Ansel Adams

      

1. Where and when was Ansel Adams born? winter of 1902.
2. Was Ansel a good student? Ansel was not a good student. 
3. How old was Ansel Adams when he first experienced Yosemite? 14 years old 
4. How long did it take to get to Yosemite from San Francisco? Today it takes about 3-4 hours. took 2 days 
5. Who gave him his first camera and what was it? His dad gave him his first camera and it was a Kodak #1 box brownie
6. Which group did Ansel Adams often hike with? members of the sierra club 
7. To what President did Adams take his photographs (book project) in order to persuade him to support King's Canyon as a national park? President Rosevelt
8. What photograph is probably one of the most famous photographs in the twentieth century? 
9. He was nearing what age, when the financial security that had eluded him all his life materialized at last? 70 years old
10. How was Adams honored after he died? Part of the sierras was named after him