Ansel Adams
- Where and when was Ansel Adams born? 2/20/1902 in SF california
- Was Ansel a good student? He was not the greatest student which caused him to move schools a lot and get tutored by his father
- How old was Ansel Adams when he first experienced Yosemite? 14 yrs old
- How long did it take to get to Yosemite from San Francisco? Today it takes about 3-4 hours. 2 days by train
- Who gave him his first camera and what was it? His father gave him a kodak #1 box brownie
- Which group did Ansel Adams often hike with? The sierra club
- To what President did Adams take his photographs (book project) in order to persuade him to support King's Canyon as a national park? Jimmy Carter
- What photograph is probably one of the most famous photographs in the twentieth century? Moonrise
- He was nearing what age, when the financial security that had eluded him all his life materialized at last? 70
- How was Adams honored after he died? A section of the Sierra Mountains loved was renamed The Ansel Adams Wilderness
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