Comments on: Latter-day Saint Images, 1928

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:13:34 +0000

There weren’t any ski-lifts in Switzerland (or anywhere else, for that matter) in 1928. But some nordic skiing events were in the 1924 Winter Olympics, and undoubtedly people were skiing for recreation by then, and not just to get around in the deep snow.

Actually, the photo makes them look as if they’re having too much fun to simply be traveling from one place to another!

By: ESO

ESO — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:18 +0000

Huh–when I saw the picture of the missionaries skiing, I thought they were doing it as a form of transportation, rather than recreation. Maybe not.

By: JimD

JimD — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:26:53 +0000

Ardis, I, for one, would LOVE to see a post on that article if you can dig it up.

Many thanks for all that you do–

By: manaen

manaen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:41:58 +0000

9. Ah — 1928!

By: manaen

manaen — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:41:19 +0000

RE: Ogden Primary Drum Corps, what year was this? My dad and his brother played their drums in some parades in Ogden when they were kids in the 1930s.
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Thx, as always.

By: Cynthia L.

Cynthia L. — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:49:49 +0000

Gaaaaaaaaahhhh I cannot even begin to imagine raising triplets without modern conveniences.

And I didn’t go on a mission so I wouldn’t know, but I assume that if swimming and full-court basketball are outlawed for missionaries these days, so is skiing.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:48:43 +0000

There's a story in a period Era about a church member who was somebody (steward? recreation director? somethin') on the Leviathan, and I've wondered if personal connections had as much to do with such a large group of missionaries sailing on that ship as anything else. I'll have to take another look at that article and see if there's a post in it, Jim. Thanks for the comments, all. I love looking at old Mormon photos as much as I do old Parshall photos.

By: JimD

JimD — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:34:31 +0000

During Prohibition, the United States Lines' ships were all dry whereas foreign-operated ships served booze once outside of American waters. In fact, maritime historians generally seem to concur that the Leviathan was a commercial failure because of it. I wonder whether the group of missionaries pictured on the Leviathan indicates a broader Church policy of using only US Lines' ships to transport its missionaries during Prohibition?

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:10:18 +0000

I like the look on the face of the boy 2nd from left in the New Zealand photo.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:09:13 +0000

Yes, these were great. And quite a variety of shots. I thought the one of the missionaries skiing in the Alps was fun — I’m guessing it’s verboten these days, but back then . . .