Photo Book 6: A Visual Snapshot of Selected Ski Champions, Ski Legends, and Ski Pioneers of the 20th Century, Late 1800s-2000

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Scope and Contents

Photograph number 1: Marthinius Strand at Alta, circa 1953
Photograph number 2: Barbara Kidder and Corey Engen, winners of the Alta Snow Cup race, December 1945
Photograph number 3: Left to Right: Mac Maeser, Donna Keller, Dev Jennings, Alf Engen, Jack Reddish, Audrey Roth, Sverre Engen, Janet Quinney, circa 1944.
Photograph number 4: Out of the start, Gretchen Fraser, winner of Alta's Snow Cup race, circa 1940.
Photograph number 5: Winners of the Alta Cup, April 1946, Left to Right: Alf Engen, Johnny Fripp and Dick Movitz.
Photograph number 6: Sun Valley Ski Club, special honors to noteworthy ski champions, circa 1941
Photograph number 7: Alf Engen receiving skiing's "Athlete of the Century" award from Marthinius (Mark) Strand and Felix (Kozy) Koziol, both members of the Utah Centennial Ski Committee, February 1951.
Photograph number 8: Joe Quinney, Alf Engen and Felix Koziol receiving an award for efforts put out for Utah's 1976 Olympic bid.
Photograph number 9: S. Joe Quinney and Alf Engen, circa 1976
Photograph number 10-14: Joe Quinney, mid 1970s-1980s
Photograph number 15: Portrait of Spence Eccles
Photograph number 16: Portrait of Jimmy Griffith
Photograph number 17: Portrait of Count Felix Schaffgotsch
Photograph number 18: Portrait of Margo Walters
Photograph number 19: Mel Dalebout
Photograph number 20: Earl A. Miller
Photograph number 21: Suzy and Carolyn Harris, circa mid 1940s
Photograph number 22: Felix Koziol
Photograph number 23-24: Suzy Harris Rytting
Photograph number 25: Article highlighting Alf Engen's ski jumping accomplishments
Photograph number 26-27: Portrait of Alf Engen taken from the cover of the Deseret News Magazine, February 20, 1949
Photograph number 28: Alf Engen Illustration by Mark Summers, commissioned by the Washington Mutual Bank, 1997.
Photograph number 29: Alf Engen sitting on stairs surrounded by his many trophies, 1942
Photograph number 30: Alf Engen receiving the American Ski Trophy, the highest award given for contribution to the sport in the 1940s.
Photograph number 31: Letter to Alf Engen from Averell Harriman regarding Engen being the recipient of the American Ski Trophy, May 7, 1940.
Photograph number 32: Alf Engen holding skis
Photograph number 33: Alf Engen at his display on the Grand Opening of the Utah Winter Sports Park, July 1992. Photo by Alan Engen.
Photograph number 34: Chalk drawing of Alf Engen by Bonnie Stanhope, 1973
Photograph number 35: Middleweight boxing champion Gene Fulmer, being outfitted for skiing by Tony and Frank Seamers, 1958
Photograph number 36: Left to Right: Lowell Thomas, Chic Morton, unidentified, and Alf Engen at Alta, early 1960s.
Photograph number 37: Alf Engen, Gordon Alcott and Harold Goodro, November 1996 at Sugarhouse Park
Photograph number 38: Alf Engen, "Indomitable Snowman," at Alta, 1962
Photograph number 39: Andrea Meade Lawrence skiing
Photograph number 40: Alf Engen, Wayne Nichol and Sverre Engen at Alta, mid 1960s. Photo by Tim Kelly.
Photograph number 41: Portrait of Jack Reddish
Photograph number 42: Corey Engen jumping in the 1948 Olympic Winter Games at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Note:Corey finished third in the jumping portion of the Nordic Classic Combined (involving both ski jumping and cross-country skiing.)
Photograph number 43: Portrait of Max Lundberg
Photograph number 44: Bill Lash and Junior Bounous, late 1970s
Photograph number 45: Charles (Chic) Morton, General Manager of Alta's Ski Lifts Company, early 1980s
Photograph number 46: Felix Koziol receiving the "Outstanding Service Award to U.S. Skiing," circa 1952
Photograph number 47: Junior Bounous speaking at a podium, 1978
Photograph number 48: Junior and Maxine Bounous, 1978
Photograph number 49: Alf Engen speaking at a podium, 1978
Photograph number 50: Alf and Evelyn Engen, 1978
Photograph number 51: Alf and Evelyn Engen, circa 1960s
Photograph number 52: Lowell Thomas at Alta, circa 1965
Photograph number 53: Willi, German ski instructor, on Bavarian-Austrian border, circa October 1945
Photograph number 54: John Bower, Winter Sports Park Director, and Alf Engen review plans for development of a new ski jump facility for young skiers, November 1992.
Photograph number 55: M. Earl Miller running a NCAA course at Snow Basin, circa early 1950s (University of Utah photo P0375 Number 1.3.2)
Photograph number 56: Utah Biathlon Olympic athlete Bill Spencer getting ready to shoot in competition, circa 1960s (University of Utah photo P0424 Number 1.1.1)
Photograph number 57: Bill Spencer, September 19, 1996. Photo by Alan Engen.
Photograph number 58: Mel Fletcher at his home in Park City, January 20, 1997. Photo by Alan Engen.
Photograph number 59: Three Utah ski celebrities, Left to Right: Corey Engen, Suzy Harris Rytting and Jack Walker at Alta, January 1999.
Photograph number 60: The famous Engen brothers circa 1996 at Alta. Photo by Brenda Price.
Photograph number 61: Engen brother in the film "Ski Aces," circa 1943
Photograph number 62: Sverre Engen, nationally recognized ski film producer, late 1950s
Photograph number 63: Sverre Engen performing a gelande jump at Alta, 1947
Photograph number 64: Top: Antti Hyvarninen of Finland, Olympic Jumping Champion, 1956. Bottom: Helmut Recknagel of Germany, Olympic Jumping Champion, 1960.
Photograph number 65: Stein Eriksen in his prime, late 1950s
Photograph number 66: Stein Eriksen performing a front layout
Photograph number 67: Stein Eriksen, Alf Engen and Alan Engen
Photograph number 68: Sverre Engen at the Alta Lodge, 1945
Photograph number 69: Alf Engen performing a perfect double pole jump turn at Alta, 1959. Photo by Fred Lindholm.
Photograph number 70: Marvin Melville at Estes Park, Colorado, 1955
Photograph number 71: Buddy Werner and Toni Sailer, 1958
Photograph number 72: John Bower winning the Holmenkollen Nordic Combined event in Norway, circa 1960s
Photograph number 73-74: Jim Gaddis ski racing, early 1960s
Photograph number 75: Founders of the Ski Utah Associates, Front Left to Right: Wilby Durham and Jack Wilson. Back Left to Right: Dev Jennings and Stan Nelson, circa late 1950s.
Photograph number 76: Portrait of Stein Eriksen, mid 1950s
Photograph number 77: Unidentified skier
Photograph number 78: Corey Engen competing in the Masters National Championship, circa 1979 (University of Utah photo P0396 Number 1.1.9)
Photograph number 79: Corey Engen holding his skis and showing his medals, October 1999
Photograph number 80: Dick Movitz, mid 1940s
Photograph number 81: Spence Eccles ski racing, 1957 (University of Utah photo P0903 Number 1.2.6)
Photograph number 82: Utah Ski Archives Ski Affair, 1995. Front, Left to Right: Chic Morton, Spence Eccles and Alf Engen. Rear, Left to Right: Barbara Engen, Evelyn Engen and Alan Engen.
Photograph number 83: Frithjof Prydz airborne
Utah's Formally Recognized Ski Legends
Photograph number 84: Alf Engen, age 79, Utah's number one ski legend, January 1989 at Alta during the "Legends of Utah Skiing" event
Photograph number 85: Bib Number 1, Utah Winter Games Legends of Utah Skiing event at Alta, January 1989
Photograph number 86: Alan and Alf Engen at the Legends of Utah Skiing event at Alta, January 1989
Photograph number 87-88: Group photo taken at the Legends of Utah Skiing event, January 1989
Photograph number 89: Alf leaving the starting gate at the Legends of Utah Skiing event, January 1989
Photograph number 90-91: Group photo taken at the Legends of Utah Skiing event, January 1989
Photograph number 92: Alf Engen and Junior Bounous, Legends of Utah Skiing, January 1989
Photograph number 93: Alf and Alan Engen at the Legends of Utah Skiing, January 1989
Photograph number 94: Skiers at the Legends of Utah Skiing, January 1989
Photograph number 95: Jim Gaddis, Alan Engen and Junior Bounous at Snowbird, 1988
Photograph number 96: Alta's 50th Anniversary Gelande Tournament winners (Veterans Professional Class), Left to Right: Junior Bounous, Gene Christiansen and Alan Engen, April 1989.
Photograph number 97: Alf Engen waves goodbye to his friends at Alta, ending 40 years as ski school director, circa April 1989
Photograph number 98: Janet Quinney Lawson and Suzy Harris Rytting at Legends of Utah Skiing, January 1989
Photograph number 99: Alan Engen at Legends of Utah Skiing, January 1989
Photograph number 100: Portrait of Alan Engen. Photo by Dobber Price.
Photograph number 101: Alf Engen holding his 1988 110% award
Photograph number 102: Alf Engen competing in the American Ski Classic at Vail, Beaver Creek, Colorado, early 1980s
Photograph number 103: Alf Engen with friends Seri Wieringa and Sham Wieringa, circa 1995. Photo by Brenda Price.
Photograph number 104: Alf Engen on skis, early 1980s
Photograph number 105: Alf Engen and Chic Morton at Alta, April 1995. Photo by Brenda Price.
Photograph number 106: Alta's Snow Cup winners, 1953, Left to Right: Brynhild Grasmoen, Jeanette Burr, Mary Isabel Litchfield, Christian Pravda, Jack Reddish, Stein Eriksen, Dick Bueck, Darrell "Pinky" Robison.
Photograph number 107: Dick Movitz, 1948 Olympic skier, holds the head of Jill Kinmont following her tragic fall at Alta, Utah which left her paralyzed from the shoulders down, January 1955.
Photograph number 108: M. Earl Miller with sons Dale and Ray at Snow Basin, early 1960s (University of Utah photo P0375 Number 1.1.1)
Photograph number 109: Salt Lake Ski Club race officials of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Left to Right: Bob Springmeyer, Jack Wilson, Stan Nelson, Bob Allen, and Ned Warnock.
Photograph number 110: Bill Spencer running during the biathlon of the 1968 Winter Olympics at Grenoble, France
Photograph number 111: Jim Gaddis, winner of the 1963 Alta Snow Cup
Photograph number 112: Jim Gaddis in action, early 1960s
Photograph number 113: Alan Engen and Jim Gaddis, Intermountain Alpine Ski Champions, 1959
Photograph number 114: Alan Engen, member of the U.S. Alpine CISM Team, in Innsbruck, Austria, 1964
Photograph number 115: Alan Engen competing in the CISM World Ski Championships in Hameenlinna, Finland, March 1966
Photograph number 116: Alan Engen skiing for the University of Utah at Brighton, 1959
Photograph number 117-118: Alan Engen competing in the Utah Winter Games Slalom at Snowbird, January 1991
Photograph number 119: Alan Engen at the U.S.S.A. Intermountain Masters Giant Slalom Championships at Deer Valley, 1983
Photograph number 120: Alan Engen, Intermountain jumping champion on Landes Hill, Alta, circa 1961
Photograph number 121: Alan Engen, All-American, competing for the University of Utah at Brighton, early 1960s
Photograph number 122: Alan Engen skiing in Garmisch, Germany, 1965
Photograph number 123: Alan Engen participating in the Utah Winter Games Slalom at Snowbird, Utah, January 1991
Photograph number 124: Award presented by the Skiing Company, publishers of "Ski" and "Skiing" Magazines, March 6, 1994 in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
Photograph number 125: Honorees of the "Founders of Skiing / USA" Front row, Left to Right: John Jay, Sam Roffe, Wolfgang Lert, and Robert Heron. Middle row Left to Right: Bob Nordhaus, Ralph Des Roches, Dick Durrance, and Miggs Durrance. Back row, Left to Right: Bob Lange, David Rowan, Jerry Simon, Harry Leonard, Alan Engen (representing Alf Engen), Hans Hagemeister, and Steve Knowlton. Not present: Gretchen Fraser who died about two weeks prior to the event, and Hjalmar Hvam.
Photograph number 126: Alan and Alf Engen holding Alf's award for being chosen one of the "Founders of American Skiing" awarded to Alf in Sante Fe, New Mexico on March 6, 1994.
Photograph number 127: Alan and Alf Engen holding Alan's award for winning the "Legends of American Skiing" Giant Slalom race on March 6, 1994.
Photograph number 128: Alf Engen, director of skiing at Alta, April 1995. Photo by Dobber Price.
Photograph number 129: Jack Walker and Alf Engen, March 1996. Photo by Robert Price.
Photograph number 130: Jack Walker, March 1996. Photo by Robert Price.
Photograph number 131: Sverre Engen, Alf Engen, jumper Tim Tauralt, Corey Engen, and John Bower at the Utah Winter Sports Park, September 28, 1996. Photo by Alan Engen.

Dates

Late 1800s-2000

Conditions Governing Access

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