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A fictional collection, made to demonstrate Omeka S and the Vitrine theme. About this demo

Fifty-six winters on a small-town ski hill · 1938–1994

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Event

Opening day of the rope tow

Illustrated date card: a calendar leaf reading December 18, 1938, beside the title Opening day of the rope tow and a small skier. View larger
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Title
Opening day of the rope tow
Description
The Harlow Ski Club ran its rope tow for the first time on Sunday, December 18, 1938: 1,100 feet of manila rope driven by the engine of a Model A Ford. About sixty people came up the logging road, and the tow stopped twice to thaw the carburetor.
Date
1938-12-18
Relation
Navy roundel badge with the initials AL and a ribbon reading Arne Lindqvist, Founder, Harlow Ski Club, 1902–1979.Arne Lindqvist
Hand-drawn sepia trail map of Tincup Mountain: hatched mountain face dotted with tree symbols, three dashed trails, a red rope tow line to mid-mountain, a compass rose and a framed title.Ski Trails of the Harlow Ski Club (1946 trail map)
Rights
Fictional demonstration content created for the Omeka S demo. Free to reuse (CC0 1.0).
Subject
Rope tows
Skiing
Event Type
Opening
Participants
Arne Lindqvist and eleven members of the Harlow Ski Club