Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Molenaar's barber shop
- View of either Kenny Molenaar, or the photographer, cutting another Tenth Mountain Division soldier's hair in an Italian vineyard. Molenaar is wearing khaki shorts and boots; the man getting his haircut holds a towel around his neck, is shirtless...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Kenny Molenaar regarding the Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
- Snapshot portrait of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Kenny Molenaar taken as he sits on a rock looking up at the snow covered face of the Mount of the Holy Cross, according to the photographer's caption. He is wearing a cap, a khaki uniform, and...
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Molenaar, Kenny.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1945
- William Putnam and Kenny Molenaar on Cheyenne Mountain, near Camp Carson, Colorado
- Tenth Mountain Division soldiers William Putnam and Kenny Molenaar pose for a photograph on Cheyenne Mountain, near Camp Carson, Colorado. Both are wearing coils of climbing rope over khakis.
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Molenaar, Kenny.; Putnam, William.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- K with mules
- Portrait of K. Molenaar holding the leads of two mules at the mule barns, Camp Hale, Colorado. He is wearing a knapsack and carrying a rifle. The two mules are wearing loaded pack saddles. In the background another soldier is also holding a mule....
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- Here's the way I spend my time
- in the woods. Taken during training near Camp, Hale, Colorado; snow covers the ground.; View of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier, either the photographer or his brother Kenny Molenaar, sitting on his knapsack with his chin resting on his hand and...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- Kenny and paisan kids
- Kenny Molenaar wearing his Tenth Mountain Division uniform poses surrounded by a group of Italian children beside a large building.
- Children--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- Venice
- Portrait of Kenny Molenaar in his Tenth Mountain Division uniform beside the lagoon on in Venice, Italy. Gondolas, the Campinili, the Church of Santa Maria della Salute Dorsoduro are behind him.
- Military life--Italy--Venice--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- Mt. Mangart from Lake Fusine
- View of one of the Laghi di Fusine (Fusine Lakes) and the glacial amphitheater of Mount Mangart on the Slovenian and Austrian borders in Italy. Shows a small alpine lake and the steep rock walls of the mountain.
- Cirques (Glacial landforms)--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945.; Fusine Lakes (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mongart, Mount (Italy)--1940-1950.; Cliffs--Italy--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Molenaar, John Bart
- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 2000 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 2000.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 2001
- Denver Public Library 1994 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1994.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- Along Lake Garda
- Shows a long line of more than thirty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers waiting for food. The chow-line snakes up a steep street in an Italian town; a few men are eating around a covered jeep. Above the town is a rugged mountain covered with snow;...
- Military cookery--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- April 1945
- Action in the Po Valley
- Eleven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers crouch in a lush green field as smoke rises from a nearby explosion at the end of the field near some trees and houses.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Po Valley (Italy)
- April 1945
- Mule trenches, Camp Hale
- Two mules walk through snow trenches higher than their backs, guided by two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers. Eight men look on; two are bare-chested. Snow covered pine trees are in the background. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- Rock climbing, Camp Hale
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier traverses rocks at Camp Hale, Colorado; buildings in the background.
- Military camps--Colorado.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)
- 1943
- Blown bridge
- View of a brige that had suffered artillery damage in Italy. Around the bridge is an orchard; a few buildings are on the other side of it. Taken while the photographer was serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Camp Hale traverse
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier traverses rocks at Camp Hale, Colorado; buildings in the background. This close up provides a clear view of the rope harness.
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- May 1943
- Group of soldiers on Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
- Seven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are dressing and playfully posing for the camera in this photograph, which was taken on the slopes of the Mount of the Holy Cross. One is identified, Earl Clark, second from the right of the image. He is...
- Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Clark, Earl.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Group portrait at the Company M, 87th Regiment barracks
- Six men belonging to the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company M pose for a photograph outside of their barracks at Camp Hale, Colorado. The men wear slightly different versions of the basic khaki uniform. Staff Sgt. Eldon Metzger stands...
- Military uniforms--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1944
- Ice practice
- A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers have "ice practice" near Camp Hale, Colorado. Two men are learning how to use a mountaineer's ice axe on steep ice covered slope. Twelve other soldiers are waiting for to try the proceedure or are...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Joe Stettner, rock climber deluxe
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Joe Stettner, climbs a steep rock face near Camp Hale, Colorado. He wears a cap, khaki uniform, and soft-soled shoes. Hammer and carabiners hang from his belt as he clips a carabiner to a piton.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Stettner, Joe.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- May 1943
- Lake Garda
- View of Lake Garda, Italy, taken while the photographer was serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.
- April 1945
- Leg show
- Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose for a picture while having a "leg show." All have their pant legs raised to above the knee and pose like dancers in a chorus-line with their right foot forward. All are wearing dress uniforms and wearing...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1944
- Mo and Friend
- Portrait of the photographer with his arm around an Italian woman. He is not wearing a shirt, only khaki pants. She is wearing a red sweater and a blue skirt. Behind them another man wearing a brown shirt looks on. Taken while the photographer was...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Rock climbing school
- Approximately thirty-five Tenth Mountain Division soldiers learn how to rock climb near Camp Hale, Colorado. Twenty-five the men are at the base of a rock, nine more are on a rock shelf a few feet above. Ropes hang down to the group below. The...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Rock climbing
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier searches for handholds as he climbs a steep rock face near Camp Hale, Colorado. A piton and carabiner are visible in the rock below him. A second soldier is climbing behind him but facing away from the camera. Both...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Rock climbing
- Approximately twenty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice rock climbing near Camp Hale, Colorado; three soldiers are scaling a rope to climb onto a rock shelf a few feet above the ground. The rest of the soldiers are divided with half waiting...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Schuck
- Portrait of the photographer with a cigar in his mouth, he holds a donkey by its ears near an orchard in Italy. Unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldiers look on in the background. All are wearing khaki uniforms and boots.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Donkeys--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Photographers--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 1945
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado taken from near a stone wall. The mount is covered with snow. Two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers look toward the mountain from near the wall. Five more crouch down next to the wall.
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- William Putnam rappelling
- Photograph of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, William Putnam in silhouette rappelling down a cliff near Camp Carson, Colorado.
- Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Putnam, William.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- View of Camp Carson, Colorado
- View of Camp Carson, Colorado. Some members of the Tenth Mountain Division trained near Camp Carson.
- Fort Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Zeroing in on a U.S. tank
- Two U.S. Army tanks on a road through rolling grass-covered hills in Italy. German artillery fire is coming close to the lead tank; a white puff of smoke is visible very close to it. Taken while the photographer was serving with the Tenth Mountain...
- Military vehicles--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Soldiers at the summit
- A Group of Tenth Mountain Division solders relax on some rocks near a mountain summit, near Camp Hale, Colorado. They are wearing woollen khaki uniforms and boots with gaiters. Snow covers the ground.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Three soldiers on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado
- Three Tenth Mountain Division Soldiers pose for a photograph on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. They are left to right, Dick Short wearing a coil of rope, unidentified, and William Putnam.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Coletti
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier named Coletti poses holding a mule in the snow at Camp Hale, Colorado. Four other soldiers stand behind him. Deep snow covers the ground and the pine trees on the hill behind the group. The snow rises to the mule's...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Camp Hale, rock climbing
- Nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice rock climbing with ropes on a steep cliff at Camp Hale, Colorado. They are wearing a variety of clothing, including denim jeans, in addition to khaki uniforms.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Winter camp, Camp Hale, Colorado
- Four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose near a small snow covered canvas tent near Camp Hale, Colorado. The men are wearing caps, parkas, mittens and mukluks. Snow covers the ground and the pine trees behind the men.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- Au riva diece, Italy!
- View taken from the stern of a ship looking back towards the Italian coastline and showing the ship's wake. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Ships--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Baynam in Northern Italy
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Baynham, bicycles toward the camera some where in Northern Italy. The blue sign on a red and white stripped pole reads: Al. Km. 0.095 Sottopassaggio di Altezza M.4.10. Al. Km.2.255 Sottopassaggio di Altezza...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Below Rome
- View of an Italian town below Rome. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 1945
- Formation (Suzid)
- View taken from above showing soldiers in formation in a green field near a road at the base of a mountain. Taken after victory in Italy.
- Military parades & ceremonies--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- Italian funeral
- A convoy of Tenth Mountain Division jeeps passes an Italian funeral procession in an unidentified town.
- Funeral processions--Italy--1940-1950.; Military vehicles--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Litoria
- View of damaged buildings at Litoria, Italy. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- Litoria (Italy)--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--Litoria--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 1945
- Peasants Florence
- Three Italian men plow a field; two men drag push the plow through the field and another guides it from behind. In the background, another man hoes the ground. Taken while the photographer was serving with the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- Farmers--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 1945
- Robic Battalion Parade
- View taken from above Tenth Mountain Division Battalion Parade in Robic, Yugoslavia. Showing soldiers in formation in a field near the base of a mountain. Taken after victory in Italy.
- Military parades & ceremonies--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- Swiss border
- A group of approximately ten Tenth Mountain Division soldiers standing at the Swiss border. Across the border is a white building with the words "Monastero" and "Dogana Svizzera" painted on it. Taken while the photographer was serving in the 10th...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Tarcento, Po Valley
- View of Tarcento, Italy, in the Po Valley. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Tarcento (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Toward Swiss border
- View of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier on the Swiss border. He is standing on a rock formation looking down into a green valley. He is wearing a helmet, khaki uniform and carrying a rifle. Mountains rise in the background. Taken by the...
- Military supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Western History Subject Index
- School of commerce