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Written on verso: Headquarters for snow measurements at Contact Pass, Mount Rose; elevation 9000 feet. This hut was made of sandbags covered with tar. The roof is a tarpaulin. Note the evaporation pans and snow sampling apparatus leaning against the wall. The ascent is made on snowshoes.
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This collection contains the papers, notebooks, and photographs of James Edward Church, who was a professor of Classics at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the man known as the "father of snow science." Church developed the Mt. Rose snow sampler to accurately measure the water content of snow. In 1935, Congress created the Federal-States Co-Operative Snow Survey based on Church's method; it continues to be used today.
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James Edward Church Papers
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Special Collections and University Archives Department
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The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the University of Nevada, Reno but the University was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item (Rightsstatements.org UND 1.0). If you have any information that can contribute to identifying or locating the rights-holder(s) please notify the University of Nevada, Reno Special Collections and University Archives Department (specoll@unr.edu).
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churchseries22:1465
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