Mountain climbers at Kearsarge Pass, ca.1930

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Photograph of mountain climbers at Kearsarge Pass, ca.1930. Two men are visible in the center sitting down on a rocky ground. To their left, a sign can be seen which reads: "Kearsarge Pass Elevation 11,823 FT." Edgy rocks and dried branches are visible around the site ground and a small patch of snow is noticeable to their right.; The back of the photograph reads: "By [...] Independence to Onion Valley - 4 units by trail. Main cut of Sierra- Ringo(?) Canyon Park(?) [...] easy trail. East entrance to Park - good on Inyo(?) side - Park stock available at en of trail".

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Title Mountain climbers at Kearsarge Pass, ca.1930

Subject Hiking (lcsh), Mountaineering (lcsh), Mountains (adlf), Recreation -- Mountain climbing (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 9 x 12 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1930

Creator Nuchel, Fred (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11543

Identifier 42843 (accession number), CHS-42843 (call number), CHS-42843 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-10963 (legacy record id), chs-m11543 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11693 (legacy record id), 84-1-2294 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 10963

Unique identifier UC118383

Legacy Identifier CHS-42843.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.8 in × 15.1 in at 300dpi
50.5 cm × 38.4 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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