Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Photographs of Mount Rainier National Park circa 1900-1910
PC 154
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Barnes, A. H. (Albert Henry), 1876-
- Title
- Photographs of Mount Rainier National Park
- ID
- PC 154
- Date [inclusive]
- circa 1900-1910
- Extent
- .25 linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This album contains photographs of landmarks located in and near Mount Rainier National Park.
Preferred Citation
[Item description] Photographs of Mount Rainier National Park, circa 1900-1910, by Albert Henry Barnes
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Albert Henry Barnes (1876-1920) was a painter and photographer. He documented Pacific Northwest people, cities, and landscapes in his photographs. Barnes maintained studios in Tacoma and Parkland. At the turn of the century, he primarly focused on Western Wasthington subjects.
Scope and Content
This album contains photographs of landmarks located in and near Mount Rainier National Park. Scenes and landmarks depicted include close up views of Mount Rainier; the Tatoosh Range; Paradise Valley; mountain scenes taken from Mount Beljica and Mesler Peak; views of the Puyallup, Nisqually, Paradise and Mashel Rivers; Rainier Fork; Narada Falls; and Spanaway, Reflection, Mineral and Clear Lakes. Forest scenes depicted include an image of a road "3 mls. above Elbe" and a portrait of a rifle-toting figure standing next to a "Fir tree on Roundtop Creek, Lewis Co. Wn., Diam. over 13 ft." The actual dates of the photographs are not evident, though a photograph labeled "2 mls. above L. Springs" is inscribed in negative with the note "Copyrighted 1901 by A. H. Barnes" in the lower left corner.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2014
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Names and Subjects
Geographic Name(s)
- Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) -- Pictorial works
Subject(s)
- Washington (State)
- Photographs