Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- Fay "Rusty" Cox Rogers
- Fay "Rusty" Cox Rogers, parachute jumper, rigger, and instructor, looks through her scrap book. She wears a knit sweater with flower designs.
- Parachutists--1940-1950.; Teachers--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.; Rogers, Fay Cox, 1907-
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Deterioration of buildings.; Historic buildings.; Windows.; St. Joseph Church (Denver,...
- ca. 2004
- Trail City, Colorado
- A man views the remains of building's stone foundation and wooden door jams, possibly in Trail City, Colorado in Prowers County.
- Trail City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Trail City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- DUKW crossing Lake Garda
- Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers cross Lake Garda [Lago di Garda] on a DUKW [amphibious boat-truck]. All are heavily loaded with equipment and wear helments. One is a medic.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 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]
- Mule encampment, Italy
- View of a Tenth Mountain Division mule encampment is in a valley surrounded by wooded mountains with pines and leafless deciduous trees. Three assembly lines are visible as the mule drivers saddle the mules. Rows of unsaddled mules, pack saddles...
- Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Nurse with GI in hospital, Italy
- A nurse takes the temperature and pulse of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, S/Sergeant George V. Geiss as he lies in his hospital bed in Italy.
- Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; Geiss, George V.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Medicine, Military.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- POWs head down and GIs up Italian trail
- Nine armed, helmeted, and wearing packs Tenth Mountain Division soldiers climb an Italian trail as five German prisoners with their hands on their heads descend it. In the background new leaves are on the trees.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Throwing grenade into house
- Eight Tenth Mountain Division soldiers begin an attack on a Italian stone house as one throws a grenade at a door while the rest standby. Some of the trees have leaves others do not; mountain-top in background.
- Soldiers--United States--1945.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- 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
- Generals Hays, Duff and Ruffner under tent
- Group portrait of Tenth Mountain Division generals. Shows Major General George P. Hays, Division Commander (center); Brigadier General Robinson E. Duff, Assistant Division Commander (left); and Brigadier General David L. Ruffner, Division Artillery...
- Military officers--United States--1940-1950.; Duff, Robinson E.; Hays, George P.; Ruffner, David L.; 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
- Man next to winch
- A man in a jacket, tie and a narrow brimmed hat stands and poses behind a winch wound with cable in possibly a mine. Metal machinery is set into the floor. The interior room has wooden paneled walls and floors, and iron pipes near the ceiling.
- Hoisting machinery--1890-1910.; Interiors--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 75mm howitzer in action
- Six soldiers of the Tenth Mountain Division fire a 75mm howitzer uphill from a shelter made of sandbags. One gives orders to fire while the others crouch against the blast. In the background downslope are a few Italian farm houses, a dirt road, a...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Checkpoint on Italian border
- Truckload of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers heads away from the camera toward a checkpoint. Three soldiers are waiting at the building beside checkpoint; rugged mountains and pine forest are in background. Sign reads: Italian military or...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Artillery barrage, Roffeno
- Following an aerial bombardment that opened the Tenth Mountain Division's offensive Saturday morning April 14, 1945, hundreds of guns poured high explosives on German-held houses and towns. Shows a concentration of artillery blasting the town of...
- Aerial bombings--Italy--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 April 14
- Division Headquarters Udine
- Shows post-war headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division in Udine, Italy; includes large stucco buliding, eight jeeps parked in front, large leafy tree in plaza, buildings in background, and one soldier on guard.
- Military headquarters--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- 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
- Gen. Hays questions captured German general
- General George P. Hays (left) questions Lt. General Hildebrandt of the Marco Polo Division of the German Army at Tenth Mountain Division headquarters on Lake Garda, Italy, May 1945. They sit in Gen. Hays' office; four soldiers look on, including...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; Hays, George J.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 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]
- Good Tedesco
- Closeup of German soldier killed during the Italian Campaign; probably by the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; War casualties--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Inside pack mule assembly area, Italy
- Pack mule assembly area in Italian Valley; shows a large number of pack saddles, mules, and mule handlers of the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Mules--Italy--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Inside Rover Joe's observation point
- Shows four soldiers facing away from the camera in observation point that controlled air support for the Tenth Mountain Division on Mt. Belvedere, Italy, under the code name: Rover Joe. The location is a hole in the ground overlooking a valley, a...
- Air warfare--Italy--1945.; Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Medics belay litter for practice
- Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division medics watch as Pfc. Earnest Marshal of Company C., lashed to a litter and belayed from above, is lowered joltlessly over steep rock. This rock climbing school was organized during the Italian Campaing under the...
- Rock climbing--Training--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Medics practice travois evacuation
- Pvt. Leon Whritenour (left) and Pfc. Peter Guletto (right) carry Pfc. William C. Woods down a slope by means of a travois, an old Indian carry adapted by the French to mountain operations. Litter is belayed by a man farther up the slope (not shown...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Training--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Medics learn mountain evacuation methods
- Shows Tenth Mountain Division medics learning mountain evacuation methods during a rock-climbing school held in Italy under the direction of Captain John H. Weaver. Shown in the photograph are Corporal Frank J. Chierello, T/5 Warren B. Sasnett,...
- Rock climbing--Training--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Mules and mule drivers in Italian Hills
- Shows four packed mules following a steep trail and one grazing without load while a Tenth Mountain Division mule driver holds its tether. Two mule drivers struggle with a pack saddle in the middle of the trail a few feet away. Photographed in the...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Mules--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
- Practicing evacuation techniques
- Twelve Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice evacuation techniques. One holds a rope upslope from the medic carrying a "wounded" soldier down a steep hill; the rope steadies the man with the load, which is called belaying. Trees in the...
- Rock climbing--Training--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Soldiers saluting in street
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers salute three others in front of a stone building in Italy.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Soldiers with two tanks
- Photograph of the back of two tanks on a rocky Italian dirt road. One tank has slipped off. Two soldiers of the Tenth Mountain Division appear to be having a discussion near the tank that has slid, another soldier is walking toward them. A soldier...
- Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1945.; Tanks (Military science)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Thirteen German Prisoners on Italian Road
- Thirteen German prisoners march toward the camera on a small road in Italy. They carry one of their number on a stretcher. Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers watch over the group. In the background are open fields lined with barbed wire...
- Prisoners of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Two German prisoners with group of 10th Mountain Division soldiers on an Italian Road
- A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers stay low on an Italian road in the middle of open fields. Centered in the image, two German soldiers stand in front of a tall American soldier who has hold of the arm of one German while five...
- Mountain warfare--1940-1950.; Prisoners of war--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy 1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Evacuation by litter basket
- Pfc. Robert Schutte is lowered to the ground over leafless trees in a litter basket during a rock climbing school for Tenth Mountain Division medics held during the Italian Campaign under the direction of Captain John Weaver, Jr. Three soldiers...
- Rock climbing--Training--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Building and mountain encampment, Italy
- Overview of a large stone building complex with tiled roofs surrounded by fourteen U.S. Army vehicles located in a mountain valley, trees nearby have budding leaves; possibly Tenth Mountain Division headquarters. Men are visible in the woods and...
- Military headquarters--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Building bypass road in mined farm field, near Rocca di Roffeno
- Approximately thirty men at work examining the ground for mines, or taping out a new road; bulldozer is in background; possibly the Tenth Mountain Division's 126th Engineers building a bypass road in an area believed to be heavily mined. According...
- Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- Colonel Thompson at desk, Zirocco
- Colonel Earl F. Thompson, Chief of Staff of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy poses at his desk; ashtray and pen set on desk, wooden portfolio behind chair, corner of map visible. Window behind gives view of the park-like settings at the...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Thompson, Earl F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 10, 1945
- Cpl. Squires playing organ Easter, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division Cpl. Ralph Squires plays the organ during the 605th Artillery Battalion Protestant Easter service held April 1, 1945, at Rocca Pitigliana, Italy. Worshipers sit on grass listening.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Religious services--Italy--1940-1950.; Squires, Ralph.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 April 1
- Gen. Hays at observation point
- Genreal Hays and three other Tenth Mountain Division soldiers at an observation point probably in Italy. A small white dog stands next to the general. Bushes with budding leaves surround them.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Gen. Hays in DUKW on Lake Garda
- General George P. Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division, stands with arms crossed as he crosses Lake Garda in an amphibious U.S. Army boat-truck called a DUKW [like duck]. A solder stands towards the front of the DUKW with his back to the...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Gen. Hays VI day, Lake Garda
- General George P. Hays, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy speaks into a microphone at the shores of Lake Garda to annonouce the Victory in Italy over the German Army. Eight other staff members stand near. In background the mountains...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 2, 1945
- Gen. Ruffner at desk, Zirocco
- General David L. Ruffner, Tenth Mountain Division Artillery Commander poses at his desk. On desk are ink blotter, leather notebook, in- basket containing newspapers, paper and pen. Behind him is a window with a view of the park-like grounds at the...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Ruffner, David L.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 10, 1945
- Gen. Ruffner with field glasses
- Tenth Mountain Division General David L. Ruffner making an observation using field glasses; another soldier with field glasses stands nearby. Woods have trees with budding leaves.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Ruffner, David L.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- General Hays at Rescia Pass with three others
- General George P. Hays commander of the Tenth Mountain Division stands left with three others at Rescia Pass.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [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]
- 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
- GI lying in woods
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier lies face down on the ground amid fallen branches in the Italian woods with his helmet and rifle beside him. The trees are leafless and three directly behind him are broken.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]