notable accomplishments, he was president of the Mountaineers from 1908 to his death in 1935.

Mountaineering--Washington; Olympic Mountains (Wash.);

Snow dusted R.R. Creek Mountains and serene small lake were photographed in October of 1906. This was part of Asahel Curtis' Chelan series.

Mountains--Washington--1900-1910; Lakes & ponds--Washington;

Snoqualmie Falls - Cascades. Date unknown.

Snoqualmie Falls (Snoqualmie); Waterfalls--Snoqualmie;

ca. 1908. Copy of Mt. Rainier National Park map. This map was photographed by Asahel Curtis about 1908. The boundaries of the national park have been noted and the glaciers including the Tahoma, Edmunds, and Cowlitz glaciers have been identified. A bluish mark has been placed over the area covering Mt. Rainier.

Maps;

Bear Creek - Mt. Baker. Bear Creek is in the Mount Baker National Forest south of Mount Baker in northern Skagit County. Bear Creek feeds into Lake Shannon just past the Bear Creek Powerhouse. This photograph was taken by Asahel Curtis on June 15, 1908.

Mount Baker National Forest (Wash.); Bear Creek (Wash.); Streams--Skagit County;

ca. 1909. Herd of Roosevelt elk in the Olympic Mountains. The Roosevelt elk, largest of North American elk and named after Theodore Roosevelt, had powerful bodies that allowed them to break through snowdrifts, flourish in high altitudes, and also swim. The dark coated elk were photographed amidst the snow and barren trees by Grant W. Humes circa 1909.

Elk--Washington; Olympic Mountains (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

Mt. Baker series - The pack train. A line of pack horses are led up a trail on Mt. Baker at the beginning of the 1908 outing by the Mountaineers on Mount Baker. (The label on the lantern slide for this images misidentifies the location for this photograph as "Olymics." The image number places it in the Mt. Baker series.)

Packtrains; Pack animals--Mount Baker; Baker, Mount (Wash.); Mount Baker National Forest (Wash.); Mountaineering--Washington--1900-1910

Undated view of Mt. Rainier from Paradise. A photographer named Brass took this photograph of Mt. Rainier through an opening of trees.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1897. "Nature's Mirror - Paradise Park " on Mt. Rainier. The Mountain is reflected in the glistening water, truly "nature's mirror," as photographed by Brass circa 1897.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1890-1900;

ca. 1900. An early photograph of Fairy Falls on Stevens Creek, in Mt. Rainier National Park. Fairy Falls is 700 feet tall. This photograph by Brass was taken circa 1900.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Fairy Falls (Wash.); Waterfalls;

This is Boulder Glacier on Mt. Baker, part of the Mt. Baker series. According to Washington Place Names, it is on the southwest side of Mt. Baker and drains into the Baker River by Boulder Creek. Asahel Curtis photographed this view on July 20, 1908.

Baker, Mount (Wash.); Boulder Glacier (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

The identification of this slide is contradictory - one source says these climbers are on the Nisqually Glacier on Mt. Rainier; the other says that this is Boulder Glacier on Mt. Baker. Photograph was taken by Asahel Curtis but not dated.

Mountains--Washington; Mountaineering--Washington;