Emil Burgermeister mountaineering views of California and Washington

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Title: Emil Burgermeister mountaineering views of California and Washington
Creator: Burgermeister, Emil, 1874-1957
Published / Created: 1906-1923.
Abstract: Stereoscopic slides, lantern slides, and two photograph albums recording the Burgermeisters' treks through the national parks of California and Washington. Views are of Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Mount Rainier National Park. A few of the photographs are of campsites and the Burgermeisters themselves. Accompanied by a stereoscope slide viewer made in Dresden, Germany
Description: Emil Burgermeister, mountaineer, who with his wife Fanny trekked through the national parks and forests of California, Oregon, and Washington from the 1910s through the early 1930s.
Accompanied by a container list.
Albums, slides, and viewer stored in 6 boxes.
Some slides captioned, all views identified after the Burgermeister's death by Oliver Kehrlein, a mountaineer-photographer.
Photograph albums labeled "B" and "C". List for album "A" created by Oliver Kehrlein in 1957, but album not present at time of acquisition.
Provenance: Gift of Dorothy Johmann Kramek and Robert Richard Johmann in honor of their mother Louise Johmann, 1998.
Extent: 2 albums (95 photographic prints) : 28.2 x 40.5 cm. and smaller.
167 stereo slides : 5.9 x 12.9 cm.
83 lantern slides : 10.1 x 8.2 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: WA Photos 240
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Container / Volume: Box 3

Genre: Pictorial works
Stereoscopic photographs
Lantern slides
Photograph albums
Photographic prints
Stereoscopes
Material: b & w ; and b & w and color ;
Subject (Geographic): West (U.S.)
Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)
Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)
Sequoia National Park (Calif.)
Whitney, Mount, Region (Calif.)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Subject (Name): Burgermeister, Emil, 1874-1957.
Burgermeister, Frances, 1881-1942.
Subject (Topic): Mountaineering
Camping
Subjects: Burgermeister, Emil, 1874-1957
Burgermeister, Frances, 1881-1942
Mountaineering > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works
Camping > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works
Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.) > Pictorial works
Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) > Pictorial works
Sequoia National Park (Calif.) > Pictorial works
Whitney, Mount, Region (Calif.) > Pictorial works
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > Pictorial works

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Citation: Emil Burgermeister Mountaineering Views of California and Washington. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.