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Mountain Climbing Collection

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: [The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Ascent of Mt. Blanc - crossing Bossons Glacier - Grands Mulets in distance, Alps, 1901

Ascent of Mt. Blanc - crossing Bossons Glacier - Grands Mulets in distance, Alps, 1901. Climbers in the French Alps. Stereocard by Underwood & Underwood

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. Creator: Unknown

A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. Creator: Unknown
A Picnic to Montmorenci, 1941. People climbing up a frozen waterfall. From "Canada, by Lady Tweedsmuir, The British Commonwealth in Pictures series. [Collins, London, 1941]

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: 'An Ascent of Snowdon, 1890. Creator: Unknown

'An Ascent of Snowdon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
An Ascent of Snowdon, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: 'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, September 5, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, September 5, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, September 5, 1891, 1891. The Fatal Accident on Mont Blanc. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Climbing Mt. McKinley, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown

Climbing Mt. McKinley, between c1900 and 1923. Creator: Unknown
Climbing Mt. McKinley, between c1900 and 1923

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition... 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson

Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition... 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Ascent of Mont Blanc: M. Bisson's photographic expedition leaving the station of the Grands Mulets, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Climbers: three naked men, one seen from behind climbing onto a river-bank

The Climbers: three naked men, one seen from behind climbing onto a river-bank, soldiers emerge from the forest in the background, 1510

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Drama on Mont Blanc, Alps, 1902

Drama on Mont Blanc, Alps, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st August 1902

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Mur de la Cote, c1855. Artist: George Baxter

The Mur de la Cote, c1855. Artist: George Baxter
The Mur de la Cote, c1855. From the mid 19th century, the British professional and leisured classes travelled to the Alps for health and recreation

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell

High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. viii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Lundy Island, 1857. Creator: Charles Thomas Burt

Lundy Island, 1857. Creator: Charles Thomas Burt
Lundy Island, 1857

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mou

Groups of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Climbers, dated 1524. Creator: Agostino Veneziano

The Climbers, dated 1524. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
The Climbers, dated 1524

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Magic Tower, Yosemite, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Attributed to Carleton E

Magic Tower, Yosemite, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Attributed to Carleton E
Magic Tower, Yosemite, ca. 1872, printed ca. 1876

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Ascent of Whiteface, 1874. Creator: Harry Fenn

Ascent of Whiteface, 1874. Creator: Harry Fenn
Ascent of Whiteface, 1874. Climber on the Whiteface Mountain in New York State, USA, one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains....its crest...rising like some pedestal built up by Jove or Pan

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator

Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator
Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Full of curious profiles and grinning gargoyles. Unusual rock formation in the Grampians National Park in Victoria

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose

The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909....an immense boulder near the Hospice, scaled by a wire ladder. People standing on top of an unusal rock formation

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Head of the Hooker Glacier, New Zealand, c1909....from a dangerous pinnacle on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Tasman and Rudolph Glaciers, Southern Alps, New Zealand, c1909. A birds eye view from the Glacier Dome. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Mount Cook, and the Hooker Glacier and Valley, New Zealand, c1909. as seen from a spur on Mount Wakefield. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose

A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. Creator: George Rose
A Dangerous Ascent, Mount Malte Brun, New Zealand, c1909. In the icy depths below is the Tasman Glacier. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Rotorua district in the North Island of New Zealand - The climber is resting

The Rotorua district in the North Island of New Zealand - The climber is resting on a rocky prominence on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu, gazing across the valley to the summit of another volcano

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Creator

Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Creator
Descent of Mt. Blanc - enormous crevasses near the summit, Alps, 1901. Climbers on Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, which stands between the Aosta Valley in Italy

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Passage of the East Rongbuk Glacier, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Passage of the East Rongbuk Glacier, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Passage of the East Rongbuk Glacier, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The First View of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

The First View of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
The First View of Mount Everest, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. Artist: James Mahoney

The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. Artist: James Mahoney
The Club Room of Zermatt in 1864, 19th century. A group of the most prominent alpinists of the Golden Age of alpine climbing. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Charles Fellows with William Hawes, plants a baton on the summit of Mont Blanc, 1827

Charles Fellows with William Hawes, plants a baton on the summit of Mont Blanc, 1827. Included as an insert in A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Mountaineering accident, 19th century

Mountaineering accident, 19th century. We saw a toe- it seemed to belong to Moore- we saw Reynaud a flying body. From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters

Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Stanage is situated on the moors to the north of Hathersage, and is visible from the Hope Valley; it stretches for a length of about six

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Edward Whymper, British mountaineer, 1865 (1956)

Edward Whymper, British mountaineer, 1865 (1956). Whymper is best known for his involvement in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, accomplished in 1865

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Ben Lomond from the Top of`Ben Arthur, c1812. Artist:s Leith

Ben Lomond from the Top of`Ben Arthur, c1812. Artist:s Leith
Ben Lomond from the Top of Ben Arthur, c1812. Ben Arthur, is also known as The Cobbler. Scenery of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, by Lieut. Colonel W. Murray. [D. Morisson, Junr

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

Edelweiss, late 19th or early 20th century(?)

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Mountaineers, late 19th or early 20th century

Mountaineers, late 19th or early 20th century

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA

Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ascending a steep snowfield, Stevens Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington, USA. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bavarian Mountaineers, Germany. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: View of the Matterhorn, late 19th century

View of the Matterhorn, late 19th century. The Matterhorn was first climbed in 1865 by Edward Whymper, Charles Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas, Douglas Hadow

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Mount Feathertop, Victoria, Australia, 1928

Mount Feathertop, Victoria, Australia, 1928. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Australia, 2nd series

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer

The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Bujon was a French soldier killed in a mountaineering accident on the Aiguille de Chambeyron on 16th August 1891

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Climbers on Shepherds Crag, Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumberland, 20th century

Climbers on Shepherds Crag, Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumberland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Climbers on Shepherds Crag, Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumberland, 20th century. Shepherds Crag is a fell above Derwentwater

Background imageMountain Climbing Collection: Climber on Crib Goch ridge on Snowdon

Climber on Crib Goch ridge on Snowdon in March


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