Van de Mark, Dave

Biographical Information

Dave Van de Mark moved to Humboldt County as a young college student in early summer of 1963. He took a summer job in one of the local sawmills and then enrolled in Humboldt State University (then Humboldt State College). He soon became aware of the effort to build public support for creating a Redwood National Park and joined the Sierra Club to work toward that end. Out of necessity, he became the photographer for the park proponents. He was self-taught in both photography and the developing process.

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