Travelers near the top of Dongusorun mountain pass in Svanetia

“The view near the top of Dongus-Orun Pass, crossing the backbone of the Caucasus. Swanetia is on the other side. We had to cross a glacier to reach the pass. I was here again in 1971, but couldn’t obtain permission to walk over the pass into Swanetia. Aug 14, 1929.” Source: W.O Field quoted in “Wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Field, William O. (William Osgood), 1904-1994
Other Authors: Iakobashvili, Irakli; Georgian Parliament Archive; Brown, C Suzanne
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1929
Subjects:
Mountains
Passes (Landforms)
Snow
People
Horses
Fairbanks
glacier
Alaska
Online Access:http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/georgia/id/67
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Summary:“The view near the top of Dongus-Orun Pass, crossing the backbone of the Caucasus. Swanetia is on the other side. We had to cross a glacier to reach the pass. I was here again in 1971, but couldn’t obtain permission to walk over the pass into Swanetia. Aug 14, 1929.” Source: W.O Field quoted in “With a camera in my hands: William O. Field, pioneer glaciologist: A life history as told to C Suzanne Brown.” Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2004. Grayscale

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