“CRATER LAKE ”

1923

The chief, pictured here in full regalia, is a member of the Klamath tribe of Southeast Oregon. The Klamath territory is dotted with lakes and marshes, which accounts for many aspects of Klamath daily life. In this photograph the chief is overlooking Crater Lake, which is one of the deepest, purest bodies of water in North America. The lake occupies the crater formed by an extinct volcano and is spectacular not only in its beauty but also, with thirty-two miles of lakeshore, in size. This is a stunningly beautiful Goldtone with an extraordinary sense of depth, luminosity, and three-dimensionality.