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Mont Blanc Climbing Expedition Photos, c. 1890 [188523]

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Mont Blanc Climbing Expedition Photos, c. 1890 [188523]
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Four photographs from an 1890 climbing expedition to Mont Blanc, led by M. Janssen, Director of the Physical Observatory of Meudon. Three photographs show the expedition group of nine men (not including photographer) ascending the mountain using a wooden ladder, a supply sled, and crude early rope methods; one photograph shows three men at a small observatory on a summit. The photos are labelled with numbers and brief descriptions in French. The photographs are signed, presumably by the photographer, with the name "Lairrar" (writing unclear.) One photograph has small tears around the edge, and all have some creasing and wear, but the images are clear and in good condition. [ France