Collection Name	Francis P. Farquhar papers, 1896-1960
Identifier	UAF-1981-208-53
Title	Packing Koven. LaV. 1932.
Description	Title from verso. Theodore Koven's body was discovered near the head of Muldrow Glacier on Mount McKinley by the Lindley-Liek Expedition in 1932. Theodore Koven and Allen Carpe were scientists working on a high altitude cosmic ray research expedition on behalf of Professor A. H. Compton at the University of Chicago. Injuries on Koven's body suggested he had fallen into a crevasse and managed to crawl out, but had frozen to death soon afterward. Carpe was assumed to have perished inside a crevasse as his body was never found. Photographer on the Lindley-Liek Expedition was Merl LaVoy. Caption indicates that the three men shown are packing Koven's body for transport. The image shows them packing a large bundle onto a horse. Melted snow is visible among the rocks where the men and horse are standing. Snowshoes and two metal tins are also visible on the ground. The men are unidentified. Information on Koven from cataloger's notes and "Mount McKinley: Icy crown of North America" by Fred Beckey (1993).
Creator	LaVoy, Merl
Subject.TGM	Mountaineering Accidents Men Horses Dead persons Boulders Snowshoeing Bridles Hats Clothing & dress Cans Containers
Subject.LCSH	Mountaineers
Personal Name	Koven, Theodore, 1894-1932
Corporate Name	Lindley-Liek Expedition (1932)
Location	Denali (Alaska)
Region	Interior Alaska
Time Period	1913 to 1939
Date	1932
Type	Image (Photographs)
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Holding Institution	Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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Packing Koven. LaV. 1932.

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