Free To Ski Again Released from Nazi custody after almost a year, Hannes Schneider, internationally known Austrian ski expert, arrived from Germany Feb. 9 in New York, bringing his wife and two children aboard the Queen Mary to start his career anew. Schneider was removed from his St. Anton ski school after the Anschluss last March because of his outspoken criticism of the Nazi regime. He said he would go to the Eastern Slopes ski school at North Conway N.H. Schneider is shown with his wife, his son, Herbert, 18, and his daughter, Herta, 17.

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Title:
Free To Ski Again Released from Nazi custody after almost a year, Hannes Schneider, internationally known Austrian ski expert, arrived from Germany Feb. 9 in New York, bringing his wife and two children aboard the Queen Mary to start his career anew. Schneider was removed from his St. Anton ski school after the Anschluss last March because of his outspoken criticism of the Nazi regime. He said he would go to the Eastern Slopes ski school at North Conway N.H. Schneider is shown with his wife, his son, Herbert, 18, and his daughter, Herta, 17.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Schneider, Hannes Ski Instructor
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. February 1939]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Skiing
Skiers
Coaches (Athletics)
Schneider, Hannes, 1890-1955
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 182 x 230 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/zg64xw06s
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000660_0002
Barcode:
39999088103690