Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932
PH Coll 810.J31 A Pacific Northwest adventurer and transportation pioneer, Vern Centennial Gorst was born on August 18, 1876 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888, the Gorst family relocated to the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. From an early age, Gorst displayed an entrepreneurial spirit and a...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:social/1408 2023-05-15T16:20:44+02:00 Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932 Gorst, Vern C., 1876-1953 University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. United States--Washington (State) Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2009. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/social/id/1408 unknown Society and Culture Collection http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/social/id/1408 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. Vern C. Gorst photographs. PH Coll 810 Hiking--Washington (State) Glaciers--Washington (State) Photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T15:44:01Z PH Coll 810.J31 A Pacific Northwest adventurer and transportation pioneer, Vern Centennial Gorst was born on August 18, 1876 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888, the Gorst family relocated to the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. From an early age, Gorst displayed an entrepreneurial spirit and a fascination with transportation. He began his first transportation business at age 13, moving chickens across Port Orchard bay using a log raft he had constructed himself. As a young man, Gorst spent several successful years prospecting in Alaska during the gold rush. Later he returned to Puget Sound to invest his gold earnings in the arena of transportation. Over the next several decades, Gorst set to work building a number of transportation companies, with his focus eventually shifting to aviation when, at age 38, he became a self-taught pilot. In 1925, Gorst's interest in flying won him a bid for the first contracted airmail service between Seattle and Los Angeles, and Pacific Air Transport was born. Gorst continued to be an entrepreneur of aviation, starting Seattle Flying Service in 1928, and creating other airline companies including Gorst Air Transport in 1929, Barnes and Gorst Air Mail, and Victoria Air Mail. Vern Gorst died in Portland, Oregon in 1953. Recreational activities; Other/Unknown Material glacier glaciers Alaska University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Pacific |
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PH Coll 810.J31 A Pacific Northwest adventurer and transportation pioneer, Vern Centennial Gorst was born on August 18, 1876 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1888, the Gorst family relocated to the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State. From an early age, Gorst displayed an entrepreneurial spirit and a fascination with transportation. He began his first transportation business at age 13, moving chickens across Port Orchard bay using a log raft he had constructed himself. As a young man, Gorst spent several successful years prospecting in Alaska during the gold rush. Later he returned to Puget Sound to invest his gold earnings in the arena of transportation. Over the next several decades, Gorst set to work building a number of transportation companies, with his focus eventually shifting to aviation when, at age 38, he became a self-taught pilot. In 1925, Gorst's interest in flying won him a bid for the first contracted airmail service between Seattle and Los Angeles, and Pacific Air Transport was born. Gorst continued to be an entrepreneur of aviation, starting Seattle Flying Service in 1928, and creating other airline companies including Gorst Air Transport in 1929, Barnes and Gorst Air Mail, and Victoria Air Mail. Vern Gorst died in Portland, Oregon in 1953. Recreational activities; |
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Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932 |
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Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932 |
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Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932 |
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Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932 |
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Rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably Washington State, ca. 1929-1932 |
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rear view of eight men and women hiking on a glacier, probably washington state, ca. 1929-1932 |
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