Grave of skiing pioneer John A. Thomson, 1950s

CS00949-02 (00997)

Grave in Carson cemetery, Genoa, Nevada, of Skier John A. Thomson. Several biographies have been written about this legendary figure in the history of skiing. He was known as “Snow Shoe Thomson”. Skiing was introduced in California by Norwegian immigrants, of whom Thomson was the most famous.

early 1950s

Source: 828 size Kodachrome.

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