MTR.2011.1 Bob and Ira Spring B&W Photographs
Mountaineers catalog number: MTR.2011.1
This index was compiled by Lowell Skoog between April 2010 to July 2012.
Notes
The photos were indexed in the boxes as I received them from the Spring family. I did not reorganize them.
I don't know why images from a given project/trip were often split into different boxes.
For negatives, the photo numbers have been taken from storage envelopes, not the negatives themselves.
Image numbers of the form "1183-1196" indicate a series of photos. The series will typically have gaps.
Unless otherwise noted, the photographs generally show summer scenes.
Firm dates (no "circa" designation) are generally derived from information written on the photos or storage envelopes.
Prints often have captions on the back identifying people and location.
Negatives sometimes have date and overall project identification (but this is sparse).
"100 Hikes" means images probably used in Mountaineers Books hiking guides.
I started out entering information in the Notes column below, but soon gave it up.
The quickest way to get a feel for the collection is to look at the contact prints. But this is a poor way to find specific images.
Chronological prints have been stacked in boxes from low number to high number, when facing up.
Some miscellaneous images haven't been indexed.
While the collection is fairly complete, there are definitely gaps, because the Spring family withdrew some materials and because there are probably more boxes to be found.
Reference Books
Kjeldsen-1998, The Mountainers: A History
Spring-1951, High Adventure
Spring-1955, Camera Adventuring on Mount Rainier
Spring-1959, High Worlds of the Mountain Climber
Spring-1961, This is Washington
Spring-1968, Northwest Ski Trails
Spring-1969, The North Cascades National Park
Spring-1970, The Key to Our Environment: Cool, Clear Water
Spring-1998, An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a Jar of Peanut Butter
Spring-2004, High Rocks and Ice
Whittaker-1994, Lou Whittaker: Memories of a Mountain Guide
Whittaker-1999, Jim Whittaker: A Life on the Edge
Box | Type | Image(s) | Date | Subjects | Notes |
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N01 | White 10x12x15 file box: Photos 5-6696 (B&W negatives) |
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N01 | Negatives | 5-69 | c1940s | Seattle area, boats, UW, aquarium, public market |
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N01 | Negatives | 96-114 |
| Farm scenes, eastern Washington? |
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N01 | Negatives | 123-128 |
| Seattle waterfront |
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N01 | Negatives | 805-818 |
| Skiing, Mt Baker ski patrol |
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N01 | Negatives | 855-873 |
| Mt Rainier, Mt Adams scenes |
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N01 | Negatives | 875-877 |
| Eastern WA, Columbia River |
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N01 | Negatives | 893-905 |
| Climbing on Mt Shuksan, rock and ice, Fisher Chimneys area | Kjeldsen-1998-p77, Spring -1951-ch3 |
N01 | Negatives | 917-925 |
| Skiing, Mt Baker, Paradise |
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N01 | Negatives | 927 | Jan 1948 | Mt Rainier, skier above Paradise in powder | Spring-2004-p8, original |
N01 | Negatives | 929-963 |
| Mt Rainier, skiing at Paradise |
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N01 | Negatives | 982-1130 |
| Logging and milling operations, fiberboard (Simpson Co.) |
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N01 | Negatives | 1140-1149 |
| Farm scenes |
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N01 | Negatives | 1160-1165 |
| Central WA College, petroglyphs, archaeology |
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N01 | Negatives | 1183-1196 |
| Seattle, Olympia, Puget Sound area scenes |
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N01 | Negatives | 1228-1239 |
| Rural scenes, farm |
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N01 | Negatives | 1240-1260 |
| Washington coast |
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N01 | Negatives | 1274-1278 |
| Darrington farm, forest road |
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N01 | Negatives | 1279-1351 |
| Mt Rainier, climbers on Emmons, Winthrop, Carbon glaciers | Spring-1951-ch4 |
N01 | Negatives | 1359-1361 |
| Mt Rainier, south side, flowers |
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N01 | Negatives | 1362-1379 |
| Eastern WA, Columbia River, wheat farming |
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N01 | Negatives | 1386-1401 |
| Mt St Helens, Spirit Lake, plus critters |
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N01 | Negatives | 1415-1439 |
| Logging and milling operations |
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N01 | Negatives | 1466 |
| Olympia, WA, capitol building |
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N01 | Negatives | 1468-1482 |
| Skiing, Mt Baker, Artist Point area |
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N01 | Negatives | 1494-1497 |
| Boy and dog (Snead) |
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N01 | Negatives | 1501 |
| Rock climber at Castle Rock, Tumwater Canyon |
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N01 | Negatives | 1509-1520 |
| First Baptist Church, Montlake crew race |
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N01 | Negatives | 1525-1547 |
| Sandra Foss tugboat |
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N01 | Negatives | 1572-1589 |
| Mt Baker ski area, Artist Point skiing |
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N01 | Negatives | 1592-1600 |
| Tacoma daffodil parade |
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N01 | Negatives | 1606-1616 |
| Deception Pass bridge, misc |
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N01 | Negatives | 1624-1628 |
| Shelton Forest Festival (loggers) |
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N01 | Negatives | 1631-1633 |
| Flower fields |
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N01 | Negatives | 1636-1690 |
| Gingko Petrified Forest, Museum, etc |
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N01 | Negatives | 1701-1710 |
| Olympic Mtns ski trip, Mt Gladys area | Spring-1998-p23 |
N01 | Negatives | 1741-1747 | 1937-41 | Mt Rainier, various scenes |
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N01 | Negatives | 1750-1760 | July 1941 | Mt Rainier, Nisqually Glacier, crevasses and climbers, Camp Muir |
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N01 | Negatives | 1764-1767 |
| Snow scenes above Paradise, Mt Rainier | Spring-2004-p6 |
N01 | Negatives | 1772-1774 |
| Mt Olympus vicinity, aerials |
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N01 | Negatives | 1779-1782 | 1940 | Home Sweet Home ski trip, Olympics | Spring-1998-p30 |
N01 | Negatives | 1783-1790 | 1938-40 | Flapjack Lakes skiing and cabin, Olympics | Spring-1998-p29 |
N01 | Negatives | 1792-1794 |
| Upper Lena Lake, Boy Scouts? |
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N01 | Negatives | 1796 |
| Norma and Bob Spring |
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N01 | Negatives | 1801-1812 |
| Lake Cushman dam, Olympics, misc |
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N01 | Negatives | 1826-1991 |
| Misc Washington scenes, plus flowers, critters, rocks |
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N01 | Negatives | 2003-2004 |
| Mt Stuart climb |
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