Description:
Bradford Washburn (American, 1910-2007)
Two Alaskan Views: Negative #5138 (Edge of Muldrow Glacier, Mt. McKinley, Alaska) and Negative #5045 (Mt. Brooks, Alaska), 1940s. Both stamped "Photograph by/BRADFORD WASHBURN" with copyright information on the verso, Mt. Brooks identified in pencil on the verso l.r. Glossy gelatin silver prints on Velox paper, images sizes 3 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (8.9 x 11.8 cm),matted, unframed.
Condition: Scattered subtle cracks in the emulsion, minor wear at the corners.
N.B. Bradford Washburn masterfully combined his love of mountaineering and aerial photography, traveling the world for eight decades to document dramatic landscapes ranging from Arizona's Grand Canyon to the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. He was one of America's foremost mountaineers in the first half of the 20th century, leading several first ascents and establishing new routes on many major Alaskan peaks (often with his wife, Barbara, a pioneer among female mountaineers). Washburn was also one of the founders of Boston's Museum of Science and served as director for over forty years.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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