Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Snowshoeing (i.e. skiing) in the Rockies, Colo.
- Two girls ski down a snow covered slope in Colorado. Both girls hold a wooden ski pole for balance.
- Girls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Skiing--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Zoberski & Faucus MGM training film
- Ray Zoberski and Arnold Faucus, members of the 10th Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol, an early group for what would become the 10th Mountain Division, demonstrate cross-country skiing techniques during the filming of a training film in...
- Cross-country skiing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- [1942]
- Skitrooper skiing
- Tenth Mountain Division skitrooper skiing, with snowy mountains in the distance. He is wearing the woollen ski uniform and sunglasses.
- Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- My class, Paradise, Washington
- Five men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) ski through deep snow on a slight slope near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants, and shoe-packs. All were in the photographer's skiing class.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Don Goodman and Charlie McLane leading a ski-mountaineer class near Paradise, Washington
- Don Goodman from Idaho, second from the left, and Charlie McLane on the right lead one of the first ski-mountaineer classes in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) near Paradise Lodge, Washington. Behind them approximately fifteen...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1941 or 1942
- Ski training: forming a column of twos coming down from Eagle Ridge, Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Fifty Tenth Mountain Division ski troopers during training practice forming a column of twos. One line of men occupies a hill in the foreground; another group occupies a hill in the...
- Eagle Ridge (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943 or 1944]
- Aspen, Colo WPA ski course
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, during a Works Progress Administration educational course in skiing; shows snow, a skier, crowds, and town buildings.
- Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1939, March 5
- Construct of ski course, City of Aspen, Colorado
- View of two skiers in Aspen, Colorado; shows one skiing down the hill and the other looking down at the town; ski gates at the side of the hill and bare trees on either side of the slope; landmarks in the town include the Hotel Jerome, the Wheeler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940]
- Skitrooper in woods, Colorado
- Tenth Mountain Division skitrooper cross-country skiing through pines trees, Colorado.
- Cross-country skiing--Training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose above a sled that holds probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are vertically planted in the snow. Shows the snow covered San Juan Mountain Range.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sneffels
- Men pose near a wood frame building, skis and debris caused by an avalanche in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are planted in the snow vertically and lean against the roof of the building. A man sits on a crate near an overturned chair and...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Lieutenant Paul Townsend skiing, Paradise, Washington
- Lieutenant Paul Townsend of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), skis barechested near Paradise, Washington.
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Townsend, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division,...
- [1942]
- Aspen Mountain
- A winter view of the town of Aspen, Colorado. The tops of mullein can be seen in the foreground sticking out of the snow. In the middle distance are snow covered rooftops of early homes and buildings in the town of Aspen. In the background is Aspen...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Camp Hale headquarters
- View of the main entrance of the white painted Headquarters building at Camp Hale, Colorado, where the Tenth Mountain Division trained from 1943-1944. A sign with an seven-pointed star on one side and a skiing Panda on the other flank the words:...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military headquarters--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- Prager skiing in Grossglockner slalom
- 1st Sergeant Walter Prager of the Tenth Mountain Division wearing the number eight cuts a gate during the Grossglockner, Austria, slalom held June 24, 1945. In the the background, five men watch the race standing on the glacier, and two men repair...
- Skiing--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Austria--1940-1950.; Prager, Walter.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1945 June 24
- Margaret Bourke-White photographing ski troops
- Margaret Bourk-White, photographer for Life magazine, faces away from the camera in this image of her photographing four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers skiing in Italy. All the skiers wear white camouflage coats, three carry rifles and one wears...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Ski troops--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Doughnut girl at work
- Red Cross doughnut girl, Deborah Bankart, poses standing by an automatic doughnut making machine with one full and one partially-filled tray of doughnuts before her, which she handles with two sticks. She wears a sweater vest over a shirt and a...
- Doughnuts--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Bankart, Deborah.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Toboggan
- A boat tow is used at Aspen, Colorado, to transport skiers to the top of the slope. The photographer, William A. "Bill" Southworth, turns his head toward the camera. He is wearing his Tenth Mountain Division skiing uniform and sunglasses. A group...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski lifts--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943, 1944]
- James Louis Noel
- Portrait of James Louis Noel at Jim Creek, south of Winter Park, located in Grand County, Colorado.
- Noel, James Louis--1980-1990.; Cross-country skiing--Colorado--Grand County--1980-1990.; Grand County (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Noel, James Louis--Pictorial works.; Cross-country skiing--Colorado--Grand County--Pictorial works.; Grand County...
- 1989
- Ben Duke skiing
- Ben Duke skis in red boots and a shirt reading: "Moosehead Beer 90 '85 Masters Nat'l Alpine Champion," goggles, and a knit hat. Duke was a businessman (President of Gates Corporation), outdoorsman, 10th Mountain Division veteran, and community...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Skiing--1980-1990.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- 1985
- Skei-ing [i. e. Skiing] party
- Miners pose on skis near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The men hold ski poles.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Female X-C skiing
- A woman poses on cross country skis with a dog, probably in Colorado.
- Dogs--Colorado--1930-1940.; Skiing--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Winter sport
- View of snowy slope and nordic skiers (two woman in skirts, jackets and hats on skis with poles; one man on skis without poles).
- Cross-country skiing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1928]
- Skiing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
- Skiers descend a snow covered slope in the mountains of Colorado.
- Skiing--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Crossing Alpine Pass
- A man poses on skis at Alpine (Altman) Pass in Chaffee or Gunnison County, Colorado. Snow covers the mountains.
- Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Skiing--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Snow shoe brigade
- Men hold poles and pose on skis in a snow field in Irwin (Gunnison County) Colorado.
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Skiing--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Snow shoe brigade
- Men hold poles and pose on skis in a snow field in Irwin (Gunnison County) Colorado.
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Skiing--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Lake Loveland
- View of two boats pulling water skiers across Lake Loveland, Colorado. Foothills show in background and a man in another boat watches from just off shoreline. Reservoir built in late 1890s by the English company which then controlled the Greeley -...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.; Water skiing--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Vail Mountain
- Duke family members pose on Vail Mountain, in Eagle County, Colorado, wearing down-filled ski clothes with poles, goggles, and knit hats. They are identified as (l to r): Peter, Benjy, Lester, HBD (H. Benjamin Duke), Maud, Jamie, and Charles. Ben...
- Vail (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- 1974
- A diamond hitch at street events of Skii[joring contest] Carnival, Steamboat Springs
- Spectators gather along the sidewalk of Main Street during a skiijoring contest at the Ski Carnival in Steamboat Springs, (Routt County), Colorado. A woman on a horse pulls four skiers down the snowy street. They all wear head bandanas, patterned...
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1940-1950.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.; Contests--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [between1945 and 1949?]
- Steamboat Springs, Co.
- Image of a drawing of Steamboat Springs ski area, Routt County, Colorado, shows ski runs with lodges and condominiums at the base of the mountain.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1970-1980.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1970-1980.
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse treesin Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse trees in Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Welch [i.e. Welsh] on skis
- Ike Welsh, a newspaper reporter, poses on skis near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Reporters--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Welsh, Ike.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, Company C preparing to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, Paradise, Washington
- Men from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), Company C line up beside their skis as they prepare to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Behind them is Paradise Lodge, obscured by tremendous snow drifts.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- Spring 1942
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- Group of skitroopers in "whites", near Paradise, Washington
- A group of twelve 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) skitroopers, wearing winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" and carrying knapsacks and rifles, stand near pine trees heavily covered with snow.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May, 1942]
- Instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Nineteen instructors from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) stand at ease on their skis, or sit in a snow covered valley. One man practices a snow-plough stop. All are wearing caps, dark wool uniforms and shoe-packs. Snow covered...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty and ski instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Captain Paul Lafferty and five ski instructors, all from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), stand on skis at the top of a slope in the mountains near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants and shoe-packs.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty, Paradise, Washington
- Portrait of Paul Lafferty, Captain in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced). He is wearing a white anorak, sun glasses, goggles, a knapsack and has a rifle over his shoulder. In the background other skitroops dressed in the same...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Evacuation of injured student near Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing skis pull an injured student strapped to a sled across the snow, near Paradise, Washington.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Evacuation of student to medic van near Paradise, Washington
- An injured student lashed to a stretcher is lowered off a snowbank approximately six feet deep by a team of ten 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldiers into an ambulance. At the top of the image one soldier on skis stands in a deep...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- First aid station, Silver Skis Race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Two men stand at the first aid station during the Silver Skis race on Mount Rainier. Both men are wearing caps with earflaps, and anoraks. The man on the left is leaning on a ski pole. The station is located at a rock outcropping marked by a...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- Winter 1942
- First Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, 1942, Paradise, Washington
- View of a group of skitroopers from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) in the first winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" with rifles standing at ease in a snow covered field in the mountains. Taken, according to the photographer,...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May] 1942
- Front of Tatoosh Lodge, Paradise, Washington
- A partial view of Tatoosh Lodge on Mount Rainier. The roof is covered with snow. One group of four 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) skitroops stand near the door of the lodge holding skis. Another group of four men carry their skis....
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- American Mining Company office
- Myrtle Stedman skis down a hill near the American Mining Company office near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Woman on skis
- Myrtle Stedman poses outdoors on skis near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Stedman, Myrtle, Miner's wife.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Myrtle and Marshall on skeis [i. e. skis] in a snowstorm
- Myrtle and Marshall Stedman pose on skis near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Stedman, Marshall, Miner.;...
- April 1, 1900
- Man at first aid station during Silver Skis race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- A man smiles towards the camera from the first aid station during the Silver Skis Race, near a rock outcropping, on Mount Rainier. The red cross flag blows in the wind. Many 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) troops participated in the...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- [Winter, 1942]
- My class, Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) stand in a row on skis in the middle of an open snow field. The men were in a class taught by the photographer. Other skitroops are visible behind.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]