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ID | View A | View B | Type | Description | Location | Notes | |
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MTR.2010.4 | Glacier goggles | Aluminum frame goggles with tinted lenses, elastic strap, in metal carrying case. | Archives, N2, Box 20141127.2 | Owned by Harvey E. Moore, donated by nephew Chris Jacobsen. (Moore is said to have been a Mountaineers member from around 1909-40.) | |||
MTR.2014.26 | Italian biscuit | Biscuit, 5+ inches in diameter, with inscription "Gelett** Italian Mt S** Expidition June 6 - August 30 1897". (Asterisks indicate an unknown number of missing letters.) | Archives, N2, Box 20141127.1 | Dates written on the biscuit are consistent with theĀ Italian expedition led by the Duke of the Abruzzi, which made the first ascent of Mt St. Elias on July 31, 1897. | |||
MTR.2016.3 | Ski trophy | "Harper Cup," Men's novice cross country skiing trophy, donated by Paul C. Harper and first awarded in 1923. Trophy is 10-1/2 inches tall with 4 inch diameter base. Trophy was awarded from 1923 through 1940, excluding 1936. | Archives, C2NT | This is the second oldest Mountaineer ski trophy, after the Women's Skiing Trophy first awarded in 1922 (location unknown). The trophy is in fragile condition. The skier's right foot is detached from the ski (weld gone) and he is attached only by the left ankle, which is wiggly. (Possibly attached by an internal rod.) | |||
MTR.2016.4 | President's gavel | Lloyd Anderson, 1946 Mountaineer President's gavel | Archives, C2NT | Gavel was donated to the archives by Tom Vogl, Mountaineers CEO, in August 2016. | |||
MTR.2016.5 | Mountaineers seal stamping tool | Stamping tool for applying the Mountaineers seal to paper. | Archives, C2NT | Stamping tool was donated to the archives by Tom Vogl, Mountaineers CEO, in August 2016. | |||
MTR.2016.6.17 | Clip-on sunglasses | Sunglasses that clip onto a pair of corrective glasses. Flexible wire between the lenses enables them to nest for storage in leather pouch. | Archives, N2, box 20161114.1 | Belonged to Don (Claunch) Gordon, donated by his Seattle neighbor Kevin Skiena. | |||
MTR.2016.6.18 | Clown white | Stein Cosmetic Co. clown-white cream for sun protection on glaciers. Can is about 2-1/2 inches in diameter. Adhesive tape obscures most of the label on the lid. | Archives, N2, box 20161114.1 | Belonged to Don (Claunch) Gordon, donated by his Seattle neighbor Kevin Skiena. | |||
MTR.2019.2.3 | Compass | Compass (Original-Bezard brand) with leather case and mirror-sight design. | Lowell Skoog's house | Belonged to Herb Belanger, Mountaineer member and former reporter and photo-journalist with the Seattle Times. Compass is sighted by looking through a slot in the metal case while aligning dial and compass needle using folding mirror. | |||
MTR.2024.1 | Certificates of Graduation | Framed certificates awarded to Elizabeth Clark in 1931 and 1932 acknowledging her climbs of the First and Second Ten Lodge Peaks near the Mountaineers Snoqualmie Lodge. | Lowell Skoog's house | Small lodge pins are taped to the glass frame. A Facebook post about the artifact can be found here. |