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- Pie eating contest, Fourth of July, 1945
- Pie eating contest during a field day held by the 87th Regiment of the Tenth Mountain Division, on July 4, 1945, near Caporreto, Italy. Shows laughing people with whipped cream on their faces; a woman in a Red Cross uniform is (possibly) Deborah...
- Holidays--1940-1950.; Military life--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 July 4
- Troop ship docking in U.S.A.
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill every available space on the lower deck of a troop ship, as it docks in the U.S.A. Dock has sign: Welcome home, well done. Another ship is docked; the land nearby appears flat and industrial with a water tower...
- Troop movements--1940-1950.; Warships--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1945]
- GI shaving in foxhole using helmet as basin
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Pfc. Ralf Lamping shaves in his foxhole using his helmet as a basin during the Italian campaign. In the background is a pile of miscellaneous equipment, and leafless trees.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; Lamping, Ralf.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1945]
- 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
- Easter, 1945
- have budding leaves.; One of many Easter services held on Appenine mountainsides by the Tenth Mountain Division April 1, 1945; conducted by Caplain William H. Bell for the 605th Artillery Battalion at Rocca Pitigliano. A large group of soldiers sit...
- Rocca Pitigliano (Italy)--1940-1950.; Religious services--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Bell, William H.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 April 1
- Gang plank
- Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers walk along a gang plank fully loaded with baggage, wearing uniforms, helmets and carrying rifles; probably boarding ship in Italy bound for the U.S.A.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- GI at Trieste
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier enjoys the beach at Trieste with a woman. Both wear bathing costumes and pose for the camera. Behind them the beach is filled with other sun worshipers.
- Trieste (Italy)--1940-1950.; Beaches--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Protestant Easter Service in Appennines, Italy
- background are trees and buildings.; Members of the Tenth Mountain Division, 605th Artillery Battalion, attend a Protestant Easter religious service at Rocca Pitigliano, Italy, conducted by Chaplain William H. Bell. In the foreground, four men bow...
- Rocca Pitigliano (Italy)--1940-1950.; Religious services--Italy--1940-1950.; Bell, William H.; Squires, Ralph.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- April 1, 1945
- Troops homebound by ship
- Tenth Mountain Division troops fill the entire frame, except for a small triangle of water in the upper right corner; troops are returning by ship to the U.S.A. All are in uniform, most wear helmets and some wear life vests. Some are reading, some...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Gen. Duff inspecting town
- General Robinson E. Duff inspects a heavily shelled Italian town, with a damaged bridge in the background. Further in the background are rugged mountains.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Duff, Robinson E.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Gen. Ruffner at desk, Lizzano
- General David L. Ruffner poses for a portrait at a desk with an air speed mail kit and three pens on it. Behind him are maps on a bulletin board, made from Spumanti and vermouth boxes, and a large stone fireplace.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Ruffner, David L.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- General Hays speaking to troops, Torbole, Italy
- Using a DUWK (an amphibious army boat-truck) as a stage in the city of Torbole, Italy, General George P. Hays informs a large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers of the final victory over all German armies in Italy and southern Austria on May...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 May 3
- GI in foxhole with equipment, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Pfc. Charles Herman smiles from foxhole, surrounded by miscellaneous equipment. Trees in background are leafless.
- Foxholes--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Herman, Charles.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Men on leave in Venice
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on leave take a ride in a gondola in Venice, Italy, after the end of the war.
- Venice (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--Venice--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Mobile orientation unit near Cividale
- Mountains, buildings, and leafy trees are in the background.; Shows the Tenth Mountain Division Information and Education section's Mobile Orientation unit's jeep-top stage parked in the middle of a grassy field during a discussion of the Pacific...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Curry, Ed.; Wright, Bob.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- June 28, 1945
- Orientation on Pacific War near Cividale
- The Tenth Mountain Division Information and Education section's Mobile orientation unit holds a discussion of the Pacific campaign and invasion of Japan with soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division's Quartermaster Battalion. T/4 Theodore "Ted"...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Curry, Ed.; Lockwood, Theodore.; Wright, Bob.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- June 28, 1945
- Stage and soldiers at memorial services, Castelfiorentino, Italy
- A view of the stage, flag pole, and the Tenth Mountain Division soldiers attending the Division's memorial held April 6, 1945, at the American Military cemetery in Castelfiorentino (Florence Province), Italy.
- Cemeteries--Italy--Castelfiorentino--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 6, 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
- Taps at memorial service, Castelfiorentino, Italy
- A bugler plays taps beside the rows of white crosses that mark the graves of servicemen who died in the Italian campaign during a memorial service held for the men of the Tenth Mountain Division on April 6, 1945, at the American Cemetery in...
- Bugles--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Italy--Castelfiorentino--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 6, 1945
- Wreath at memorial service, Castelfiorentino, Italy
- Two soldiers regard the wreath with a banner that reads: In memory of the men of the 10th Mountain Division. In the background are rows of white crosses marking the graves of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers and other servicemen buried in the...
- Cemeteries--Italy--Castelfiorentino--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 6, 1945
- Arial view of Rocca di Roffeno
- Arial view of Rocca di Roffeno, Italy, and the Apennines behind including Mt. Mantino (far right) and Sette Croci (near right) with the town of Cereglio in the distance (right). Flowering trees in foreground. This area was the scene of a drive on...
- Rocca di Roffeno (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- Decorating graves, Castelfiorentino, Italy
- Shows group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers decorating the graves of their comrads at the American Military cemetery in Castelfiorentino, Italy; probably after the memorial services held April 6, 1945.
- Cemeteries--Italy--Castelfiorentino--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 6, 1945]
- Sgt. Kennedy's mortar sight
- Mortar sight, the invention of Tenth Mountain Division artillery Sergeant William "Bill" Kennedy as an improvement over those issued by the Army. It was used independently during the Italian Campaign by a few units in the Division. But Kennedy was...
- Artillery (Weaponry)--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Kennedy, William.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- View of cemetery in Castelfiorentino, Italy
- View taken from above of the American Military Cemetery, where many Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are buried, in Castelfiorentino, Italy. Shows rows of white crosses surrounded by trees.
- Cemeteries--Italy--Castelfiorentino--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 6, 1945
- General Hays making an award, Italy
- General George P. Hays commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy shakes a soldiers hand in a field with an Italian farm on a hill in the background.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Four USO performers
- United Service Organizations, USO Show. Two onstage actresses in cowgirl uniforms flank an actor on his knees; another actor in an army uniform carrying a rifle and wearing a helmet looks up at them.
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United Service Organizations (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Generals Livesay and Hays during parade
- Allied soldiers stand at attention in rows during a parade. At the end of a row is British 8th Army General Livsay. Beside him is Tenth Mountain Division commander General Hays.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1, 1945
- Honor guard on horseback
- General Harding of the British 13th Corps reviews a Tenth Mountain Division Reconnaissance Unit Guard of Honor that is mounted on horseback. The guard of honor rings a small plaza, a building is at one end and men watch from the windows, other...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military parades & ceremonies--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- USO show comedy skit
- his left hand. Beside him is another woman in a cowgirl suit looks at the man in uniform. Behind her and to the right is a man in an oficer's uniform who looks at the man in the GI uniform. On the far right is a man with an accordion who is looking...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United Service Organizations (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- USO show musical number
- a GI uniform playing a slide trombone while kneeling turned toward the woman lunging so that the slide almost touches her knee.; Seven members of a United Service Organizations, USO troop, perform a musical number on stage. Shows left to right: a...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United Service Organizations (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Field Marshall Alexander
- British Field Marshall Alexander speaks to troops from the 3rd Battalion of the 87th Regiment. He stands on a grassy knoll, some officers behind him, including one wearing the Tenth Mountain Division patch who could possibly be General George P....
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War,...
- June 1945
- Portrait of Allied generals
- Rugged mountains form a backdrop for a group portrait including British Field Marshal Alexander, Tenth Mountain Division General George P. Hays, and unidentified Allied generals. The group had a luncheon in the tent in the background.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War,...
- June 1945
- The Survivor
- The bare branches of a tree in the foreground form an irregular shape on a mountain ridge west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. The tree stands among rocks, and other trees are in the background. Photographer titled the image "The Survivor."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.
- [1939 or 1941?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Montage of studio portraits of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress and lace scarf.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Firing of volleys at memorial service, Castelfiorentino
- A guard of honor fires volleys during the memorial service for the dead of the Tenth Mountain Division at the American Military Cemetery in Castelfiorentino (Florence Province), Italy. The assembled company stands at attention.
- Memorial rites & ceremonies--1945.; War casualties--Italy--Castelfiorentino--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 6, 1945
- Ferry at Alhandra, Vernal-Myton Stage Road Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a ferry crossing at Alhandra along the Vernal-Myton, Utah Stage Road; a man stands at the helm of the ferry which carries an automobile and three male passengers; the ferry is hooked to a pulley on an overhead cable.
- Alhandra (Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.; Roads--Utah--Alhandra--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Ouray Colo.
- Southeast view of Ouray, Colorado from western hillside; shows Denver and Rio Grande narrow-gauge tracks, station, boxcars, and Uncompahgre River with bridges. Identifiable buildings include County Courthouse and Library.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Hayden Bros Coal Mine, Kramer Colo.
- View of the Hayden Brothers Coal Mine in Kramer (later Haybro), Colorado; railroad tracks in foreground of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway (Moffat Road); coal cars and boxcars are parked on the track, some under tipple; locomotive at left; another...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Kramer (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Kramer--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Kramer--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1914?]
- Speer Blvd., Denver
- Westward view of Speer Boulevard, west of Broadway, in Denver, Colorado, a wide dirt avenue lined with saplings, street-lamps, and sidewalks. Shows Cherry Creek, gardeners at work, sprinklers, and buildings in distance, including West Side High...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pike's Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel with Pike's Peak in background, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway tracks and trolleys, horse-drawn wagons and carriages; Elk Hotel, an unidentified restaurant.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Stacking alfalfa, Dawson Ranch, Moffat Road
- View of agricultural machinery & equipment stacking hay, Dawson Ranch (Routt County) near Hayden, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific): two teams of horses and several men working equipment and...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Haystacks--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Atlas Mill
- View of the Atlas silver and gold mill and slag pile near Ouray, Colorado; snow-patched, 12,698-foot Stony Mountain at right.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Stony Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- City Hall and Library, Ouray Colo.
- Exterior view of the City Hall and Library located on Sixth (6th) Avenue between Main and Fourth (4th) Streets in Ouray, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Sunken Garden and West High School, Denver
- View southwest across Sunken Gardens to West High School, Elati Street and Eleventh (11th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1926 and 1927]
- Sunken Garden, Denver
- View northwest across Sunken Gardens to West High School, Elati Street and Eleventh (11th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1926 and 1927]
- Chair Mtn., Crystal River
- View of Crystal River with distant view of Chair Mountain (elevation 12,721 feet) near Marble, Colorado; Crystal River and San Juan Railway standard gauge track and telegraph wire and poles parallel the Crystal River and canyon.
- Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Marble--1900-1920.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado from Daniels & Fisher Tower on 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe, southeast down 16th Street towards Colorado State Capitol building & grounds; Arapahoe County courthouse, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Trinity...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Ready to break camp
- Group of cowboys on cattle drive ready to break camp, somewhere in Colorado; man on horseback with chaps and lasso attached to saddle, four men standing in front of canvas tent, one possibly holding a branding iron; four men and a boy lounging...
- Cattle drives--Colorado--1900-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 16th Street, Denver
- View northwest from California Street down 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, delivery wagons & carriages, street railway car & tracks, Daniels & Fisher tower, streetlights with electric tramway...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]