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- Ralph Phelps Commanding Officer of 41st Division Ski Patrol Training in WA possibly Olympic Mts.
- Ralph Phelps, a Commanding Officer of the 41st Division Ski Patrol, poses outdoors in the Olympic Mountains in Washington State. He holds skis and poles and wears a cap, mittens, and goggles.
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 41st.; Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Military officers--American--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Military training--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Washington (State)--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Otto Lang training film in Sun Valley
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) ski on a hillside while filming a training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear white winter jackets and caps and carry rifles and rucksacks. The Sawtooth...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- 5th Inf. Ski Patrol in Sun Valley, during training film
- A member of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later the 10th Mountain Division) adjusts his rifle during filming for an Otto Lang training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He stands on skis and wears a winter jacket and...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- Otto Lang training film in Sun Valley Ray Zoberski, Aerojais (sp.), Marty Ariaga (i.e. Arriaga), Arnold Faucus, Tom Hill.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) stand near a large gnarled pine tree during filming for an Otto Lang training film near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men stand on skis and wear dark blue pants with winter...
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; United...
- 1941
- Sigi Engel, Sun Valley, Otto Lang training film
- Sigi (Sigmund?) Engel poses on skis while he is filmed for a training film in the mountains near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a winter parka and cap.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Don Goodman and Charlie McLane leading a ski-mountaineer class near Paradise, Washington
- Don Goodman from Idaho, second from the left, and Charlie McLane on the right lead one of the first ski-mountaineer classes in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) near Paradise Lodge, Washington. Behind them approximately fifteen...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1941 or 1942
- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- Practicing snowshoe techniques on a steep hill, Paradise, Washington
- Two men in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) practise snowshoe techniques on a steep hill near Paradise, Washington. Below them four others wait their turn. All are wearing wool uniforms caps and carry knapsacks and rifles.
- Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1942
- Prager, MGM training film in Sun Valley
- Walter Prager, 10th Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry, jumps off a cornice on Bald Mountain on skis while he is filmed for a production of an MGM Army training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a white winter parka and cap...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1942
- MacNamara [i.e. McNamara] demonstrating climbing tech. with a Swiss shoulder belay MGM training film in Sun Valley.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) watch as a man identified as McNamara demonstrates the use of a "Swiss" shoulder belay in rock climbing for an MGM training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Climbing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture...
- 1942
- Arnold Faucus (foreground) w / film crew a one track snowcat, steered with skis from behind the cab.
- Arnold Faucus and ski troops, members of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later 10th Mountain Division), and an MGM film crew stand or sit on the back of a trailer pulled by a snowcat during the filming of a training film near Sun...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942
- Snowcat having problems on the way to Owl Creek cabin 87th Inf. Detachment. Sun Valley.
- Members of the 87th Infantry Detachment (later 10th Mountain Division) inspect a snowcat near Sun Valley in Blaine County, Idaho. Some wear parkas, caps and knapsacks. A Union Pacific logo is on the door of the snowcat. Shows a few patches of snow...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 April 14
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tents on Kiska
- View of large tents set up on Kiska that belonged to the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment. A few of the soldiers are standing near the tents that face a lagoon and the sea.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Texas Tweedy
- Portrait of Tenth Mountain Division soldier John B. "Jack" Tweedy,Company E-86, Jack holds a ski with snow on the tip and wears a brown sweater; behind him is a snowbank and pine trees.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tweedy, John B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- View of Kiska, Alaska
- View of Kiska, Alaska showing mountains and a cove. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment went to the Aleutian Islands as part of Amphibious Task Force 9.
- Military camps--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Warplane taking off from airstrip, Aleutian Islands
- Warplane taking off from an airstrip in the Aleutian Islands. Shows four other planes on the ground and a view of the base on the bluffs above the airstrip. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment served in the Aleutians with Amphibious Taskforce 9.
- Airplanes, Military--Alaska--1940-1950.; Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Aleutian Islands--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- 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
- Weasel pulling a troop trailer, Camp Hale
- A camouflaged weasel pulls a treaded trailer loaded with Tenth Mountain Division troops over a snow-packed road at Camp Hale, Colorado.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military vehicles--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Skiers lunch at Resolution Pass
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers have a picnic lunch in the snow at Resolution Pass, Colorado. The man in the center looks like the photographer, Jack Caldwell. According to him, his squad, part of the 86th Regiment, Company L, was noted for...
- Picnics--Colorado--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Resolution Pass--1940-1950.; Caldwell, John C.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Charles C. Bradley
- Portrait of the photographer, taken with his camera, while in the 10th Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group. He is wearing a cap and a white anorak and has a small mustache.
- Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; Bradley, Charles C., 1911-; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943 or 1944
- Charley Bradley ski jumping, Aspen, Colorado
- Charles C. Bradley of the U. S. Army Tenth Mountain Division during a ski jump Aspen, Colorado. A wooden building, possibly a watch tower, is visible in the background. Bradley is wearing his ski uniform including his cap.
- Photographers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Bradley, Charles C., 1911-; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943 or 1944