Gelatin Silver Print of a Mount Tacoma Expedition ca. 1925
Mount Rainier National Park: [1925]. Gelatin silver print 8 x 14" mounted on cardstock, 9 x 15." Titled "Mt. Tacoma" on front and on rear, "Guide - Hans Fuhrer - is man to right of center, alone." Near fine condition with some light foxing and chipping to cardstock. Quite large, mounted gelatin silver print of an expedition on what was then called Mount Tacoma, ca. 1925. The photograph shows eight members, including the guide, Fuhrer, all with walking sticks, one child being pulled through the snow.
Hans Fuhrer, the famous Swiss mountaineer, made his first ascent of Rainier in 1919 and stayed on as a guide until 1926. A direct route to the mountain's summit, the Fuhrer finger, was named after his ascent. Item #4575
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