Bradford Washburn Photographs
Title
Bradford Washburn Photographs
Description
Bradford Washburn (1910-2007) built a career as a distinguished mountaineer, photographer, and professional cartographer. He is best known for his aerial photography and the quality and precision of his mountain photography.
The Bradford Washburn Photographs consist of 178 photographs dated 1929-1994 (bulk 1930s-1979). The majority of the images show mountains and glaciers in Alaska, particularly Denali and other locations in the Alaska Range. Each photograph is framed, and most are signed and dated by the photographer.
Photographs with accession numbers in the range 2008.2.1-175 were acquired by the American Alpine Club in 2008.
The Bradford Washburn Photographs consist of 178 photographs dated 1929-1994 (bulk 1930s-1979). The majority of the images show mountains and glaciers in Alaska, particularly Denali and other locations in the Alaska Range. Each photograph is framed, and most are signed and dated by the photographer.
Photographs with accession numbers in the range 2008.2.1-175 were acquired by the American Alpine Club in 2008.
Creator
Washburn, Bradford, 1910-2007, photographer
Date
1929-1994 (bulk 1930s-1979)
Collection Items
Mount Huntington
No negative number. Was located in reading room in 2008.
Yentna Glacier and Great Icefall descending from the Russell Plateau
Negative 5116. FIXED AND RETURNED TO PANOPTICON?
Mount McKinley over its south buttress
Negative 5040.
The French ridge: Mount Huntington's incredible western ridge seen in wintry twilight
Negative 5010.
Tailing piles in Goldstream Creek
Negative 2421. FIXED AND RETURNED TO PANOPTICON?
Meaders near head of Tazlina River, Alaska
Negative 1592. Title written on mat in photographer's hand.
Woodworth Glacier and its esker, Tasnuna Valley, Alaska
Negative 1834. Title written on mat in photographer's hand. Alternative title taken from dealer's list.
Collection Tree
- Bradford Washburn Photographs