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Lillian Streeter - Photographs

The Lillian Streeter collection at the WSHS Research Center consists of three albums. At the time I reviewed the collection, only one album had been catalogued and numbered. A portion of this album was titled "First outing of Mountaineers to Paradise Valley, January 1, 1917." The following numbered photographs are noteworthy:

• 1999.120.7.222: Party sets out from the National Park entrance in horse drawn sleighs.
• 1999.120.7.236,237: Closeup view of snowshoers standing in front of snowy trees.
• 1999.120.7.246: Two dozen people (3 on skis, the rest on snowshoes) stand in front of snowy trees.
• 1999.120.7.249: Two skiers and two snowshoers stand in front of snowy trees.
• 1999.120.7.251: "Miss Winslow" stands on skis holding two poles and wearing a snowy sweater (fine).
• 1999.120.7.253: Party of snowshoers climbs toward the Muir Snowfield and Gibraltar Rock with Mt Rainier visible above.
• 1999.120.7.258: Party on Muir Snowfield with Mt Adams in the distance and broken clouds below.
• 1999.120.7.260: "The whole bunch." About 50 people, some with skis, stand outside the lodge at Paradise.
• 1999.120.7.262: "On the way to Sluiskin." Party crosses footbridge, with Paradise Valley and the Tatoosh Range beyond, similar to the Frank Jacobs photo (mtneer-a-1917-p47a) but the light is not as good in this one.
• 1999.120.7.264: A snowshoer arrives at the Paradise Inn with the inn and Mt Rainier visible above (fine).
• 1999.120.7.273: Two dozen snowshoers stand in front of snowy trees.
• 1999.120.7.286: A skier stands in profile near Paradise with Mt Rainier visible above.
• 1999.120.7.295: L.A. Nelson stands on skis, with poles taller than himself, at Paradise with Mt Rainier visible above (fine).
• 1999.120.7.298: "Agnes," a woman standing on skis with snowy pants. The print is rather light.

The two uncatalogued Streeter albums contain fewer winter photos. However, one album has what appears to be the Frank Jacobs photo of Paradise Valley referred to above (mtneer-a-1917-p47a). The photo has a studio imprint at the lower-right corner. (Note: On 12 January 2010, WSHS staff was unable to find this picture.) There are also duplicates of a few photos in the first album. There are photos of the Mountaineers Snoqualmie lodge just after its construction in summer 1914. There is also a photo of snowshoers in front of the lodge at the "first snowshoe outing."

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