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Winter Interlude


Building snow sculpture, 1947

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Date 1947 [i.e. 1948]
Description 22m 00s, no sound, color
Producer Dartmouth College Films, Dartmouth Outing Club

Synopsis

This film combines footage from 1947 and 1948 showing members of the Dartmouth Outing Club and other students preparing for Dartmouth Winter Carnival, including a detailed depiction of ice sculpture construction. The film also includes shots of Robert S. Monahan and John Rand surveying construction of the sculpture, President Dickey watching the slalom, Dartmouth’s ski team captain Phil Puchner, and fraternities building their snow sculptures. Winter carnival events include speed skating, dogsledding, skiing, slalom racing, snow jumping, building snow sculptures, DOC’s cross-country trail, and downhill races. The Dartmouth Outing Club presents.

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