Moving Image

Viking Brigade Ski Training, Old Forge, New York, circa 1941

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Title
Viking Brigade Ski Training, Old Forge, New York, circa 1941
Identifier
2022013_07
Date
1941
Description
Ski troops with guns and white parkas drill and go out on maneuvers, helping an injured trainee. Downhill skiing, cross country skiing. This is the Viking Brigade at Old Forge in 1941. Film available online here.
Funding for digitization provided to NAHA by the Sons of Norway Foundation.
Extent
00:08:29
Format
Independent films
Rights
In Copyright
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Spatial Coverage
Old Forge, New York
Table Of Contents
00:00:00 Opens with men grabbing skis. Skiing single-file in the field. Shooting practice in the snow.
00:01:48 Man getting carried off after getting injured during training. Men skiing down a hill and in fields.
00:05:02 Men shooting from the ground. Skiing in a single-file line. Men skiing down small slopes.
00:08:18 Black screen.
00:08:29 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Campbell Norsgaard Collection. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norsgaard, Campbell, “Viking Brigade Ski Training, Old Forge, New York, circa 1941,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/16002.