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Asahel Curtis - Photographs

The Asahel Curtis collection at the WSHS Research Center contains only a few photographs of skiers. The following are noteworthy:

• 36607: "Mr. Martin on skis." A man holding a single pole at Paradise (negative, dated 6-18-17).
• 40132: A young women on skis wearing a hat, a competitor's bib (#4), and holding a single pole, in 1917 (fine). I believe this is Olga Bolstad, winner of the first ski championship held by the Northwest Ski Club at Paradise in July 1917. With permission of the Research Center staff, I wrote this identification on the card in their catalogue.
• 40145: Two men on skis and one on foot (holding a camera) at Paradise, 1917. Each man holds a single thick bamboo pole.
• 46319: Three snowshoers and one skier climb on foot above Nisqually Glacier with Mt Rainier above (fine). The catalogue card identifies this as a S.O.Y.P. outing, 2-10-24.
• 48301: Skier with a single pole next to a cabin and trees at Mt Baker ski area in spring (5-24-25, not a great photo).
• 48307: Skier with a single pole near Artist Point in spring with Mt Baker in the distance (5-24-25).

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