The photo with mountains in the background was taken near the Merrick Mountains named by the US-ACAN for Conrad G. Merrick, USGS topographic engineer with the Antarctic Peninsula Traverse Party, 1961–1962, who participated in the survey of these mountains.
He was Dan's dad!
thank you Dan!
https://photolibrary.usap.gov/PhotoDetails.aspx?filename=1963Jan-TuckerSno-Cat-843-DonaldPfarrer.jpg
the only guy I have ever heard of that has a mountain range named after him.
He was the navigator/topographer on the 1961-1962 Antarctic Peninsula Traverse, and he used a theodolite for star shots in order to determine position.
see more photos and read a lot more about it, at:
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