Marion Porterfield Photograph Album 2, 1932-1938

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DescriptionThis photograph album is the second of three albums.

Marion "Minnie" Porterfield was a member of the Montana Mountaineers, a hiking club based in Missoula, Montana from 1922-1956. This scrapbook includes photographs from several hikes in the Missoula area, Glacier National Park, and Canada. The photographs include members of the club, natural and man-made landmarks, as well as glaciers in Canada and Glacier National Park.

This album also contains portraits that are not likely related to the Montana Mountaineers.TypeImageCreatorPorterfield, Marion, 1879-1972Genrephotograph albumsLanguageEngDate1932-1938SubjectGroup portraitsPortrait photographsLandscape photographsMountaineering expeditionsMountaineering -- Montana -- Societies, etc.Skis and skiingCampingLog buildingsHorseback ridingWomen mountaineers -- Montana Contributing InstitutionUniversity of Montana Mansfield LibraryGeographic CoverageBlue Mountain (Missoula County, Mont.)Candian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)Garnet (Mont.Glacier National Park (Mont.)National Bison Range (Mont.)Pacific Coast (U.S.)Polson (Mont.)Rattlesnake Creek (Missoula County, Mont.)Sentinel, Mount (Missoula County, Mont.)Swan River Valley (Mont.)Missoula Region (Mont.)Time Period Represented20th centuryDigital CollectionPhotograph Albums and Scrapbooks from the University of MontanaDigital Formatapplication/pdfDigitization SpecificationsDigitized at the University of Montana Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library using a Bookeye 4 V1A Basic sanner, firmware version 6.84D. Opus Freeflow scanner software version 4.0.7829.18940. Scanner settings: Color. Document mode: Flat. File exported as .jpeg and processed to PDF at 300 dpi for online access using Adobe Photoshop.Date Digitized2024-09Physical CollectionMarion Porterfield photograph albums, Mss 795Local IdentifierMss 795NotesMarion "Minnie" Porterfield was born in Kansas in March 1879. She moved to Missoula, Montana by 1911 to teach at the Roosevelt School. She joined the Montana Mountaineers in its inaugural year of 1922. As a Mountaineer, Porterfield held the positions of Secretary and Musical Director. She taught in Missoula until her retirement from the Central School in 1944. She died on 24 September 1972.Contact Us

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Box Number1File NameMarionPorterfield_PhotoAlbum2.pdfRecommended CitationMarion Porterfield Photograph Albums, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, the University of Montana-Missoula.

CollectionPhotograph Albums and Scrapbooks from the University of MontanaRelated DocumentMarion Porterfield Photograph Album 1, 1922-1931Marion Porterfield Photograph Album 3, 1936-1942

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