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Series of photos getting to mountain peak by horse and foot.Working here and there in Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. The poem is from RudyardKipling's Screw-guns an ode to a 2.5 inch weapon used for mountain fighting.
Credit
Family of Captain William M. Scaife, C&GS;
Display Date
1922-1924
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Keywords
Getting There
On Horseback
On Foot
Poetry