Frank Rasmussen photograph collection, 1920s-1940s

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Rasmussen, Frank
Title
Frank Rasmussen photograph collection
Dates
1920s-1940s (inclusive)
Quantity
14 photographs
Collection Number
P0419
Summary
The Frank Rasmussen photograph collection contains photographs of Frank Rasmussen skiing and ski jumping, as well as includes photographs of Ecker Hill.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This small collection contains photographs of Frank Rasmussen skiing, ski jumping, building Ecker Hill, with friends at Sun Valley, and working at CCC Camps during the 1920s. The images were copied from a scrapbook which is retained by the Rasmussen family.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Bob Rasmussen.

Processing Note

Processed by Dean Pickett in 2000 and by Mary Ann Curtis in 2001.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 Frank Rasmussen skiing, ski jumping and Ecker Hill
  • Photograph number 1: Lawrence, James and Frank Rasmussen standing on a road holding their skis, circa 1930
  • Photograph number 2: Lawrence, James and Frank Rasmussen in their football outfits, circa 1930
  • Photograph number 3: Three men sitting on a large snowplow at a CCC Camp, circa 1920
  • Photograph number 4: Man sitting on a large piece of machinery at a CCC Camp, circa 1920
  • Photograph number 5-6: Group of men laying the first mulch in Utah, 1927
  • Photograph number 7-8: Building up Ecker Hill, 1941
  • Photograph number 9: Frank Rasmussen racing in the City Creek Run where he took 6th place, 1929
  • Photograph number 10: Ecker Hill Ski Jump
  • Photograph number 11: Four unidentified people leaning against a car
  • Photograph number 12: Frank Rasmussen and others at Sun Valley
  • Photograph number 13: Distance view of Ecker Hill
  • Photograph number 14: Lawrence Rasmussen mid-air at Ecker Hill

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ski jumping--Utah--Photographs
  • Skis and skiing--Utah--History--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Ecker Hill (Utah)--Photographs