King's River Canyon Sierra Club Trip photograph album, 1930 August 16-31
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- King's River Canyon Sierra Club Trip photograph album
- Dates:
- 1930 August 16-31
- Creators:
- Comfort, Mary Apolline
- Abstract:
- Photograph album containing 71 black and white photographs accompanied by titles and captions documenting the two week trek through Kings River Canyon by the Sierra Club, August 16-31, 1930. Also included is a copy of "This is Santa Fe" by Charles Haines Comfort and Mary Apolline Comfort. Mary Apolline Comfort is presumed to be the creator of the photograph album (a photograph of her is the last one in the album). The group consisted of approximately 26 individuals, both men and women. Each photograph is captioned with many individuals identified by first names, and interspersed with Mary's observations about the various locations.
- Containers:
- Box: 1
- Extent:
- 0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], King's River Canyon Sierra Club Trip photograph album, Collection no. 7074, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photograph album containing 71 black and white photographs accompanied by titles and captions documenting the two week trek through Kings River Canyon by the Sierra Club, August 16-31, 1930. Also included is a copy of "This is Santa Fe" by Charles Haines Comfort and Mary Apolline Comfort. Mary Apolline Comfort is presumed to be the creator of the photograph album (a photograph of her is the last one in the album). The group consisted of approximately 26 individuals, both men and women, who traveled from Los Angeles to Independence, California, and then made their way through Gray's Meadow, Onion Valley, Vidette Meadows, Kearsage Pass, Junction Meadows, Paradise Valley, Twin Lakes, Pinchot Pass, Bench Lake, Twin Lakes, Rae Lakes, Bullfrog Lake, and back to Onion Valley. Each photograph is captioned with many individuals identified by first names, and interspersed with Mary's observations about the various locations.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Between the Covers Rare Books, October 22, 2018.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-10-29 13:44:10 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], King's River Canyon Sierra Club Trip photograph album, Collection no. 7074, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900