Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941
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Identifies LC/NAF RWO
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- Organization: Washington Irrigation Association
Has Affiliation
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Seattle-Tacoma Rainier National Park Committee
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Associated Locale
Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.)
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Field of Activity
Photography
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Photographers
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Sources
found: Frederick, R. Asahel Curtis, 1983:t.p. (Asahel Curtis)
found: LC data base, 11-16-83(hdg.: Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941)
found: Wikipedia, 19 July 2012(Asahel Curtis; b. in 1874 in Minnesota; grew up in Cordova, Minnesota; family moved to Washington Territory in 1888 when Asahel was a teenager; in 1885 became an apprentice photographer in St. Paul, Minnesota; moved to Seattle in 1894 to work for his brother who had opened a phtography studio in Seattle; established his own photography studio in Seattle in 1911; primarily photographer of the Puget Sound Region in Washington; member of the Mountaineers, a mountain-climbing group at Mt. Rainier National Park; member and chair (1912-1936) of the Seattle-Tacoma Rainier National Park Committee; photographer for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce; owned an orchard in Ellensburg, Washington; president of the Washington Irrigation Association in the 1920's; President of the Washington State Good Roads Association, 1932-1933; Curtis Glacier of Mount Shuksan was named for him; d. 1941)
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1983-11-21: new
2013-09-24: revised
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