Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A copy of a previously taken photograph of William Hamilton Albee, Sr., and wife Ruth Estelle Sutton Albee with their golden retriever in front of a wood cabin in British Columbia, Canada. The couple both carry supplies for their backpacking trip across the Northern British Columbian wilderness. Mr. Albee wears flannel and carries a pack and rifle strung from his shoulder. A spectacled Mrs. Albee also wears a pack and rifle. A pack is additionally strung around their golden retriever's back. The Albees were believed dead in 1930 during their 1100 mile hike, but returned in 1935 to Los Angeles with two toddlers in tow. For five years, they primarily lived off the land, frequently interacting with natives indigenous to the region. Related to article, "Adventure Couple Back: End Five Years in Far North, Pair Once Believe to Have Perished Return With Two Children," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1935] Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2612-- Mr + Mrs WM H Albee, 10-20-35, [stamped:] OCT 29 1935 Handwritten on label of photo copy: Mr and Mrs William H Albee (cabin British Columbia) Handwritten on nitrate negative: 10-17-35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9111 ark:/21198/zz002dh417
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Hiking--British Columbia Backpacking--British Columbia Missing persons--California--Los Angeles Albee, William Hamilton, Sr., 1906-2009 Sutton, Ruth Estelle, 1909-2005
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