United Press International Camp Muir, MT. Rainier, Wash

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GLC#
GLC09677.64-View header record
Type
Images
Date
7 September 1962
Author/Creator
United Press International
Title
Camp Muir, MT. Rainier, Wash
Place Written
Mount Rainier, Washington
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.6 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Sixties

One wirephoto released by United Press International dated September 7, 1962. Shows ten men setting up a camp on a snowy mountain side. The embedded press release states that the men are members of the American Mt. Everest Expedition. They are setting up camp on Mt. Rainier just above the 10,000 foot line in order to test the equipment. The group intends to reach the top of Mt. Everest May 1963. The back of the photo is stamped with United Press International information.

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