Showing 8 results

archival descriptions
Carter, Neal File Hiking
Print preview View:

Cha[rle]s Townsend beside cairn on Wedge M[oun]t[ain] at summit - 1:15pm Sept. 10, '23

  • WMA_P88-01-017
  • File
  • September 10, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph taken by Neal Carter of Charles Townsend beside the cairn on the summit of Wedge Mountain at 1:15pm on September 10, 1923.

Caption: "Cha[rle]s Townsend beside Cairn on Wedge M[oun]t[ain] summit. - 1:15pm Sept. 10, [19]'23"

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of a mountain in view on the back of the photograph with a label written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the label appears superimposed on the image. The label reads Mt. [James] Turner.]

Mt. Diavolo, our most exciting climb - Sept. 18, 1923 - Behind Red M[oun]t[ain]

  • WMA_P88-01-037
  • File
  • September 18, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph of [Neal Carter or Charles Townsend] hiking up a ridge toward the summit of Diavolo Peak on September 18, 1923.

Caption: "Mt. Diavolo, our most exciting climb. Sept. 18, 1923 - Behind Red M[oun]t[ain]."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains in view on the back of the photograph with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image. The labels read Mt. Diavolo (with elevation) and Ice steps cut here.]

Neal Carter eating on a hike

Photograph of Neal Carter eating food out of a can with his hiking boots pointing at the camera, likely taken on a mountaineering trip in the Coast Range in 1923.

Wedge M[oun]t[ain] from Whistler M[oun]t[ain] - Sept. 17, 1923

  • WMA_P88-01-005
  • File
  • September 17, 1923
  • Part of Neal Carter

Photograph of a distant Neal Carter of Wedge Mountain as seen from Whistler Mountain on September 17, 1923.

Caption: "Wedge M[oun]t[ain] from Whistler M[oun]t[ain] - Sept. 17, 1923."

[Neal Carter has also traced the tips of mountains, glacier, and creek in view with labels written backwards so that if you hold the photo up to the light, the labels appear superimposed on the image.]