Lien, Carsten

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Historian, photographer, and environmental activist, Carsten Lien (born 1926) has been a president of the Mountaineers (a Seattle-based hiking and climbing club formed in 1906), vice-president of REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) and a Seattle mayoral candidate, among several other civic and corporate activities. Lien's research has focused on the Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Northwest. His published works include Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991), and Exploring the Olympic Mountains: Accounts of the Earliest Expeditions 1878-1890 (Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2001).

From the description of Carsten Lien Olympic National Park photograph collection, 1941-1982 [graphic]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 294858802

Carsten Lien (b. 1926) is a past president of the Mountaineers, a Seattle-based hiking and climbing club formed in 1906. He is also a former vice-president of REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) and has been a Seattle mayoral candidate, among several other civic and corporate activities. Lien has authored two books.

From the description of Carsten Lien papers, circa 1980s-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 237197628

Carsten Lien is a photographer and historian whose research focuses on the Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Northwest. His published works include Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991), and Exploring the Olympic Mountains: Accounts of the Earliest Expeditions 1878-1890 (Seattle: The Mountaineers Books, 2001).

From the guide to the Carsten Lien Olympic National Park Photograph Collection, 1941-1982, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)

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creatorOf Carsten Lien Olympic National Park Photograph Collection, 1941-1982 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Lien, Carsten. Carsten Lien Olympic National Park photograph collection, 1941-1982 [graphic]. University of Washington. Libraries
creatorOf Lien, Carsten. Carsten Lien papers, circa 1980s-2005. University of Washington. Libraries
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Olympic National Park (Wash.)
Olympic National Park (Wash.)
Washington (State)--Olympic National Forest
Olympic National Forest (Wash.)
Washington (State)
Washington (State)--Olympic National Park
Olympic National Forest (Wash.)
Subject
Forestry and Forestry Products
Politics and government
Logging
Logging
Logging
National parks and reserves
National parks and reserves
Photographs
Washington (State)
Occupation
Environmentalists
Photographers
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Birth 1926-03-24

Death 2012-04-07

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