| Title |
Alf Engen selecting a potential ski area, Snow Basin, circa 1938 |
| Photo Number |
P0371n1_01_16 |
| Description |
Photo shows Alf Engen visiting the Wheeler Basin (later renamed Snow Basin), Weber County, Utah, to evaluate the area for a potential ski area. East side of Mount Ogden in background |
| Date |
1938 |
| Textual Date |
1938 |
| Keywords |
Ski Archives; Utah; Ski resorts; Alta |
| Subject |
Engen, Alf, 1909-1997--Photographs; Snowbasin Ski Area (Utah)--Photographs; Ski resorts--Utah--Photographs |
| Additional Information |
"In 1938, ski pioneer and Forest Service recreation advisor Alf Engen and several other Forest Service employees hiked into Wheeler Basin and determined that it was an excellent location for a ski area."-- Snow Basin history: https://www.snowbasin.com/about/history/ |
| Spatial Coverage |
Snow Basin (Utah); Weber County (Utah) |
| Collection Number and Name |
P0371 Alta Photograph Collection |
| Relation is Part of |
Ski and Snow Sports Archives |
| Holding Institution |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
National Forest Service |
| Rights |
 |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zc8mt7 |
| Setname |
uum_map_usa |
| ID |
936259 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zc8mt7 |
