Black and white photograph of five men aboard the S.S. Victoria.
Item
Title
Black and white photograph of five men aboard the S.S. Victoria.
Description
Black and white photograph of five men aboard the S.S. Victoria (most likely in Genoa, Italy). The men are identified as the Swiss Alpine Group, possibly members of the 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition to K2, that will climb K2 mountain in Pakistan. Verso inscribed, "Swiss Alpine Group, to climb K2 S/S Victoria".
Identifier
MS.2019.01.0945
Type
image
Is Part Of
Box 16 Folder 26
Format
JPEG
2 1/4w x 2 1/4h
Date
1954
Creator
Rhoden, John (John W.), 1918-2001
Subject
travel photography
cruise ships
Italy
mountain climbing
smoking pipe
travel
Medium
black and white photograph
Language
eng