Selected photos from the Utah Ski Archives, documenting the history of ski competition on local, national, and international levels; the founding of major resorts; snow safety and avalanche control; ski equipment; ski instruction; freestyle skiing; the 10th Mountain Division; back-country skiing; and virtually every facet of winter sports in Utah and the surrounding region.
Filters: Date: "1947" Collection: "uum_map_usa" Spatial Coverage: "Salt Lake County (Utah)" Setname: !(ir* OR ehsl*)
| Title | Collection Number And Name | Photo Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 |
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Inside the Alta Lodge looking toward Mt. Superior, late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_051 |
| 177 |
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Skiers looking at Freidl Pfeifer's figure 8's carved down Alta's High Rustler. (11x14) For additional information and similar photographs see collection P0413 Alan K. Engen. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_057 |
| 178 |
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Dr. Frank Howard, National Ski Patrol, and two ski patrol assistants giving attention to an injured skier at Alta, 1947. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_100 |
| 179 |
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Jim Shane and Harold Goodro taking a skier down an Alta slope in a sled., circa late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_101 |
| 180 |
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Mark Nichol teaching a class at the Deseret News Ski School at Alta, circa 1949. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_01_121 |
| 181 |
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George Watson, Mayor of "Romantic Alta," circa mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_031 |
| 182 |
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George Watson, Mayor of "Romantic Alta," circa late 1940s or early 1950s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_032 |
| 183 |
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Sverre and Lois Engen with friend at Old Watson's, circa mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_037 |
| 184 |
 |
Mayor George Watson cooking in his cabin, circa 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_06 |
| 185 |
 |
George Watson and Alf Engen toast each other. In photo L to R: George Watson, Alf Engen, Ted Keller, Ken Maughan, and Felix Koziol. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_066 |
| 186 |
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Monty Atwater checking his U.S. Weather Bureau snow measurement instruments, late 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_071 |
| 187 |
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Dr. Frank Howard, National Ski Patrol, and two ski patrol assistants giving attention to an injured skier at Alta, 1947. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_086 |
| 188 |
 |
View of High Rustler at Alta, 1947. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_109 |
| 189 |
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Lois Engen skiing at Alta, 1947. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_111 |
| 190 |
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Two skiers at Alta. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_112 |
| 191 |
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View looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_117 |
| 192 |
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Mt. Superior. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_118 |
| 193 |
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Construction of Landes Hill, 1947. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_124 |
| 194 |
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Two skiers looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_131 |
| 195 |
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Brighton parking lot, mid 1940s. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n02_02_191 |
| 196 |
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Sverre Engen performing a gelande jump at Alta, 1947. | P0413 Alan K. Engen Photograph Collection | P0413n03_01_063 |
| 197 |
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Couple (Sverre and Lois Engen) resting at Watson's Shelter. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_10_05 |
| 198 |
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Sverre and Lois Engen resting at Watson's Shelter. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_11_02 |
| 199 |
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Collins lift about 1947 | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_23_07 |
| 200 |
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Avalanche near Peruvian Lodge. | P0418 Wilburn and Jean Pickett Photograph Collection | P0418n1_27_04 |