Father of the Glaciers

Snowman at summit 1902 Waggoner, Muir, and Howe; Father of the glaciers

Silhouettes of three men in hats and a child in snow-filled landscape standing in front of a monumental snowman sculpture. The snowman has a head with eyes, nose and mouth, modeled hair and mustache, two arms and legs, and an oval body. The snowman is approximately four times the size of a man.

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Annette Kellerman

Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (6 July 1886 – 6 November 1975) was an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville and film star, and writer. Her initial fame was athletic. Beset with infantile paralysis, Kellerman began swimming as a therapy; she wins her first title, Swim Champion of New South Wales, in 1902 at the age of 15. Long distance swimming becomes a specialty and she shortly thereafter sets the women's world record for the mile.

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W. Hicks

W. Hicks, was accustomed to handling horse and mules since the age of 7.  By the age of 8 he could drive a 3-mule team harnessed to a cart around the Louisiana Plantation he worked on for 25 cents a day, more than the daily average.  He started racing Quarter horses at bush tracks, winning all four races his first day. He soon won his first recognized Thoroughbred race. He won his first recognized Thoroughbred race on October 4, 1902.

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