| Title |
Lighting of the Paralympic Cauldron |
| Collection |
Olympic Photograph Collection, Mss C 1514 |
| Identifier |
MssC_1514_002_001_086.jpg |
| Description |
Eric Weihenmeyer, the first blind man to successfully climb Mount Everest, carried the Paralympic torch to the podium. Guided by his dog, he passed it off to Muffy Davis and Chris Waddell - the top American sit-skiers - who then jointly lit the Paralympic cauldron at Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium during 2002 Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony. |
| Subject |
Paralympic Games (8th : 2002 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Flames; Olympic Torch Relay |
| Material |
born digital |
| Date |
2002-03-07 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, https://www.geonames.org/7184950/ |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Rights Management |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Source Rights Notice |
For further information please contact the Research Center for the Utah Division of State History, historyresearch@utah.gov |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6c2enrf |
| Setname |
dha_olyleg |
| ID |
1749093 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c2enrf |
