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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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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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.

Snow & ice climbing; Baker, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1908

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

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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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Boulder Creek - Mt. Baker. Mountaineers in July of 1908 gaze at snow-capped Mount Baker while alongside Boulder Creek. The creek, according to Washington Place Names, rises in Boulder Glacier on the southeast slope of Mount Baker in south central Whatcom County. Boulder Creek was named by Joseph Morovitz, homesteader, because of the huge, round boulders at the ford of the creek where his trail crossed.

Mount Baker National Park (Wash.); Boulder Creek (Wash.);

A large party is seen on the moraine as they ascend Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. This was one of Asahel Curtis' photographs in the Mt. Baker series.

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These climbers are nearing the timberline of Mt. Baker on July 20, 1908. This photograph was taken by Asahel Curtis as part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Icicles on Easton cave located at Mt. Baker. This July 20, 1908 lantern slide is part of the Mt. Baker series.

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Mt. Baker series - Park Creek Valley - Mt. Baker. Three hikers admire the pristine view on July 26, 1908.

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Spray park at the head of Traitor Creek, photographed by Asahel Curtis on August 25, 1908. Part of the Mt. Rainier series.

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The congregation of the German Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated the dedication of the $8000 church located at South 16th and "L" Sts. on September 27, 1908. Rev. Arthur Spleiss of Sherwood, Oregon, delivered the dedicatory morning service. An afternoon and evening service followed led by Rev. H. Janssen of North Yakima and Rev. W.H. Behrens of Portland respectively. The new church was 44 x 86-feet and had a seating capacity in its auditorium of 500. In addition, there was a large Sunday School room. In 1953 the Miles Memorial CME Church purchased the property. It was demolished in 2004. (TDL 9-27-1908, p. 32-article)

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ca. 1909. View of the Olympic Mountains from the Chelan area, circa 1909.

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ca. 1909. This is believed to be Lake Sutherland in the Olympic Mountains, just outside the Olympic National Park, as viewed circa 1909.

Lakes & ponds--Washington;

ca. 1909. This view of Lake Sutherland through the trees from a road was probably taken circa 1909. The lake is located in the Olympic Mountains close to Lake Crescent.

Lake Sutherland (Wash.);

ca. 1909. Small group of people on an excursion to Mount Rainier. They are standing and sitting next to the Nisqually River near Longmire. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Nisqually River--Pierce County--1900-1910

ca. 1909. A view of the buildings at Longmire Springs in Mount Rainier National Park in 1909. Several rustic wooden buildings are shown along with a number of tents. From the collection of Don Cooper.

Longmire Springs (Washington); Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tents

ca. 1909. A lone hiker stands at the edge of a cliff of glacial ice, part of the Nisqually Glacier, looking toward Mount Rainier. From the collection of Don Cooper.

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Image title: Klickitat basketry. The North American Indian, v. 7, p. 160.

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ca. 1909. Post card showing the First Bank of Wilkeson, Washington, circa 1909. From the collection of N.P. Anderson.

Banks--Wilkeson--1900-1910;

ca. 1909. The First Bank in Wilkeson, WA. Four men stand in front of the bank. The man at the far right is probably Tobie J. Anderson, the cashier at the bank. The man in the long coat and bowler hat is probably W. H. Pringle, the president of the bank. From the collection of N. P. Anderson. TPL-9752

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