Wyoming Mountaineers at Casper College Timeline

Collection Metadata

Item Metadata

Title

Wyoming Mountaineers at Casper College Timeline

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Date Created

1954-1959

Description

Photos from the WMCC collection used to create a Knight Lab Timeline

Type

Image

Creator

Wyoming Mountaineers at Casper College, Albert Walter "Walt" Bailey

Language

ENG

Is Part Of

Wyoming Mountaineers at Casper College Collection

Identifier

CCA 11.vi.1989.01

Collection Items

WMCC Slide 12: Belay Practice Tower 02
Photo of the WMCC Belay Practice Tower on CC Campus: Climbers include Gary Cole (Bottom Left), Ken Endsley (Top Left), Dick Rupp (Middle), and Jim Sandison (Bottom Right); photo by Walt Bailey

WMCC Slide 19: 1958-1959 Academic Year Jacquot Book Image 01
Cover image of the WMCC history written by Ray Jacquot for WMCC 50th Anniversary

WMCC Slide 1: Albert Walter "Walt" Bailey & the WMCC
A photo of the WMCC founder, Albert Walter "Walt" Bailey in the Tetons in 1953; page 6 from Raymond Jacquot's book, " A Brief History of the Wyoming Mountaineers of Casper College," photo credit to the American Alpine Journal

WMCC Intro Slide: WMCC Climbing Vest Patch
A WMCC climbing patch from a climbing vest, designed by Vern Becker at the start of the WMCC in 1954-1955

WMCC Slide 2: Bailey's WMCC Bulletin for Students
Newspaper clipping from the Denver Post Empire Magazine; announcement that Casper College will offer climbing classes that Walt Bailey (pictured) will teach

WMCC Slide 3: 1st Ascent of Devils Tower by WMCC Climbers Noel Tanneur and Dave Sturdevant
A photo of Noel Tanneur and Dave Sturdevant taking a snack break atop the highest point of Devils Tower; photo by Walt Bailey

WMCC Slide 4: WMCC Co-ed Climbing Class Article
Newspaper articles released when Walt Bailey announced co-ed climbing classes with the WMCC at Casper College

WMCC Slide 5: Early Spring 1956
A photo of an original WMCC Membership card, created by WMCC student climber Vern Becker, along with the club's logos, patches, and other insignia

WMCC Slide 6: Gladstone Hotel Rappel - "Over the Side" article
A photo of Walt Bailey helping Murane Murane over the roof of the Gladstone Hotel in a harness, preparing to rappel including a text description; photo b =y Harold Shatsoff of the Casper Tribune Herald

WMCC Slide 7: May 19, 1956, Devils Tower Graduation Climb
A photo of the 1956 WMCC graduate climbers (Left to Right):
Back Row: Verne Becker, Dud McReynolds, & Dave Evans
Middle Row: Bruce Smith, Dave Sturdevant, Ron Ury, & Chic Brothers
Front Row: Gary Cole, Mary Murane, Noel Tanneur
Photo by Walt…
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