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…
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.
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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.
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…
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).
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…
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.