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. 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. W. 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.
References
- John Caldbick (March 30, 2010), "Bob and Ira Spring, Louise B. Marshall, and The Mountaineers publish the first of the famous 100 Hikes series in August 1966", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
- ^ "Ira Spring obituary", The Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2003
- Modie, Neil (2003-06-06). "Ira Spring dead at 84: Guide had a passion for wild places". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- Sorensen, Eric (2003-06-07). "Ira Spring, 1918 - 2003: Photographer tried to preserve nature". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
Further reading
- Neil Modie (April 4, 2003), "Outdoor legend Ira Spring nears the end of the trail", Seattle Post Intelligencer
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