Recreational ski area photographs

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1 : Black and white photograph of a toddler on skis, probably at Skyline Ski Area in the 1950s. The ski area was renamed Pebble Creek in 1979.
2 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified skier, probably in the 1950s at Skyline Ski Area, as Pebble Creek was called before 1979.
3 : Black and white photograph of a view through the Lead Draw Lodge window of skiers on Scout Mountain at Lead Draw Recreation Area. This area was active in the late 1930s and 1940s, several miles away from Pebble Creek.
4 : Black and white photograph of the Lead Draw lodge's lunch counter. Evelyn Young and Faye Turner are behind the counter.
5 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man drinking in the Lead Draw lodge, probably in the late 1930s or 1940s.
6 : Black and white photograph of a social gathering in the Lead Draw lodge, probably in the late 1930s or 1940s.
7 : Black and white photograph of two unidentified women in the Lead Draw lodge, probably in the late 1930s or 1940s.
8 : Black and white photograph of two unidentified women in a cabin at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
9 : Black and white photograph of the Lead Draw lunch counter at Lead Draw lodge, probably in the late 1930s or 1940s. Left to right: Stacy Smith, Jack Blair, unknown cook, Paul Grossman, unknown guest.
10 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man drinking from a cup in the Lead Draw lodge, probably in the late 1930s or 1940s.
11 : Black and white photograph of a group of employees relaxing at the Lead Draw lodge, probably in the late 1930s or 1940s.
12 : Black and white photograph of the Lodge at Lead Draw at Scout Mountain, several miles southwest of Pebble Creek. The lodge was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps about 1939.
13 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man and woman on skis, possibly at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was called from 1949 to 1979).
14 : Black and white photograph of three unidentified skiers with equipment at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was called as from 1949 to 1979).
15 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man, woman, and child with ski equipment at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was called as from 1949 to 1979).
16 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man on skis. The cars and houses in the background suggest that this was not taken at Pebble Creek Ski Area, but probably dates from the 1930s or 1940s.
17 : Black and white photograph of two men and two boys with skis, probably at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was called as from 1949 to 1979).
18 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman on skis. The houses in the background suggest that this was not taken at Pebble Creek. It may date from the 1940s or 1950s.
19 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man using a rope tow at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called as from 1949 to 1979).
20 : Black and white photograph of Art Young skiing at Scout Mountain, Lead Draw Recreation Area in the 1940s. Art Young helped to start Skyline Ski Area, later renamed Pebble Creek.
21 : Black and white photograph of two unidentified boys playing on skis, possibly at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called before 1979).
22 : Black and white photograph of a group of skiers standing in front of a cabin at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called before 1979).
23 : Black and white photograph of Art Young on the ramp built to gather momentum before grabbing the rope tow at Lead Draw Recreation Area in the 1940s.
24 : Black and white photograph of Art Young gearing up at Scout Mountain, Lead Draw Recreation Area, in the 1940s.
25 : Black and white photograph of some skiers heading downhill, probably at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called before 1979).
26 : Black and white photograph of five skiers in front of a car at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called before 1979). Photo proobably from the 1950s.
27 : Black and white photograph of Jack Blair on the deck of the Lead Draw lodge at Scout Mountain.
28 : Black and white photograph of Melvin McGee on the rope tow at Lead Draw Recreation Area.
29 : Black and white photograph of skiers in front of a cabin at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called before 1979).
30 : Black and white photograph of a skier among trees probably at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek Ski Area was called before 1979).
31 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman skiing at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
32 : Black and white photograph from 1949 of a rope tow at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
33 : Black and white photograph from 1949 of a skiers outside a hexagon-shaped lodge at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
34 : Black and white photograph of Joe Primbs, Jr., skiing at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
35 : Black and white photograph of a skier at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
36 : Black and white photograph of a row of skiers by the Lead Draw rope tow. Dean Parker is standing next to the smiling woman (probably Evelyn Young).
37 : Black and white photograph of unidentified man, woman, and child on skis at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
38 : Black and white photograph of Ollie Roche by the Lead Draw lodge.
39 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man posing with his ski equipment, while more equipment standing in snow surrounds him at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
40 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified skier at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
41 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman on skis (with small child skiing behind her) at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
42 : Black and white photograph of a crowd by a chair lift at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
43 : Black and white photograph of Stacy Smith at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979). Smith died in 1967.
44 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man and woman on slopes at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
45 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified child on skis at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
46 : Black and white photograph of two unidentified skiers on top of a ski jumping ramp at Lead Draw Recreation Area.
47 : Black and white photograph of a child on skis at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
48 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified skier on the slopes at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
49 : Black and white photograph of Homer Semons of the Skyline Ski School at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
50 : Black and white photograph of Kathleen and Joe Lehman, Pam McGuire at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
51 : Black and white photograph of Art Henriksen, ski instructor and patrolman at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
52 : Black and white photograph of unidentified skiers, probably at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
53 : Black and white photograph of ski instructor Fred Roberts teaching the snow-plow technique on Scout Mountain, Lead Draw Recreation Area.
54 : Black and white photograph of two skiers, probably at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known until 1979).
55 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified man sitting on a log fence outside the Lead Draw lodge.
56 : Black and white photograph of a skier on a slope, probably at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was called until 1979).
57 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified skier, possibly at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was called until 1979).
58 : Black and white photograph of two unidentified skiers with equipment, possibly at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was called until 1979).
59 : Black and white photograph of Homer Semons by the rope tow at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was known as from 1949 to 1979).
60 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified skier on a slope, possibly at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was called until 1979).
61 : Black and white photograph of an unidentified skier holding his skis at Lead Draw Recreation Area, probably in the 1940s.
62 : Black and white photograph of Ollie Roche gearing up at Scout Mountain at Pebble Creek Ski Area (or Skyline Ski Area, as it was known as from 1949 to 1979).
63 : Black and white photograph of a woman in a long coat skiing beneath a chairlift at Skyline Ski Area (as Pebble Creek was called until 1979).
64 : Black and white photograph of Francis Ranstrom skiing at Skyline Ski Area, as Pebble Creek was known as from 1949 to 1979. Ranstrom owned the ski resort from 1957 to 1978.
65 : Black and white photograph of Jacque Freeman (Roche) at the Skyline Ski School at the Skyline Ski Area, as Pebble Creek was known as from 1949 to 1979.
66 : Black and white photograph of Roger Roche riding a chair lift at Sun Valley, Idaho.
67 : Black and white photograph of Roger Roche at Sun Valley, Idaho.
68 : Black and white photograph of Roger Roche at Sun Valley, Idaho.
69 : Black and white photograph of skiers around a sign that reads, "Howdy Stranger, Yonder Is Jackson Hole."
70 : Black and white photograph of skiers around a sign that reads, "Howdy Stranger, Yonder Is Jackson Hole."
71 : Color photograph of a chairlift heading uphill, surrounded by snow-covered trees, at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
72 : Color photograph of the snow-covered Hexagon lodge at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
73 : Color photograph of a group of men at the base of a chairlift at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
74 : Color photograph of two unidentified men in front of a lodge at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
75 : Color photograph of ski instructor Glenn Evans helping Todd Rastrom (son of Fred and grandson of owner Francis Rastrom) learn to ski at Skyline Ski Area, probably in the 1970s.
76 : Color photograph of Bernie and Ted Hunt in the barrel races at Pebble Creek Ski Area, probably in the late 1980s. The "Coors Cowboy Classic" was held at Pebble Creek starting in 1987 in conjunction with the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello.
77 : Color photograph of a Large group of skiers lined up on the slope at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
78 : Color photograph of a chairlift heading uphill at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
79 : Color photograph of a group of unidentified skiers gathered at the mountain base at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
80 : Color photograph of ski equipment and skiers at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
81 : Color photograph of a view of a ski lodge at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
82 : Color photograph of a view of skiers heading uphill at the Skyline Poma lift, Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
83 : Color photograph of an unidentified female skier at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
84 : Color photograph of a view down the slope and trails at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
85 : Color photograph of an aerial view of mountain at Pebble Creek Ski Area. (It was known as Skyline Ski Area from 1949 to 1979.)
86 : Black and white photomap showing ski trails and runs at the Pebble Creek Ski Area.

Dates

undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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