Ansel Adams questions

 

1. Where and when was Ansel Adams born? February 20th 1902 in San Francisco 
2. Was Ansel Adams a good student? no
3. How old was Ansel Adams when he first experienced Yosemite? he was only 14 when he first saw Yosemite
4. How long did it take to get to Yosemite from San Francisco? Today it takes about 3-4 hours. 2 days
5. Who gave him his first camera and what was it?Ansel’s father gave him his first camera. It was a Kodak #1 Box Brownie
6. Which group did Ansel Adams often hike with? 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?FDR
8. What photograph is probably one of the most famous photographs in the twentieth century?Monolith, the face of half dome
9. Ansel Adams was nearing what age, when the financial security that had eluded him all his life materialized at last? nearing 70 years old
10. How was Ansel Adams honored after he died? a section of the Sierra Nevada mountains were named after him