Name/Title
Mt. Whitney, 14,502 Ft.Entry/Object ID
A1092.19Description
Photo postcard of the Smithsonian Institution Shelter hut and three men with horses and mules who have just carried up a load of wood. Large rocks in foreground. The men are likely Bill Skinner, Horace Elder, and Oscar Burkhardt. The photo is titled, "Mt. Whitney, 14,502 Ft." and the photographer was F. G. Harvey.
A cut-down duplicate has the following information written in pencil on reverse: On top of Mt. Whitney. Men worked for Chas. Robinson. Packed observatory [illegible] the cabin about 1906.
(L)Collection
Allie Robinson CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Harvey, Fred GuyRole
PhotographerDate made
circa 1906