Groups: Early History Skiers, 1800s-1930s

File — Box: 8, Folder: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photograph number 1: Sketches and map of "Snowshoe" Thompson's route
Photograph number 2: Alturas Snowshoe club downhill racers at start of a race in 1867
Photograph number 3: Mikkel Hemmestvedt, American ski jumper who held the record in 1887 for a jump of 37 feet. Dr. B.L. Hjermstad, Mikkel Hemmestvedt, Torjus Hemmestvedt and Paul Honningstad.
Photograph number 4: Frank Steward, recognized master "doping" (waxing) expert in the late 1800s
Photograph number 5: Old miner near Brighton or Alta, one of Utah's first skiers, circa 1880s
Photograph number 6-7: Bus that drove between Salt Lake and Park City during the ski season, circa 1930s
Photograph number 8-10: Snow moving equipment
Photograph number 11: Old skier

Dates

1800s-1930s

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.