Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- View of Mammiato Alto, Italy
- View of Mammiano Alto, Italy jutting over the valley on the road to La Lima. It was a billet for the Tenth Mountain Division during the winter of 1945.
- Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- Winter 1945
- View of San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
- View of San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy, where Tenth Mountain Division soldiers were quartered during the Italian Campaign. It was near their headquarters at Campo Tizzoro.
- Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- Winter 1945
- 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
- Jeep on Mount Mangart Road, view of mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo
- Pictured is a jeep on the Mount Mangart road stopped to view the rugged mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo, Slovenia. The men of the Tenth Mountain Division had a chance to go sight-seeing during the summer after the end of the war.
- Bovec (Slovenia)--1940-1950.; Kobarid, Slovenia--1940-1950.; Military life--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Summer 1945
- And so goodbye to the mountains of Italy....
- An unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldier with a climbing rope across his bare chest and his back to the camera looks up at the rugged rock face of an unidentified mountain.
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- Summer 1945
- Mining camp, west of Eldora
- View of the Happy Valley Placer Co. mining camp in the Grand Island Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado with tents and a buggy. John H. Kemp leans on the fence to the left; Engineer August Mathez stands with a transit instrument and tripod...
- Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Mining camps--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.;...
- Summer 1892
- 85th Regiment, Company G
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company G. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, spring 1944. LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW: 1) Bennett, Henry, 2) Bergelt, Edward, 3) Berlow, Ralph F., 4) Lutz, James, 5) Gogolin,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th. Company G.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- Spring 1944
- 87th Regiment, Company L
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company L. Taken at Camp Hale, Spring 1944. Left to right top row: 1) Slusark, Stanley, 2) unidentified, 3) Katzman, Heinz, 4) unidentified, 5) unidentified, 6)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company L.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- Spring 1944
- 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
- Captain Albert Jackman at Cadaver Gap, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) and commander of the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, at Cadaver Gap, Mount Rainier, Washington.
- Cadaver Gap (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Mount Rainier from North Fort Lewis, Washington
- View of snow-capped Mount Rainer taken from North Fort Lewis, Washington. White army barracks and parked cars line a flat open field bordered by pine trees in the distance. One person is visible walking toward the nearest building. The 87th...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1942
- Alma Library
- This exterior view of the Alma Library, in Park County, Colorado, features the small one-story plaster finish building with front gable and a wood entry door with small gable bracketed roof flanked by two sash windows. A sign "Alma Library", hangs...
- Alma (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Libraries--Colorado--Alma--1970-1980.
- September, 1973
- Standley Lake Dam Dedication
- People crowd a railroad flatcar with bunting at Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; dignitaries include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Colorado Governor Shafroth, Wyoming Governor Carey, State Engineer Comstock,...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- Standley Lake Dam Dedication
- People crowd around a bunting draped railroad flatcar with United States flags and automobiles at the dedication of Standley Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; dignitaries include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Colorado Governor...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- Cliff House in fog
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with hipped gable roof and wrap around porch and balcony was the premier hotel in the west, featuring 110 rooms, hot and cold...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- September 1887
- Glen Eyrie
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado, built by Gen. William Jackson Palmer, founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou Springs resident; shows close detail of one wing of the Tudor style residence constructed of local...
- Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1950-1960.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- September 14, 1952
- #280 Grables' Harness Shop note: "Drummer" on right
- Two women and three men stand in front of a tack shop in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Two saddles are mounted on luggage trunks on opposite sides of the entrance to the store. A plate of peaches is on top of a trunk. An elderly man stands...
- Paonia Harness Boot & Shoe Shop (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saddlery--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Saddles--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- September 13, 1908
- Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer near an igloo, at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Arctic explorer, Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson stands beside an igloo in a snowfield at Camp Hale, Colorado. He taught lessons in snow-craft to the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Igloos--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Septembeer, 1943
- Fairplay, Colorado
- South Park City in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, Park County, is enclosed by a wood-picket fence with a sign over the gate. Commercial storefronts are on both sides of the unpaved street. Signs: "South Park Sentinel," "Open."
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Picket fences--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October, Colorado
- Tiny Town
- View over the deteriorated buildings of Tiny Town Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Moving company owner George Turner built the miniature village and opened it to the public in 1920.
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1980-1990.
- October, 1987
- Fairplay, Colorado
- View looking the wood-plank boardwalk in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County; shows a wood-picket fence in foreground and houses opposite unpaved street.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Picket fences--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October, 1960
- Fairplay, Colorado
- View of unpaved street in South Park City in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. Commercial storefronts are on both sides of the street.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October, 1960
- Fairplay, Colorado
- The "Assay Office" in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County is situated next to an unpaved road. The log building has a side gable. A mining tramway and other mining equipment are on hillside in the background.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Assaying--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October, 1960
- Reference letter
- Copy of a reference letter typed on Democratic National Committee stationary by Mr. John T. Barnett, National Committeeman Colorado, and sent to Senator John Franklin Shafroth to recommend Mr. E. L. McCulloch for the position of Federal Inheritance...
- Correspondence--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- October 28, 1916
- Fairplay hospital
- Two nurses work in a hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. One nurse writes in an open medical chart; the other works over a table with a bottle of "Ioprep" on top of it. Medical supplies are on a cart underneath four cabinets. An IV...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Medical equipment & supplies--Colorado--Fairplay--1960- 1970.; Nurses--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Fairplay hospital
- A woman wearing a print dress arranges sheets in a crib in a hospital nursery in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. Another crib is next to her. An incubator is in front of an oxygen tank.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Medical equipment & supplies--Colorado--Fairplay--1960- 1970.; Nurseries--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Fairplay, Colorado
- A nurse ascends the stairs in a hospital in Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. She wears a nurse's uniform (white dress, cap) and holds a medical chart in her left hand. A gurney with medical equipment is beneath the stairs. An open door leads...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Nurses--Colorado--Fairplay--1960-1970.
- October 27, 1965
- Osier
- View of Osier, Conejos County, Colorado; shows frame dwellings, a privy and a corral.
- Osier (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- October 1924
- Denver, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado, from about 22nd (Twenty Second) and Downing, to the southwest. Landmarks include the Denver City and County Building, Carnegie Library, El Jebel Temple, Central Presbyterian and Trinity Methodist Churches, the May D & F Tower, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- November, 1958
- Women and children
- Women and children pose in dirty clothes, wearing print dresses, bib-overalls and sweaters.
- Children--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- November 1927
- Tacoma
- Two people stand on the platform under the overhang of the Denver and Rio Grande Western station house at Tacoma, La Plata County, Colorado. A man rolls in on a rail car with a windshield. Sign on side of depot reads: Tacoma, elev. 7313 ft. pop. 17...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Tacoma (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Tacoma--1960-1970.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Tacoma--1960- 1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Tacoma--1960-1970.
- May, 1960
- Durango, Colorado
- Cars are parked in the lot outside of the Durango, Colorado, train depot in La Plata County. Located on the Denver & Rio Grande Western line, the clapboard building has a front and a side gable. Signs include: "Durango," and "Denver and Rio...
- Durango (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Durango--1960-1970.
- May, 1960
- South Platte, Colorado
- View overlooking the town of South Platte (also known as Symes), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the Colorado & Southern Railway tracks and depot and South Platte Hotel.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; South Platte (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--South Platte--1900-1910.
- May, 1900?
- Men from two divisions meet at Resia Pass, Austrian-Italian border
- Patrols from two divisions meet at the Austrian-Italian border taken from the Austrian side. A sign with "HALT! Grenzkontrolle" is placed on the right side of a wide dirt road. A small wooden barrier marks the border. Seven GIs from the Seventh...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- May 7, 1945
- Teason Brothers Automotive Electricians
- View of the "Teason Brothers, Automotive Electricians" business, North Weber Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the brick storefront with stone trim, a pedimented flat roof and a terra-cotta stepped cornice. Neon, extruded,...
- Teason Brothers Automotive Electricians (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- May 31, 1944
- Memorial Day, 1945
- The 87th Regiment's 1st Battalion stands silent in the spring rain in a square in Plezzo, Italy, to honor its dead on Memorial Day.
- Plezzo (Italy)--1940-1950.; Holidays--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 30, 1945
- Troops learn of Final Victory, Torbole, Italy
- Standing in a plaza in Torbole, Italy, Tenth Mountain Division troops learn of the final victory from General George P. Hays. The top officers use a DUWK (an amphibious army boat-truck) as a stage. Crossing behind them is an Italian man with a...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 3, 1945
- Home in Trinidad
- This three-story Victorian residence on a corner in Trinidad, Colorado has an octagonal tower with a faceted roof and a bull's eye window. A second floor balustraded balcony has a semicircular bay with a conical roof that adjoins the tower. The...
- Architecture, Victorian--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- May 21, 1969
- Gen. Hays questions German Lt. Gen. Hildebrandt
- General George P. Hays (left) questions Lt. General Hildebrandt of the Marco Polo Division of the German Army (with glasses) at Tenth Mountain Division headquarters on Lake Garda, Italy, May 1945. The generals sit in Gen. Hays' office, seven...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George J.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. John T. Dann smiles from his hospital bed by a window, Italy. He holds a magazine, beside the bed is an opened tin can and a pack of cigarettes; medical equipment is behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Dann, John T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- GI in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Pfc. Sherman Jensen smiles lying down in hospital bed, Italy. On bedside table are a package [?], a writing desk [?], glasses case [?], box of chocolates, and deck of playing cards; behind him are a piece of medical...
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Jensen, Sherman.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Sergeant in hospital bed, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Sergeant Cecil T. Wiley, smiles from his hospital bed, Italy, reading the "Final Victory" issue of Blizzzard; pin- up photograph is on wall behind him.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Military officers--United States--1940-1950.; Wiley, Cecil T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Two GIs in hospital beds, Italy
- Two soldiers look towards the camera from hospital beds; closest to camera is Tenth Mountain Division Private James T. Millo, holding a newspaper; behind the beds are boxes and bottles; in far background, partial view of another patient.
- Hospitals--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Millo, James T.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- View of Robic, Slovenia
- Robic, Slovenia, on the road to Caporetto became headquarters for the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company, while the negotations over the Italian-Austrian-Yugoslavian border took place. The 10th was stationed...
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 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
- 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
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Passengers ride a horse drawn, flower covered buggy at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Spring, Colorado. The women wear dresses with large hats; the driver wears a dark suit and top hat. Spectators and houses in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- May 1, 1899
- No-man's-land between Sassomolare and Montese, Italy
- Shows the area that was no-man's-land for the Tenth Mountain Division during March and early April, 1945. On the left, the rocky spine of Sassomolare which was captured on March 4; Montese, in the distance on the right, was held by the Germans...
- Montese (Italy)--1940-1950.; Sassomolare (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March-April 1945
- "Punchboard Hill" and La Serra, Italy
- View of an assembly area above Malandrone, which was named "Punchboard Hill" by Tenth Mountain Division troops because it suffered heavily from artillery barages. The village of La Serra was also shelled.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March, 1945
- Restored Cherrelyn horse car
- The restored Cherrelyn horse car in Englewood, Colorado, which ran between 1894 and 1910; two large horses pull the car and a man in a raincoat is on the conductor's platform. The car has glassless windows, a canopy over the platform, and windows...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.); Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Street railroads--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- March 7, 1968