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Ski Jump Competition

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A man jumps off a ski ramp as many spectators look on.

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COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0132OB
Legacy ID
WHi 88438

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Ski Hill

Ski Hill

February 8, 1948

"This ski hill was a popular attraction located near Oconomowoc. Ward Woltman of Oak Grove is on the jump."

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Tandem Ski Jump

Tandem Ski Jump

circa 1910-1919

View from below of two skiers jumping at the same time, with spectators watching from both sides of the bottom of the ski jump.

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Crash Landing

Crash Landing

1915

Ski jumper crash lands into the snow below the jump.

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Ski Jumper

Ski Jumper

1911

Skier heading down the jump at Stoughton with spectators in the foreground.

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Ski Jump

Ski Jump

1915

Hand-colored lantern slide view of a ski jumper wearing #32 sailing off of the jump at Stoughton. Spectators watch from the base of the jump which is decorated with a U.S. flag.

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The Big Jump

The Big Jump

January 1952

Ski jumping at Timber Coulee. A large crowd is gathered to watch. Today it is named Snowflake Ski & Golf Club. It is host to a ski jumping tournament since 1961 and is the 7th largest ski jumping h...

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