F205-61-079 - "Mountaineers in a tent, 1911"

“Mountaineers in a tent” in 1911. Location unknown.

What were these men up to? The caption says mountaineers, but they look too well-dressed to be mountaineering. Some even seem to be wearing pin-striped pants and looking quite dapper — as some might have said back then. Was it an afternoon jaunt or were they actually camping and hiking?

Note their simple canvas tent held up by tree branches. The metal box in front of them may be part of a stove, as it is similar to the stove seen in 61-011.

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Fonds 205

Charles Chapman photography collection, belongs to Hugh Kellas