Ira Spring
Ira Spring (1918–2003) was an American photographer, author, mountaineer and hiking advocate. He was the photographer and co-author, with Harvey Manning and his brother Bob Spring, of the "100 Hikes" series of books published by The Mountaineers. He co-founded the trails advocacy and maintenance organization Washington Trails Association (WTA) along with fellow trails advocate Louise Marshall.
Ira Spring
- Born
- 1918 · Olympia.
- Died
- 2003
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer · environmentalist
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Ira Spring (1918–2003) was an American photographer, author, mountaineer and hiking advocate. He was the photographer and co-author, with Harvey Manning and his brother Bob Spring, of the "100 Hikes" series of books published by The Mountaineers. He co-founded the trails advocacy and maintenance organization Washington Trails Association (WTA) along with fellow trails advocate Louise Marshall.
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In 1998 he published an autobiography entitled "An Ice Axe, a Camera, and a jar of Peanut Butter" detailing his long photographic career on several continents. In recognition of this work in conservation and wilderness-preservation, he was presented with the Roosevelt Conservation Award by President George H. Bush in 1992. Spring was born in Jamestown, New York with a twin, Bob, and grew up in Shelton, Washington. He was an army aerial photographer in World War II. He died on June 5, 2003, in Edmonds, Washington of prostate cancer.
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1918
Ira Spring was born on 1 January 1918.
2003
Ira Spring died on 5 June 2003.
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- 1.9381. Bob and Ira Spring, Louise B. Marshall, and The Mountaineers publish the first of the famous 100 Hikes series in August 1966. John Caldbick. March 30, 2010.
- 2.Ira Spring obituary. The Los Angeles Times. June 11, 2003.
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