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	Asahel Curtis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Asahel Curtis was the most prominent Seattle photographer of the early twentieth century, as well as a noted outdoorsman and regional booster.
		Asahel Curtis was born in 1874 in Minnesota to Johnson Asahel Curtis (1840-1887), a reverend; and Ellen Sheriff (1844-1912).
		Asahel's mother was Ellen Sheriff (1844-1912) who was born in Pennsylvania, and both her parents were born in England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asahel_Curtis (1109 words)

	Edward S. Curtis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward Sheriff Curtis was born in 1868 near Whitewater, Wisconsin, to The Rev. Johnson Asahel Curtis (1840-1887) and Ellen Sheriff (1844-1912).
		In 1895 Curtis met and photographed Princess Angeline (c1800-1896) aka Kickisomlo, the daughter of Chief Sealth of Seattle.
		Curtis hires Adolph Muhr (?-1912) to run the studio while he is away working on photography and trying to get financing in New York and Washington, D.C. 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt invites Curtis to photograph his children after seeing Curtis' winning photograph in "The Prettiest Children in America" contest published in Ladies' Home Journal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_S._Curtis (2280 words)

	Asahel Curtis Trail Native Plant Walk
		The Asahel Curtis picnic area and trails are right along Interstate 90 at exit 47 (and in fact much of the preservation area is centered between the east bound and west bound lanes of the freeway) on the way to Snoqualmie Pass.
		The Asahel Curtis natural area has been a destination for WNPS field trips and for field trips taken by the Native Plant Stewardship classes, but has never been hi-lighted as a Walk of the Month.
		Asahel Curtis is not an out of the way or secret place; but within its boundaries are much of what is precious about our northwest forests.
	www.wnps.org /cps/walks/oct_walk4.html (517 words)

	Archie Satterfield - Klondike Park
		Curtis did as he was told, and each night he dined with the captain and purser.
		Curtis had no burning desire to go on down to Dawson City because he was enjoying the drama of the passes and earning a good living taking photos of the stampeders, selling prints and keeping the negatives.
		Curtis said he was impressed with the occupant's boat-handling abilities and he watched as it raced past him.
	www.archiesatterfield.com /work4.htm (3633 words)

	ashaelcurtis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Asahel Curtis is located in the upper part of the south fork of the Snoqualmie River (Figure below, Ashael Curtis site is actually located to the south of the 676 m elevation mark, between I-90 and the powerline [still further up slope is the old railroad grade).
		Asahel Curtis was born in Minnesota in 1874; the family
		Curtis was an active outdoorsman and mountaineer, an advocate of roads and highways, and instrumental in the development of Mt. Rainier National Park--interests which are reflected in his photography.
	www.cfr.washington.edu /classes.esc.520B/AsahelEng10000.htm (729 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / Photographer
		The Curtis referred to was Edward Curtis, and it is difficult to fathom that he was considered an “unknown” only 30 years ago.
		Curtis was a committed artist dedicated for over 30 years to capturing something beautiful in each Indian tribe.
		Asahel’s greatest achievement as a photographer is his striking documentation of the Seattle regrading project.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/2001/6/2001_6_34.shtml (541 words)

	George Glazer Gallery - Asahel Curtis, Rainier Series - Paradise Inn and Tatoosh in Winter
		The Asahel Curtis Photo Company was primarily a commericial studio specializing in photographing the landscape, towns and industries of the Pacific Northwest.
		Curtis sold a collection of his work documenting the region to the University of Washington Library in 1940, where it still resides, a major picture of archive of Washington State in the first four decades of the 20th Century (see The University of Washington Library Digital Collections Curtis site.
		Asahel Curtis began his photographic career working in the studio established by his older brother Edward S. Curtis, who is famous for his photographs of Native Americans.
	www.georgeglazer.com /prints/landscape/asahel.html (261 words)

	Edward S. Curtis: A detailed chronological biography
		Curtis commissions dozens of villagers to carve and paint masks, full-sized totem poles, massive dugout canoes, artifacts and pre contact-style costumes for the film.
		Curtis drops out of the public eye and disappears from the city for long periods of time, perhaps due to the realization of his own mounting financial indebtedness and his failed marriage.
		Curtis is ecstatic to encounter tribal groups that have as yet had no contact with missionaries and writes in his journal; "...
	www.soulcatcherstudio.com /artists/curtis_cron.html (4524 words)

	Mount Rainier National Park: Wonderland:An Administrative History (Chapter 4)
		Although Asahel Curtis applied unsuccessfully for the position of park superintendent in 1918, he seemed to enjoy his role and vantage point outside the government.
		Curtis also sent a prospectus to the Sierra Club, dangled the club's list of supplies before a couple of prospective packers, and solicited support from the Pierce County Board of Commissioners for trail repairs outside the park boundary.
		The committee appointed Curtis as chairman and T.H. Martin, a Tacoma businessman, as secretary.
	www.nps.gov /mora/adhi/adhi4a.htm (2721 words)

	Developing Paradise: Asahel Curtis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Asahel Curtis loved Mt. Rainier; some people thought that he almost worshipped it.
		Curtis was a founding member of the Mountaineers, the Northwest climbing group that also promoted preservation of wilderness areas.
		The trivial things of life; the petty cares that to us seem so great slink back in the presence of this majestic mountain." --from a report on the 1909 outing of the Mountaineers, Asahel Curtis papers, Special Collections, Manuscripts and University Archives, University of Washington Libraries.
	www.lib.washington.edu /exhibits/rainier/case4.htm (217 words)

	Ancestry Message Boards - Message [ Curtis ]
		He married a Lucy Curtis, daughter of Asahel Curtis and was born October 22, 1806.
		There is more than one Asahel Curtis in the area, however.
		The Curtis' of CT also has an Asahel Curtis, born July 2, 1796 in Wallingford.
	boards.ancestry.com /mbexec/msg/an/TmQ.2ACIB/1078.2.4 (112 words)

	eBay - asahel curtis, Photographic Images, Transportation items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
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	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=asahel+curtis&newu=1&... (384 words)

	A New (Old) Book for Sale
		You've probably never heard of photographer Asahel Curtis, though no doubt you have heard of his older brother Edward, who photographed Native Americans and became quite famous.
		Curtis work is extremely valuable in illustrating the history of the Puget Sound region.
		Asahel Curtis was there through a crucial part: the introduction of the automobile, which he, as "booster," urged.
	citycomforts.com /ac-book.html (336 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Now & Then -- Rainier Brewery (Seattle)
		In 1903, Washington State photographer Asahel Curtis began recording the then brand new Seattle Malting and Brewing Georgetown plant.
		For his first return of many, Curtis struck this vertical “portrait” view of, left to right, the Malt-House (with the Moorish minaret chimney), Brew House (with its twin ornamental tops) and Stock-House on January 25, 1904.
		By 1904, this was the largest brewery west of the Mississippi River and with addition upon addition through 1912 it became “world class” — the sixth largest in the world.
	www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=3001 (421 words)

	Asahel Curtis Nature Trail #1023 - Snoqualmie Ranger District - Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Turn south at the first stop sign and then turn left on Road #55 and drive 0.5 mile to the large parking lot on the right.
		This trail can also be accessed via the Asahel Curtis Picnic Area.
		The nature trail is a short, easy walk through one of the last remaining stands of old growth in the Snoqualmie Valley.
	www.fs.fed.us /r6/mbs/recreation/activities/trails/snrd/snrd_1023.htm (188 words)

	History Lab Artifact Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Description: Photo taken on Aug. 24, 1932 by Asahel Curtis for the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad.
		It is a view of Yakima Park and Sunrise Lodge at Mount Rainier.
		The photo was made from an 8x10 nitrate negative and the fl and white print was hand tinted.
	www.historylab.org /afdb/afdb-display.asp?no=180 (50 words)

	EASTON GLACIER CHANGES THROUGH TIME
		Between 1984 and 1990, NCGCP observed the terminus behavior of 117 glaciers, 47 glaciers annually, all 117 are currently retreating.
		In the summer of 1908 Asahel Curtis joined a a party of Mountaineers in climbing from the terminus of the Boulder Glacier to the summit of Mt. Baker.
		In 2003 the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project will retrace the steps of both Asahel Curtis and William Long measuring the change in glacier length, glacier thickness, and vegetation development below the glacier.
	www.nichols.edu /departments/Glacier/nccent.htm (1046 words)

	Yellowstone Digital Slide File
		Postcard of moonlight on Yellowstone Lake; Asahel Curtis; 1928
		Postcard of the Shoshone River; Asahel Curtis; 1928
		Postcard of a woman setting the table for bears at Lake Camp; Asahel Curtis; No date
	www.nps.gov /yell/slidefile/history/postcards/acurtis/Page-1.htm (50 words)

	Washington Trails Association
		WTA, and its master builder Ted Wendel, have been constructing a kiosk for the Asahel Curtis trail, near Snoqualmie.
		This will be the last day of work, and you can help to put on the finishing touches.
		The Snoqualmie Ranger District has asked WTA to construct a kiosk (large bulletin board) at the trailhead for the Asahel Curtis trail.
	www.wta.org /~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?6+sm+14570+WP (203 words)

	Flury and Company - About Us - Services
		Buying, selling and consignment of Edward S. Curtis, Asahel Curtis, and other nineteenth and early twentieth-century photographic works.
		Appraisals of Edward S. Curtis, Asahel Curtis, and other nineteenth and early twentieth-century photographic works.
		Arrangement of conservation and restoration for Edward S. Curtis and other photographic works, original Curtis Studio frames, Navajo textiles, antique baskets, beadwork, and argillite and ivory carvings.
	www.fluryco.com /about/services.htm (97 words)

	MOHAI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In this photo, three Chinese men work at an Iron Chink salmon butchering machine at the Pacific American Fisheries cannery in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham.
		The photo was taken by Asahel Curtis in 1905.
		Interested in purchasing a print of this image for personal use or would you like to license for commercial use in a publication or for broadcast?
	www.seattlehistory.org /photo_database/photo_preview.cfm?photoid=7347 (153 words)

	Flury and Company - About Us - Photographic Artworks
		Flury & Company has an extensive collection of photographic works by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) including individual photogravures and complete volumes and portfolios from The North American Indian (1907-1930).
		In addition, we have a number of vintage goldtones in their original studio frames, silver and platinum print photographs, studio portraits, and some of Curtis' later work from Hollywood, including the art-deco blue-toned silver prints.
		Photographs and photogravures by Asahel Curtis (1874-1941), Edward's younger brother.
	www.fluryco.com /about/photoart.htm (285 words)

	CM&SP Railway Map and Color Illustrations from Along the Route
		Except for the Asahel Curtis postcard of the Olympian traveling through the Kittitas Valley on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line (shown above), the color illustrations which appear here are from an exclusive edition scenic guide book published and originally copyrighted by The Van-Noy Interstate Company.
		The format is that of a scrapbook made up of dark colored pages upon which are glued 6"x8" color prints of interesting travel scenes.
		A. Curtis was in Ellensburg in 1912 and 1914 taking pictures of the area.
	www.fruitfromwashington.com /History/railroad2.htm (942 words)

	Photography: Soulcatcher Studio: Links to the World of Fine Art Photography
		It is now part of the permanent collection of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
		The Asahel Curtis Photo Company Collection at the University of Washington Libraries Archive
		- The Asahel Curtis Collection is comprised of 1,704 photographs and provides one of the most valuable photographic records of Seattle, Washington State, Alaska and the Klondike covering a period from the 1850s until 1940.
	www.soulcatcherstudio.com /links.html (1477 words)

	ESC 401 Spring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Field Trip Information: Below are aerial photographs (1) of the Asahel Curtis and (2) Alpental area (both of these pictures are "roll-overs" where the under lying picture is the topography map of the same area shown by the aerial photograph).
		Study sites are as follows: Site 1: Large, old Douglas-fir (DF) and western redcedar trees (WRC)(located just north of where small highway goes under west bound I-90, Site 2: Alpental, Site 3 : Asahel Curtis Natural Area, Site 4 : about 0.6 miles up the Annette Lake trail, about an 80 to 100-year-old Douglas-fir stand.
		After returning from respective trips, you should see if you can located the various study sites on the aerial photographs.
	www.cfr.washington.edu /Classes.esc.401/Fieldtrip2.htm (459 words)

	Live Auctioneers - 659: ASAHEL CURTIS hand-tinted photograph of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Live Auctioneers - 659: ASAHEL CURTIS hand-tinted photograph of
		ASAHEL CURTIS hand-tinted photograph of Western mountain landscape, 1920.
		O/C of a dock scene by Curtis 1 day
	www.liveauctioneers.com /s/lot-52157.html (35 words)

	"Road Entering Paradise Valley Ranier National Park" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		This card is unused, and is clearly captioned at the bottom, with Curtis' name just above the work "Park" at the LR.
		At the left is the caption: "This is a real photograph made for the Ranier National Park Co. - by Asahel Curtis Photo Co."
		The condition is VeryGood+, with slightly rounded corners, but otherwise clean, crisp, and without any faults.
	www.prints-n-ephemera.com /postcards/Rainer.htm (131 words)

	Historic Views and Scenes of Kittitas County, Washington Archive Links
		Washington State Normal School Dormitory, 1912, Photographer Asahel Curtis
		Asahel Curtis Four-Part Panorama of City of Ellensburg, 1912.
		Panorama of Ellensburg, Washington with newly laid tracks of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway in foreground, 1911.
	www.fruitfromwashington.com /History/kittitas_views.htm (214 words)

	Photo # NH 79107 picture data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		In a Pacific Coast harbor during the first half of 1908, while participating in the first leg of the "Great White Fleet"'s cruise around the World.
		Photographed by the Romans Photo Company, copyrighted by Asahel Curtis.
		The original print was received from USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) in 1972.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/images/h79000/h79107c.htm (101 words)

	The Ten Thousand Year Blog » Electronic and print resources for studying the Klondike Gold Rush (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Web exhibit based on a physical exhibit at the Washington State History Museum in 1997-1998 featuring photographs by Asahel Curtis.
		Special exhibit that draws from digitized collections featuring photographs by Asahel Curtis, Eric A. Hegg, Wilhelm Hester, Frank LaRoche, William E. Meed, Frank H. Nowell, and H.M. Sarvant.
		Northwest Imagery: The Photography of Edward and Asahel Curtis.
	www.davidmattison.ca /wordpress?p=927 (1379 words)

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