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Handwritten letter from Annie Peck to Henry G. Bryant. The letter is dated December 28, 1909 and in it, Peck discusses a cable from Mrs. Workman to the Alpine Club forwarded to her by Bryant and the elevation and measurement of Mt. Husscaran.

Photograph of Mary Cronin climbing a vertical rock wall. Early 20th century.

Photograph of Mary Cronin standing on a rock ledge next to a vertical wall, admiring the view - photographed by Agnes Vaille. Early 20th century.

Photograph of Mary Cronin standing in front of a rocky slope. August 2, 1923. Photographer likely Agnes Vaille.

Photograph of Mary Cronin climbing a rock wall - photographed by Agnes Vaille. Early 20th century.

Photograph of Mary Cronin with a backpack descending a slope toward a small wooden structure, a valley and mountain ridge in the background, photographed by Agnes Vaille. Early 20th century.

Copy of message sent from Fanny Bullock Workman to Henry G. Bryant, Secretary of the American Alpine Club. The message is dated December 23, 1909 and is sent from London to Philadelphia.

Selected illustrations from The Adventures of Miss Brown, Miss Jones and Miss Robinson at Biarritz and the Pyrenees. Published in 1879. This is an early record of female mountaineers.

A newspaper clipping from the New York Tribune - Jan 20, 1910 - containing a letter to the editor of the Tribune from Fanny Bullock Workman announcing that Annie Peck's estimate of the height of Mt. Huascaran was incorrect. Mrs. Bullock Workman…

Photograph of Mrs. Thompson climbing a snow outcropping with ice axe and rope. Date is unknown.