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Sale 2708 - Lot 208

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(WEST--WASHINGTON STATE.) Album of the Mazama Club's 1914 ascent of Mount Rainier. 11 photographs, each about 6 x 8½ inches, mounted on album leaves, captioned in manuscript, and bound with manuscript title page reading "Mazama Outing, Rainier National Park, 1914." Oblong 4to, 8¼ x 11¼ inches, string-bound with plain boards; minimal wear. Mount Rainier, WA, August 1914
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The Mazama Club (or "The Mazamas") was founded in 1894 as one of the earliest mountaineering groups in the nation. This album documents their 1914 outing to Mount Rainier near Seattle, from 1 to 12 August. 75 of the Mazamas climbers attempted the ascent, and 71 of them reached the summit. Most of these shots show climbers in addition to the spectacular mountain views. Many of the Mazamas were women; the club was ahead of its time in this regard. The captions are minimalist: "Snow formations, Upper Winthrop"; "A Ladder Bridge"; "The Last Snow Bridge."

The compiler of the album was apparently Roy James Davidson (1888-1985), an electrical engineer from Portland, OR. His much later address label is clipped to one leaf.

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