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Scrapbook: Early Skiing, 1930s

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

  1. Photograph number 1: Alf Engen and Jimmy Christensen
  2. Photograph number 2: Alf Engen and two other unidentified jumpers, circa 1930
  3. Photograph number 3: Alf Engen, circa 1929
  4. Photograph number 4-20: Snapshots of jumpers and jumps, mostly taken at Ecker Hill, circa 1930
  5. Photograph number 21-23: The three Engen brothers and their mother Martha at a home (probably hers).
  6. Photograph number 24-37: Snapshots of jumpers and ski jumping
  7. Photograph number 38: Unidentified ski jumping group
  8. Photograph number 39: The Well Come Inn
  9. Photograph number 40: Sverre Engen, Halvor Hvalstad and Halvor Bjorngaard at the sign for Becker Hill.
  10. Photograph number 41: Sverre Engen on a motorcycle
  11. Photograph number 42: Road grader
  12. Photograph number 43: Alf jumping
  13. Photograph number 44: Alf Engen next to his car
  14. Photograph number 45: Unidentified man practicing boxing
  15. Photograph number 46: Sverre, Martha, Alf and Corey Engen
  16. Photograph number 47: Unidentified double jumpers at Ecker Hill
  17. Photograph number 48-56: Snapshots of jumps
  18. Photograph number 57: Calmar Andreason preparing for a jump
  19. Photograph number 58: Sverre Engen with his mother Martha and others (unidentified) on the front porch of Martha's(?) home.
  20. Photograph number 59-76: Snapshots of jumpers traveling to exhibitions/competitions in groups and jumping at various places.
  21. Photograph number 77: A soccer game
  22. Photograph number 78-81: Snapshots of jumpers
  23. Photograph number 82: Unidentified group
  24. Photograph number 83: The sign for Ecker Hill
  25. Photograph number 84-86: Alf Engen
  26. Photograph number 87: Alf Engen with three unidentified friends
  27. Photograph number 88: Unidentified jump
  28. Photograph number 89: Alf Engen with unidentified
  29. Photograph number 90: Alf and Sverre Engen
  30. Photograph number 91-92: Unidentified jump
  31. Photograph number 93: Alf Engen
  32. Photograph number 94: Sverre Engen and others
  33. Photograph number 95-110: Snapshots of jumpers and jumpings

Dates

  • 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.

Extent

From the Collection: 25 Boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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