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- 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
- Kiska patrol, looking north from near Cape St. Stephen
- A trio of soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment on patrol loaded with full rucksacks and rifles crosses the muskeg. The sea is beyond them. View is toward the north from near Cape St. Stephen.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- 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
- Adak camp, looking over the harbor
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier wearing the dagger patch of Amphibious Task Force 9 looks over the camp at Adak, Alaska. Ships are anchored in the harbor beyond.
- Military camps--Alaska--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Warships--1943.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.
- 1943
- Spear fishing, Kiska
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment raises a spear above the waters of Kiska. He holds a rope in his other hand. In the background are large rock formations.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Alaska--Aleutian Islands.; Spear fishing--Alaska--Kiska Island.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- Belvedere
- View of Monte Belvedere, Italy. The mountain was the first objective for the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Belvedere, Battle of, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company and K Company area above Gertrude Cove
- View of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion Headquarters Company and K Company area above Gertrude Cove. Shows approximately twenty tents erected on rolling hills. A few men are walking through the camp area. The 87th Mountain...
- Military camps--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 1943
- Combat
- View showing a Tenth Mountain Division camouflaged gun emplacement in Italy. In the distance is an Italian town with stone buildings on rolling hills.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 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
- Fisherman's luck in the Bering Sea, Kiska
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier with a beard squats holding a fish in one hand and a net in the other while posing for a photograph on Kiska Island.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
- 1943
- Great Sitkin Volcano, near Adak
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldier regards the Great Sitkin Volcano from a boat that is leaving the Aleutians after ending the regimental tour of duty as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Troop movements--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; Volcanoes--Alaska--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 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
- 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
- Italian hill town
- An Italian hill town, possibly Vidiciatico, encountered by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign. The ground is covered with snow.
- Vidiciatico (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- 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
- 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
- Kiska outpost
- Two 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers sit at the edge of Kiska Island looking towards the sea. They are partially identified as Brown and Harlow. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
- 1943
- 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
- Mount Makushin, Unalaska Island
- Two 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers regard Mount Makushin from a boat that is leaving the Aleutians at the end of the regimental tour of duty as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Troop movements--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 1943
- On top of Kiska Volcano
- Thirteen 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers take a break at the top of Kiska Volcano.
- Volcanoes--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- October 1943
- Quagmire Camp, Adak
- View of Quagmire Camp on Adak, Alaska; shows a large tent and a view of the distant mountains and harbor.
- Military camps--Alaska--Adak Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Adak Island (Alaska)
- 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
- Shelled church at Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- View of the church at Castel D'Aiano, Italy, showing artillery damage. The walls are heavily damaged and a pile of bricks lays at the base of the building, with its pink plastered walls. An arch and the town clock tower are still standing. The...
- Churches--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- So long Kiska! We're going home!
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers watch Kiska from a boat as they leave it. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Troop movements--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
- 1943
- Soldiers in the Aleutians
- View of 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment soldiers marching toward a cove on an Aleutian Island. All are wearing helmets, carrying rifles and knapsacks. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the Aleutians as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Soldiers--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
- 1943
- Street in Italian hill town
- View of a street in an unidentified Italian town taken from above. Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are visible walking along the street below. Snow covers the red tiled roofs and the surrounding hills.
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 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
- Veraccio?
- View of a an Italian town, possibly Veraccio. All the buildings have suffered heavy damage from artillery or bombing. This town was one of the towns the Tenth Mountain Division encountered during the Italian Campaign. Steep mountains rise in the...
- Veraccio (Italy)--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Airstrip and base, Aleutian Islands
- View of an airstrip and base in the Aleutian Islands that shows a canal, an airstrip, various planes and materiel. Above the strip on the dunes is a base with more buildings, tents and materiel. The 87th Mountain Infantry Division served in the...
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Aleutian Island Harbor
- View of a harbor in the Aleutian Islands, showing an artillery emplacement, a battleship and additional warships in the distance. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment served in the Aleutians as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Aleutian Islands
- View from one Aleutian Island [probably Kiska] towards another showing an island, the sea and muskeg. The 87th Mountain Infantry Division served in the Aleutian Island as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Airbase, Aleutian Islands
- View of an airbase in the Aleutian Islands, showing a U.S. warplane, tents, materiel, and battle ships in a harbor behind the airstrip. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment served in the Aleutian Islands as a part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Bastrop, Texas, Main Street
- View of Main street, Bastrop, Texas, which was the closest town to Camp Swift, where the Tenth Mountain Division had flatland training. It shows the buildings in town and a man in a hat walking down the street toward the camera. Two children, a boy...
- Bastrop (Tex.)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1944]
- Camp near a lagoon, Kiska
- View of an 87th Mountain Division campsite near a lagoon on Kiska Island showing two tents, a lagoon, the surrounding hills, and the ocean.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Camp on Kiska
- 87th Mountain Infantry Division camp on Kiska showing tents and Quonset huts. A dirt road is visible on the left of the image and mountains in the background.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- End of D Series, John W. Pollock
- John W. Pollock, sits in the snow resting against the trunk of a pine tree. This portrait was taken at the end of the exhausting winter maneuvers undertaken by the Tenth Mountain Division in the Spring of 1944, called D Series. He is wearing a cap,...
- Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; War games--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pollock, John W.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- April, 1944
- Mail-call at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Mail-call at Camp Hale, Colorado. A Tenth Mountain Division soldier distributes mail in the street. Gathered around him are a group of soldiers waiting for letters from the stack he holds in his hand. Some of the men are holding red slips of paper....
- Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Maneuvers
- A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers sit in the snow by the side of a slush covered road. The man closest to the camera has turned his head to watch a "weasle," a snowy terrain vehicle, that is driving down the road. One soldier is...
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Maneuvers
- A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers sit or stand in rows on the snow near Camp Hale, Colorado. Probably they are waiting for manuevers to begin.
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Eleven skitroopers
- Eleven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose on skis for a photograph with pine trees and snow covered mountains in the background. Fifth from left is Earl D. Cloud Jr. of the 85th Regiment, Company B. The men wear khaki pants and sweaters. Most...
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Cloud, Earl D.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Me on maneuvers
- John C. "Jack" Caldwell poses for a portrait while on maneuvers at Camp Hale, Colorado, in 1943. He is standing on a trail surrounded by golden aspen and pine trees. He is wearing a helmet, khaki shirt and pants, and carrying a rifle. Behind him is...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Caldwell, John C.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Mule packing school
- Tenth Mountain Division soldiers learn how to tie boxes on pack saddles of two mules at Camp Hale, Colorado. Some of the soldiers are wearing steal helmets, others are wearing caps. The soldiers holding the mules' heads are wearing leather boots...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Phil O'Rourke, me 1943 in whites
- The photogapher is posed in his "whites" or winter camouflage uniform, holding his skis and poles with his rifle strapped over his shoulder. Snow and pine trees are visible behind him.
- Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Pill box
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier moves past a pill box, located near Camp Hale, Colorado. Barbed wire fills the foreground and the hills in the background are covered with pine and leafless aspen trees. He is wearing a khaki uniform, with a cap...
- Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- Maneuvers
- Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on snowshoes during maneuvers, near Camp Hale, Colorado. Shows two groups each on a different trail passing through a snow filled valley near snow covered pine trees.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Queen of the May
- Three Tenth Mountain Divsion soldiers dressed as women, in tight sweaters, short skirts and army boots, stand in the snow. The one closest to the camera is wearing a gun hoster around his waist and a wig made from a mop.
- Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- Setting up camp, Colorado
- A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers set up small tents in the middle of a grassy field in the mountains in Colorado during training.
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Skitrooper at Sugarloaf, Colorado
- A Tenth Mountain Division skitrooper poses on the skislope at Sugarloaf, near Camp Hale, Colorado. He is wearing a cap, sunglasses, a khaki skioutfit and boots with gaiters. In the background are snow covered mountains.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Skitroopers climbing a hill
- A group of ten Tenth Mountain Division ski troopers ski through the woods. The four closest to the camera are climbing up a small hill with the tips of their skis pointed out and to the side. All are wearing knapsacks and carrying rifles.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1944]