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Group of Twin Peaks Elementary School children with Otto the Otter

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Title

Group of Twin Peaks Elementary School children with Otto the Otter

Subject

Paralympic Winter Games (8th : 2002 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Athletes with disabilities: Mascots; Children

Description

Group of Twin Peaks Elementary School children with Otto the Otter at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Salt Lake City Paralympic Games. Otto the otter, the Paralympic mascot for Salt Lake City 2002, was chosen by the organising committee because of the animal's agility and vitality. The otter is an animal with a long history in Utah, with Native American tribes once living there considering it to be one of the most powerful animals. Having nearly reached extinction in the early 20th century, otters were successfully reintroduced into the wild in 1990, showing that even the largest setbacks can be overcome.

Creator

Mansfield, Katie

Source

The Chris and Katie Mansfield Olympic/Paralympic Photograph Collection, 2002, Mss C 1503

Publisher

Utah State Historical Society

Date

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

Relation

https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ywskn1

Format

Language

Type

color photograph

Identifier

MSSC_1503_001_002_046.tif

Coverage

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993

Tags

Children, Closing Ceremony, Mascots, Medals Plaza

Citation

Mansfield, Katie, “Group of Twin Peaks Elementary School children with Otto the Otter,” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 7, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/487.

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