Historical Photos

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Historical Photos

Over 4000 historic photographs are available for reprint and sale through the Tread of Pioneers Museum (locacted at 8th & Oak Streets in Steamboat Springs, 970-879-2214). Please call for an appointment.
All images are printed with archival inks on photo paper.
Images are available in the following sizes:
5X7-$25.00
8X10- $35.00
11X14- $45.00
13X19- $50.00
(Larger mural sizes available by special arrangement.)
* These sizes are contingent on the dimensions of the original photograph.

If applicable add:
Scanning fee add: $20.00
Commercial decorative, offices, add: $35.00
Advertising per image use (one publication), add: $100.00
Unlimited advertising (one image), add: $250.00
Book Jacket, add: $100.00
Book use unlimited (per image), add: $100.00
Serial, Magazines, Newspapers (per image), add: $100.00
Corporate usage, add: $250.00

Fees subject to change at any time.

Cash, Check, and Credit Cards (VISA, Master Card, American Express) are accepted.

The Photos below are the property of the Tread of Pioneer Museum, they can not be reproduced or used on the web without prior permission to do so. The images at the museum are much better quality than pictured below, this poor quality was used to prevent theft.

Howelsen Hill, photo is the property of the Tread of Pioneer Museum, and may not be reproduced with out permission. [Click here to view full size picture]

The photo of Howelsen Hill was taken in 19??. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.

Barnum & Bailey Poster [Click here to view full size picture]

Carl Howelsen, the father of skiing in the Yampa Valley, caught the attention of Barnum & Bailey directors in the summer of 1906 while soaring 60 feet into a pool of water from a 90-meter tower at a Chicago amusement park. In November 1906 he joined the circus, which billed him as “Captain” and the “Flying Norseman”. Howelsen was paid $200 a week to “ski sail” down a Vaseline greased 100 foot slide, which was set at a 45 degree angle, and land on a platform 75 feet away and into the arms of two strong men waiting to check his flight. This poster depicts his dangerous feat.

Carl Howelsen [Click here to view full size picture]

In 1913 Carl Howelsen came to Steamboat Springs and showed locals ski jumping was an exciting new sport. The Flying Norseman, as he was called, built a jump and hurled himself, skis and all, more than 100 feet off the jump. Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat Springs maintains the 30, 50-, 70-, and 90-meter jumps used by Steamboat's future Olympians as a training site. Howelsen also organized the first Winter Carnival in 1914 as a way of introducing competitive skiing and a celebration of winter. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.

The boat tow was one of Howelsen Hill's first ski lifts. Eight people could sit down as the lift pulled people up the hill. A precurser to Mt. Werner's 8 passenger gondola. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.

Carl Howelsen with the Ladies Ski Club [Click here to view full size picture]

This photo of Carl Howelsen (second from right) with the ladies ski club was taken in XXXX. The ski club met every Wednesday for an afternoon of skiing. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.

Carl Howelsen Jumping [Click here to view full size picture]

This photo was taken in 1911 on Howelsen Hill. Carl Howelsen brought the sport of skiing and ski jumping to Steamboat. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.

The Crawfords Skiing [Click here to view full size picture]

In 1875 James Crawford became the first permanent settler to homestead with his family in the Yampa Valley. Here the Crawford family does some recreational skiing. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.

F.M. Light [Click here to view full size picture]

F.M. Light was one of the first retailers in Steamboat Springs. The F.M. Light signs still can be seen heading to Steamboat from Denver and West on highway 40. Actual quality of photo at the Museum is much better than that pictured above.