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The glacier and bergschrund on Donkin Pass, the top of the pass is visible

Mount Donkin, Mount Dawson and glacier photographed from across the valley on Mount Jupiter.

The top of Donkin Pass and glacier below. A moraine is visible in the foreground

Lake appears in center of frame. View is looking east toward present-day Truckee. Hazy mountain range in background. Railroad grade appears on hillside in right center.

Photograph of two climbers on a snowy slope after a slide. A snowshoe is stuck in the snow uphill from the climbers. The caption, written in pencil on the front of the photograph reads: “Slide that come down - {indecipherable].” Date and author are…

Photograph of four men on a rocky slope with gear. Date is unknown, though likely about 1912.

In Memoriam article published in the American Alpine Journal, Volume 13 - Issue 2, 1963. The article remembers Dora Keen's life and accomplishments as a climber.

Photograph of ice cliff and snow. Caption, handwritten in pencil on the front of the photo reads “Ice cliff - cause of avalanche in gulch.” Date is unknown though likely about 1912

A pamphlet advertising lectures on mountaineering and adventure by Dora Keen.

Letter from Harrington Putnam, AAC President at the time, to Dora Keen dated June 1st, 1912 congratulating Dora Keen on her first ascent of Mt. Blackburn.