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The women appear muddy from their climb, giving the photograph an especially candid and authentic outdoor-recreation quality. One woman wears a large round medallion or badge around her neck, while another has smaller pins or badges attached to her coat.
The handwritten inscription on the reverse appears to read:
“Top Mt. Mitchell
July 4, 1923.
Bessie, Miss Palmer, Katharine”
The inscription most likely refers to Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, although the photograph does not contain a printed location.
A compelling original image for collectors of women’s history, early female hikers, mountaineering, Appalachian history, North Carolina photographs, 1920s fashion, outdoor recreation, and vernacular Americana.
Measures approximately 2.8 x 4.5 inches.
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