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Georgia Engelhard fonds

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Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of Georgia Engelhard's mountaineering photographs pertaining to her climbing career in the European Alps, Canada and the United States, 1940s to 1950s. Photographs are in three series: ; I. Georgia Engelhard photographs, 1940s-1950s, 277 prints; technical and scenic views per…

Date Range: 1934-[ca.1960]

Reference Code: V751

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print

Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 751

Sous-Fonds: V 751

Accession Number: 5535, 5657, 5729, 5904

Reference Code: V751

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print

Date Range: 1934-[ca.1960]

Physical Description: 278 photographs (277 prints, 1 copy negative). -- 1 photograph album (72 prints)

History / Biographical: Georgia Engelhard, 1906-1986, was a mountaineer, photographer and writer based at New York, USA and Switzerland. Engelhard was the first child of George Engelhard and Agnes Stieglitz and was the niece of Alfred Stieglitz and his wife Georgia O'Keeffe. Engelhard first visited the Canadian Rockies on a trip with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies at the age of nineteen. She became a well-known climber, making thirty-two first ascents in the Rocky and Purcell Mountains. From 1936 on, Engelhard climbed internationally with Oliver Eaton (Tony) Cromwell, whom she married in 1947. The Cromwells lived in Zermatt, Switzerland for the last thirty years of their lives.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of Georgia Engelhard's mountaineering photographs pertaining to her climbing career in the European Alps, Canada and the United States, 1940s to 1950s. Photographs are in three series: ; I. Georgia Engelhard photographs, 1940s-1950s, 277 prints; technical and scenic views pertaining to mountaineering in Switzerland, the Canadian Rockies, Italy and the Teton Mountains, U.S.A. European views pertain to the Zermatt region of Switzerland, the Matterhorn, Val d'Herens and the Dolomites (Italy). Includes many photographs illustrating climbing techniques and guide training. Canadian views pertain to the Lake Louise area, Victoria Glacier, Mount Athabasca and other locations. Prints are mainly in numbered series, the contents of which are interrelated.; II. My Album / Edward C. Porter : album of seventy- two black and white photographs by Porter of climbing and peaks in the Lake O'Hara, Lake Louise, Yoho, Bow Valley, Glacier National Park regions, also several United States locations and fine art studies. Album inscription, dated 1954, contains technical details and dedication to Georgia Engelhard.; III. Portrait of Georgia Engelhard, 1934, in copy negative form.

Name Access: Engelhard, Georgia

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; electronic series description

Related Material: Album related by provenance to Edward C. Porter photographs (V760)

Creator: Engelhard, Georgia

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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"A" series. -- [ca.1940-ca.1960]

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Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Scope & Content: Consists of mountain climbing and scenic views taken in the Alps of Switzerland and Italy, the Canadian Rockies, the Himalayas and the Teton Mountains of Wyoming. Canadian Rockies views are mainly Lake Louise area and include the Victoria Glacier, Goat Peak and other features. Photographs taken i…

Date Range: ca. 1940 - ca.1950

Reference Code: V751 / PA - 1 to 117

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

3 images

Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V751

Series: I. Georgia Engelhard photographs

Sous-Fonds: V751

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V751 / PA - 1 to 117

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca. 1940 - ca.1950

Physical Description: 117 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Consists of mountain climbing and scenic views taken in the Alps of Switzerland and Italy, the Canadian Rockies, the Himalayas and the Teton Mountains of Wyoming. Canadian Rockies views are mainly Lake Louise area and include the Victoria Glacier, Goat Peak and other features. Photographs taken in Swiss Alps include Zermatt, the Matterhorn and Val D'Herens. Climbers photographed include Eaton Cromwell, renowned mountaineer (#6, 8, 87) and Edmund Petrig, prominent Swiss guide (#6, 8).

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on original numbering

Processing Status: Processed

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"1" series. -- [ca.1945]

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Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Scope & Content: Views pertain to the Teton Mountains of Wyoming and include a climber or guide named Walter

Date Range: ca, 1940 - ca. 1950

Reference Code: V751 / PA - 118 to 127

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V751

Series: I. Georgia Engelhard photographs

Sous-Fonds: V751

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V751 / PA - 118 to 127

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca, 1940 - ca. 1950

Physical Description: 10 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Views pertain to the Teton Mountains of Wyoming and include a climber or guide named Walter

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on original numbering

Processing Status: Processed

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"278" series. -- [ca.1940-ca.1960]

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Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Scope & Content: Series includes numerous views pertaining of the Canadian Rockies and other Canadian locations, including Lake Louise area, Victoria Glacier, Mount Athabasca, Mount Assiniboine, Pinnacle Mountain, Mount Collie, Murchison Group and Bobbie Burns Group. Also includes views of Switzerland, including Ze…

Date Range: ca. 1940 to ca. 1950

Reference Code: V751 / PA - 162 to 220

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

3 images

Part Of: Georgia Engelhard fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V751

Series: I. Georgia Engelhard photographs

Sous-Fonds: V751

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V751 / PA - 162 to 220

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca. 1940 to ca. 1950

Physical Description: 59 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Series includes numerous views pertaining of the Canadian Rockies and other Canadian locations, including Lake Louise area, Victoria Glacier, Mount Athabasca, Mount Assiniboine, Pinnacle Mountain, Mount Collie, Murchison Group and Bobbie Burns Group. Also includes views of Switzerland, including Zermatt and Engadine districts and the Matterhorn; Italian Alps (Dolomites); and Teton Mountains. Includes Edward Feuz (#164?, 167, 173, 191?), Eaton Cromwell (#167), Georgia Engelhard (#183, 187, 188), Edmund Petrig (#190), Emil and Rudi Perren and unidentified climbers.