Who is the Gal in the 1946 AP Photo? Old Timers?!?

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Mighty Hiker

climber

Vancouver, B.C.

Aug 19, 2011 - 09:02pm PT

BTW, she may well be a climber, but the photo looks posed-- the sorting table just looks too tidy and well-arranged to be a real mess of gear.

The woman has a significant tan line on her right wrist, where women often wear watches - suggesting that she was at least somewhat outdoorsy. She also looks quite fit.

Fascinating thread.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Aug 19, 2011 - 10:20pm PT

I think someone said it was a "Look" magazine shot so chances are pretty good
it was a model. She looks a trifle dainty to me.

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2013 - 06:57pm PT

I just bought this photo so the search will continue...

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Apr 6, 2013 - 07:16pm PT

Horatio! The camera! It probably has a photo of the killer on the roll of film inside!

ionlyski

Trad climber

Kalispell, Montana

Apr 8, 2013 - 10:53pm PT

Check with Hornbein? I don't really know his Teton history but climbers knew climbers; maybe?

Arne

Brian in SLC

Social climber

Salt Lake City, UT

Apr 8, 2013 - 11:29pm PT

Miriam O'Brien Underhill?

http://rockadventuremovie.com/filmdiary/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1929-miriam-obrien-chimneyboston.jpg

I don't think so...but...she and certainly the husband had time in the Tetons...

Gary

Social climber

Desolation Basin, Calif.

Apr 8, 2013 - 11:43pm PT

Barbara Lilley?

OK, so it's not Barbara Lilley, but Barbara is the real thing.

And this photo is legendary in the Sierra Club:

Brian in SLC

Social climber

Salt Lake City, UT

Apr 9, 2013 - 12:50am PT

Does look like a Leica. My dad had a IIIb.

karabin museum

Trad climber

phoenix, az

Aug 16, 2017 - 08:10pm PT

A item came up on eBay that reminded me of this photo mystery. In the photo bottom center is a rack of carabiners and pitons. This looks pretty close to being the mystery item on the gear rack.

Also on the rack..........

The steel carabiner could be a US Army or Steel Stubai oval

clode

Trad climber

portland, or

Aug 17, 2017 - 12:30pm PT

I agree that this is a posed photo. Look at her shadow on the wall behind her, and then the play of light and shadows on her blouse. At least two different light sources. Not something you'd expect from a non-posed photo.

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Aug 17, 2017 - 06:37pm PT

hey there say, ... would be neat if someone's family, had old pics from long ago, and recognized the belt, :)

Happy Cowboy

Social climber

Boz MT

Aug 20, 2017 - 11:50am PT

I think I might've figured her out...Virginia Huidekoper.
Goggle her and the photo on the left shows her jumping on skis, bearing a striking resemblance. The sophistication in the ST photo coupled with the Tetons is what got me to thinking. Her husband Huide was a very close friend of mine, very European, always nice camera gear and other historical crap. It has to be her I thought, then good ol'goggle, here's the link: [url="http://https://www.google.com/search?q=virginia+huidekoper&tbm=isch&imgil=9yWYCxfPvQzE7M%253A%253BrDldveLsUONCiM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fjacksonholeterrain.com%25252Fjacksonholetbt-tbtjh-2%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=9yWYCxfPvQzE7M%253A%252CrDldveLsUON"]http://https://www.google.com/search?q=virginia+huidekoper&tbm=isch&imgil=9yWYCxfPvQzE7M%253A%253BrDldveLsUONCiM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fjacksonholeterrain.com%25252Fjacksonholetbt-tbtjh-2%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=9yWYCxfPvQzE7M%253A%252CrDldveLsUON[/url]

Ksolem

Trad climber

Monrovia, California

Aug 20, 2017 - 12:00pm PT

That first picture skiing it totally awesome!

LAhiker

Social climber

Los Angeles

Aug 20, 2017 - 12:28pm PT

Happy Cowboy, that makes sense. Based on Virginia Huidekoper's obituary (she passed away in 2010), when the photo was taken, she would have been around 24 and would've been married to Jim Huidekoper for around 3 years. Also, it sounds like she was primarily a skier, which might explain why her arms in the photo aren't as muscular than a rock climber's might be.

http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/top_stories/icon-huidekoper-dies/article_5a5bfa59-0481-556f-8056-a0c1f24048e6.html

Marlow

Sport climber

OSLO

Aug 20, 2017 - 12:39pm PT

Comparing photos has it's biases, but seeing the photos, I think the mystery girl in the photo of this thread has broader eyebrows and the arch of the nose seems to be straighter.

Steve Grossman

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 20, 2017 - 12:48pm PT

By the shape of her head I don't think that is the same person but thanks for digging around trying to solve this.

rgold

Trad climber

Poughkeepsie, NY

Aug 22, 2017 - 09:54am PT

Here's another guess. Mary Anderson, co-founder with her husband of REI, who recently died at 107. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/business/mary-anderson-died-co-founder-of-rei-cooperative.html She would have been 36 in 1946.

This shot was also taken in 1946:

This one was taken in 1939, a year after REI was founded.

Compare to:

REI started as a attic operation, which sort of fits with the ambiance of Steve's photo.