[Frank Olsen, fourteen year-old skier and two unidentified skiers standing on snow-covered ground in Humboldt Park]

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  • Collection ID SDN-053652
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Frank Olsen, fourteen year-old skier and two unidentified skiers standing on snow-covered ground in Humboldt Park] [graphic].
  • Dates 1908.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Informal full-length group portrait of fourteen year-old skier Frank Olsen and two unidentified skiers wearing skis, standing on snow-covered ground in Humboldt Park in Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified man is standing on the left side of the image, and crowds are standing in the background. Olsen held a record of forty-three feet and a double record of sixty feet.
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  • Names Olsen, Frank.
  • Subjects
    • Skiers 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Snow Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
    • Winter Illinois Chicago 1900-1909. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Humboldt Park (Chicago, Ill. : Park) 1900-1909.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1900-1909.
    • West Town (Chicago, Ill.) 1900-1909.
  • Genre
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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