Elements area
Identifier
F229-(2-8)a
Title
"Queen of the Skis"
Contributor
Gertie Beaton (nee Wepsala) (1916-2007)
Date(s)
-
1942
Description
Gertie Wepsala was a ski champion, loved as much off the slopes as on them. This newspaper article comes from a time when female athletes were unashamedly called "photogenic" by the press or had their fashion taste talked about in the same breath as their athletic accomplishments.
Subjects
Types
- image
Format
Source
Fonds 229 Gertie Wepsala/Al Beaton Collection