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Long-Jump at Snowmobile Derby



Long-Jump at Snowmobile Derby
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Title: Long-Jump at Snowmobile Derby
Description: A snowmobile rider long-jumps at the Eagle River Snowmobile Derby. According to the notes in the photograph album, this was the "world record long jump". Two of the competitors broke their legs during the 1969 event and it was thereafter discontinued for many years.

Image ID: 98525
Creation
Date:
January 1969 
Creator
Name:
Blessing, Kevin
City, State: Eagle River, Wisconsin
Collection
Name:
Classified File
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information:
This photographic print was created by a 13-year-old boy in a photography class at Cherokee Middle School.
Subjects: Trees
Cameras
Hats
Winter sports
Snow
Crowds
Men
Outdoor photography
Photographers
Contests
Coats
Snowmobiling
 

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Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society.

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