ca. 1907. This view of Mt. Rainier from the west, focusing on three peaks, was taken by Asahel Curtis, probably on July 1, 1907.

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Mt. Baker from Baker Lake. This photograph of Mt. Baker was taken by Asahel Curtis in June of 1908 shortly before the Second Mountaineers Outing. Baker Lake is to the east of Mount Baker in Whatcom County. It is almost directly south of Mt. Shuksan.

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On the moraine - Mt. Baker, part of the Mt. Baker series that was taken on July 20, 1908. These mountaineers march in a row carrying sturdy staffs while on the moraine, an accumulation of earth and stone carried and finally deposited by a glacier.

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On July 20, 1908, an unidentified mountaineer is seen peering at a deep crevasse on Mount Baker.

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Overlooking the glacier. Undated Asahel Curtis photograph of a woman peering over the edge of a towering rock formation.

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Mt. Baker trip - Mount Shuksan The northwest face of Mount Shuksan as it appears approaching it from Mount Baker. This photograph was used in several publications by Curtis.

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Eastern slope of Mt. Baker. Asahel Curtis used this photograph in an article that he wrote for the Overland Monthly, April 1907, titled "Mazama's Ascent of Mount Baker." His caption for this photograph was, "Head of Roosevelt Glacier, northeast side of summit of Mount Baker." That would mean that the rock formation in this photograph is part of the "cockscomb."

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Mt. Baker trip - Summit of Mt. Baker - the northwest summit. The summit of Mount Baker as it appeared on August 7, 1906 when the Kiser party made it to the top in the late afternoon. Two small figures are visible against the immense field of snow.

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A long line of hikers with poles is silhouetted against a snowfield on Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. This is one in the Mt. Baker series of photographs by Asahel Curtis.

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Part of the Mt. Baker series taken by Asahel Curtis. This is on the snow field of Mt. Baker in July of 1908. The line of hikers appears only as a black blur on the white surface.

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An unidentified woman is silhouetted against the bright snow of Mt. Rainier in this undated glass lantern slide. She is equipped with a climbing pole. Two other figures are in the distance among the mountain's snowfields.

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ca. 1905. Print in album marked 1905. Part of the Mt. Rainier series, Mt. Rainier from Pinnade Peak. This was the beginning of a peak storm on Mt. Rainier.

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A long line of Mountaineers climb a steep ice slope on the Boulder Glacier (Mount Baker) during the Mountaineer's outing to Mount Baker in 1908. A similar photograph was used in the November 1908 edition of The Mountaineer in the article "With the Mountaineers on Mt. Baker" by Lulie Nettleton.

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Lifeline work on Mt. Baker. This July 20, 1908 lantern slide shows mountaineers ascending snowy Mt. Baker with the use of a lifeline.

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Mt. Baker trip - Working out of crevasse on eastside of Mt. Baker On August 7, 1906, F.H. Kiser led five other climbers, including Asahel Curtis, in a desperate attempt to get to the top of Mount Baker from a northeast approach. This photograph shows five of the climbers working their way out of a crevasse.

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The ice formation, known as a serac, was photographed by Asahel Curtis on Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker, during the 1908 Mountaineers Outing. A serac is a pointed mass or pinnacle of ice left standing among the crevasses of a glacier.

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Mountaineers prepare to leave the summit of Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908 . Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Two separate lines of climbers are at the summit of Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Exposed rocks on summit of Mt. Baker as photographed on June 15, 1908. Two mountaineers perched among the bare rock blend into their surroundings.

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Crater at Mt. Baker as viewed on July 20, 1908. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Mt. Baker trip - On the awy to Coleman Peak - Near Coleman Peak A long line of climbers from the 1906 Mazamas cross a snowfield on the way to Coleman Peak. F. H. Kiser had chosen a northeast approach to Mt. Baker for the Mazamas. Coleman Pinnacle is at the far end of Ptarmigan Ridge on the way up to the mountain.

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Coasting correctly as demonstrated by two apt mountaineers during their July, 1908 outing on Mt. Baker. Part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Mt. Baker trip - Crevasse on east side of Mt. Baker - Kiser A lone climber stands at the edge of a crevasse on a glacier on Mount Baker. This photograph was used in several publications including an article by Gertrude Metcalfe published in the March 1907 Mazama. The man in the photograph may be F.H. Kiser.

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Rock work on Mt. Baker, date unknown. Three climbers on a rocky tower formation carefully make their way up.

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ca. 1899. View of the stores on the west side of Pacific Avenue, in Tacoma, looking south from 9th and Pacific. At 902 Pacific is the Palace Grocery Co.

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ca. 1899. Deer at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma. From the collection of Don Cooper. TPL-9635

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This view of "The Brothers," a pair of prominent peaks located in the Olympic Mountains, was probably taken in January of 1909 by Asahel Curtis. They are named by George Davidson in honor of Arthur and Edward Fauntleroy, brothers of his soon-to-be wife, Ellinor Fauntleroy.

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ca. 1906. A lone climber sits on a steep slope. Behind him can be seen the face of a glacier with a mountain stream pouring out of the base of the glacier. This photograph was captioned "Old Snowy Glacier - Source of the Tieton River." It is probably a photograph of the McCall Glacier which is at the head of the North Fork Tieton River on the east side of Old Snowy Mountain in the Snoqualmie National Forest.

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ca. 1906. The identification on this image calls it "Old Snowy Glacier." Because it is in a sequence of photographs taken by Smith in the Goat Rock Wilderness area of the Snoqualmie National Forest, it is a good guess that this is the McCall Glacier on the east side of Old Snowy Mountain. The McCall Glacier is at the head of the North Fork Tieton River.

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ca. 1906. A view of Mount Rainier from Yakima County looking northwest. This photograph was probably taken somewhere near the head of the South Fork Tieton River in the Snoqualmie National Forest. The caption on the lantern slide from with this image was taken said: "Mt. Rainier from East - Tieton". The field of snow on the mountain in the picture appears to be a glacier. Probably taken from the Goat Rocks.

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