The only photo on record showing the 13 original members of the first professional ski jumping group to tour America. At the beginning of the 21st century, the only remaining member of that group of Sverre Engen, who turned 89 in January 2000. Front row L to R: Lars Haugen, Halvor Bjorngaard, Burt Wilchock, Sigurd Ulland, Sverre Engen. Back row L to R: Olver Karldal, Alf Matisen, Alf Engen, Einar Fredbo, Ted Rex, Carl Hall, Steffan Trogstad, and Halvar Hvalstad. Photo circa 1930.

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Title The only photo on record showing the 13 original members of the first professional ski jumping group to tour America. At the beginning of the 21st century, the only remaining member of that group of Sverre Engen, who turned 89 in January 2000. Front row L to R: Lars Haugen, Halvor Bjorngaard, Burt Wilchock, Sigurd Ulland, Sverre Engen. Back row L to R: Olver Karldal, Alf Matisen, Alf Engen, Einar Fredbo, Ted Rex, Carl Hall, Steffan Trogstad, and Halvar Hvalstad. Photo circa 1930.
Photo Number P0413n01_04_001
Description Photo of the thirteen original members of the first professional ski jumping group to tour America at Becker Hill in Ogden Canyon, Utah.
Keywords Utah; Ski Archives; Skis and skiing; Ski jumping; Ecker Hill; Skiers; Men; Professional
Subject Skis and skiing--Utah--Photographs; Ski jumping--Utah--Photographs; Skiers--Photographs
Additional Information See Manuscripts Accn 1601
Spatial Coverage Becker Hill (Utah); Ogden Valley (Utah); Weber County (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection
Collection Name Alan K. Engen
Relation is Part of Ski and Snow Sports Archives
Date 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933
Textual Date 1930s
Original Source N/A
Donated By/Purchased From Donated by Alan K. Engen.
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6000nc9
Setname uum_map_usa
ID 947633
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6000nc9
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