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NYA Builds Nansen Ski Jump 1939 Reel-2
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keywords: 1939, Berlin New Hampshire, NYA, Nansen Ski Club Jump, Berlin Ski Jump, Ski Jumping, Olympic Ski Jumping Tryouts, Alf Halvorsen, Governor Francis P. Murphy, Ski Jumper Reddy Martensen, Ski Jumper Torger Tokle
Synopsis: Home to one of the premier ski jumps in America at its time the Berlin Ski Jump built by the NYA includes scenes of American Olympic Ski Finals held in 1939, Alf Halvorsen NYA Supervisor and Olympic Trainer, Governor of New Hampshire Francis P. Murphy, many ski jumps, 15-year old skier Reddy Martensen, Ski Jumper Torger Tokle with a winning jump of 242 feet for the US Olympic Team tryouts and more...(read more)
- Date: 1939
- Duration: 00:05:19
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
NYA Builds Nansen Ski Jump 1939 Reel-2
This historical 1939 film documents a bygone era when Berlin, New Hampshire (NH) was home to one of the premier ski jumps in America. The historic Nansen Ski Club Jump (Berlin Ski Jump) was built by the NYA (National Youth Administration) in 1936 and was the largest structural steel ski jump in the world.
NYA Builds Nansen Ski Jump 1939 Reel-2
This historical 1939 film documents a bygone era when Berlin, New Hampshire (NH) was home to one of the premier ski jumps in America. The historic Nansen Ski Club Jump (Berlin Ski Jump) was built by the NYA (National Youth Administration) in 1936 and was the largest structural steel ski jump in the world with scenes of American Olympic Ski Finals held in 1939, Alf Halvorsen NYA Supervisor and Olympic Trainer, Governor of New Hampshire Francis P. Murphy, many ski jumps, 15-year old skier Reddy Martensen, Ski Jumper Torger Tokle with a winning jump of 242 feet for the US Olympic Team tryouts and more.
Shot List:
R2:00:00:07:18
American Olympic Team ski finals at the "Big Nansen" ski jump February 1939. Shows a stream of automobiles headed to the Berlin Ski Jump. Low aerial view of the ski jump area as people arrive. Shows people at the American Olympic Team try-out at the Berlin Ski Lift.
R2:00:01:13:22
Shows Alf Halvorson, NYA Supervisor and Olympic Trainer and Francis P. Murphy, Governor of New Hampshire in 1939.
R2:00:01:31:03
Start of the American Olympic Team ski jump finals February 1939. Shows a skier falling in ski jump competition. Various scenes of skiers making jumps, hurling through space.
R2:00:02:51:07
Still image of Reddy Martensen, Berlin's 15 year old skier that made a world record breaking jump of 262 feet in 1938 that was disallowed as his hand touched the snow.
R2:00:04:48:13
Torger Tokle makes winning jump of 242 feet in the American Olympic Team ski jump tryouts February 1939 in Berlin, NH.
