Print, Photographic

Joe LaPorte, Mt. Rainier

Joe LaPorte, Mt. Rainier

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

0301.35

Description

Using textbook form, Tacoma Ski School lead ski instructor Joe LaPorte skis past snow ghosts (snow-covered trees) on Alta Vista, a small knoll above Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park. Paradise was home to America’s first ski school, founded by Otto Lang in the 1930s.

Made/Created

Date made

1955 - 1956

Place

Location

Alta Vista, Mt. Rainier

Lexicon

Search Terms

Skiing, Skiing, snow, Recreational

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

LaPorte, Joe

Person or Organization

Alta Vista

Person or Organization

Mt. Rainier