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- Fifth U.S. Artillery Battery D
- Two members of Battery D of the Fifth U.S. Artillery ride horses in a grassy field during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Each of the men leads another horse beside him. The men wear helmets and dark uniforms. A large cloud of dust...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Fifth U.S. Artillery Battery D
- A member of Battery D of the Fifth U.S. Artillery sits on the shoulders of another man seated next to another man on a caisson. Another soldier is on a horse in the left midground, while others are seated on another caisson in the right foreground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles); Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Field artillery observation crew
- Group portrait of eleven members of the field artillery observation crew attached to the Tenth Mountain Division in front of a plane at an airfield in Italy.
- Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Tunnel at north end of Lake Garda, Italy, artillery inside
- The seven tunnels at the north end of Lake Garda provided the best protection against the German artillery coming from Riva and Torbole. Here is a Tenth Mountain Division artillery unit inside a tunnel.
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Artillery (Troops)--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Italy--1940-1950.; War casualities--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Co. D 5th U.S. Artillery
- Members of the 5th U.S. Artillery ride horses pulling caissons into an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear helmets and uniforms. Empty bleachers are underneath a large tent in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Pfc. Lawrence Lucas
- Private First Class Lawrence Lucas, 604th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, rests close to the front lines during the Italian Campaign in Bologna Province, Italy. He sits and washes his feet in his helmet. Clothing, boots, field rations,...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Bathing--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Helmets--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 April 16
- Francis Lowry Grave Riverside Cemetery
- View of grave marker for Francis Brown Lowry in Fairmount Cemetery (1890), 430 South Quebec Street, in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The statue of a World War I artillery man stands in front of a large marker. There is a seal on the...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Sculpture.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Lowry, Francis Brown, 1894-1918--Tombs--Pictorial works.; Fairmount...
- 2001
- 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
- Camp Hale, Colorado, 4th Gun Section, Btry. B 605
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division 605th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery B, 4th Gun Section pose with a mule packed with a field artillery weapon near Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. The men wear uniforms and carry rucksacks and rifles....
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel--Colorado--Camp Hale.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Camp...
- 1944
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street near the Albany Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion hold flags and march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators and automobiles line the street. Signs read: "Hyman's", "Re[?]neat's", "Souvenir Stationery...
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags hang from the Hotel Denver and other buildings along the block. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. U. S. and British flags fly from nearby buildings. A sign reads: "The Denver".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. flags hang from street lights and nearby signs read: "Hyman's" and "Zang's New[...]"
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags fly from nearby buildings. Spectators line the street. A sign reads: "The Denv[er]".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators and automobiles line the street. Signs read: "Ben's Bar E. B. Crane Prop", "Zang's New[...]", and "Hyman's".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags fly from nearby buildings. Signs read: "The Denver" and "The Neuste[ter] Cloaks[...]".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Albany".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Men march in a parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. They are escorted by automobiles and hold a banner that reads: "Auxiliary Plant U. S. Shipping Board". U. S. flags fly from...
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army marching band march with their instruments that include trombones, tubas, baritones, and saxophones in a parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado....
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags hang from the Denver Hotel and other buildings along the block. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags hang from the Denver Hotel and other buildings along the block. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Artillery used during prison riot 75 millimeter fielpiece.
- Chained to a flatbed truck at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a wheel-mounted artillery, 75 millimeter field piece from the National Guard firing range in Golden. It was used during the October 3 riot after dynamite failed to...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Artillery Barrage, Italy
- Artillery hits sites on the upper part of a mountain in Italy, while a town down the hill is spared. In the background are more mountains; trees have budding leaves.
- Aerial bombings--Italy--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Firing heavy artillery
- Four soldiers, from a unit in support of the Tenth Mountain Divisin Infantry, fire heavy artillery from beneath a camouflage.
- Artillery (Weaponry)--1940-1950.; Camouflage (Military science)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- 604th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Officers
- Group Portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 604th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Officers. LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW: 1) Moulton, Danial or Hoover, Joseph S., 2) Neal, Charles, 3) Lucy, Ira ? 4) Elliot, Leonard, 5) Durant Jr., Adrian J. 6)...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Batallion, 604th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 1944
- 605th Field Artillery Battalion, Headquarters and Service Batteries
- Group portrait of 605th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Headquarters and Service Batteries. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 15, 1944. LEFT TO RIGHT TOP ROW: 1) Marton, 2) Butturf, 3) Kutsko, 4) Heller, 5) O'Dell, 6) Schollar, 7) Kraft, 8)...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Batallion, 605th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 15, 1944
- 604th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery C
- ALPHABETICAL LISTING: Allen, Allen, Andrew, Averett, Barys, Belcher, Bennington, Beyers, Blair, Bosch, Burke, Bryan, Casey, Childers, Collins, Daniels, Dundon, Dvorak, [Erabnit], Evans, Fahey , Ferini, [Fish], Garrett, Gilbert, [Gneiser], Graff,...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Batallion, 604th. Battery C.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 1944
- Colorado Field Artillery, Fort Bliss, Tex
- Panoramic view of a Colorado Field Artillery encampment at Fort Bliss (El Paso County), Texas. Horses feed in corrals. Tents and buildings are in the distance. Probably the Franklin Mountains are in the distance.
- United States. Army. Artillery.--1910-1920.; Fort Bliss (Tex.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Texas--Fort Bliss--1910-1920.; Military camps--American--Texas--Fort Bliss--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Colorado Field Artillery, Fort Bliss, Tex
- Panoramic view of a Colorado Field Artillery encampment at Fort Bliss (El Paso County), Texas; shows tents, supplies, a truck, and soldiers.
- United States. Army. Artillery.--1910-1920.; Fort Bliss (Tex.)--1910-1920.; Military camps--Texas--Fort Bliss--1910-1920.; Tents--Texas--Fort Bliss--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Western History Subject Index
- U.S. united states Army. Field Artillery
- Western History Subject Index
- U.S. united states Army. Coast Artillery
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 17, 1912 April 27
- Bandwagon, U.S. Artillery
- A group of men dressed in band uniforms sits on top of a bandwagon being pulled down a dirt road by teams of horses during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the band members holds a large, round drum over the side of the wagon. Two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- The famous Battery E
- Battery E, First Artillery, of the United States Army poses with a Hotchkiss cannon on the Native American Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The soldiers wear winter overcoats and fur caps and mittens.
- United States. Army. Artillery, Battery E.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South...
- [1890]
- President Wilson
- President Woodrow Wilson rides in a convertible automobile in a parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street near the Mack Building. A sign reads: "621...
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United...
- 1919 June 24
- Longmont train depot
- Men and women await the arrival of U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion at the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) station in Longmont, Colorado. The train is parked at the station.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings--1910-1920.; Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.;...
- [1919]
- Mackenzie's Fight battle marker
- Close up view of a stone marker that commemorates Mackenzie's Fight in Wyoming. The marker reads: "Here Nov. 25, 1876 Gen. R. S. Mackenzie with U. S. forces composed of detachments fo the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Cavalry, 4th and 9th Artillery, 9th and...
- Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889--Monuments.; United States. Army. Artillery.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army. Cavalry.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army....
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Mackenzie's Fight battle marker
- Close up view of a stone marker that commemorates Mackenzie's Fight in Wyoming. The marker reads: "Here Nov. 25, 1876 Gen. R. S. Mackenzie with U. S. forces composed of detachments fo the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Cavalry, 4th and 9th Artillery, 9th and...
- Mackenzie, Ranald Slidell, 1840-1889--Monuments.; United States. Army. Artillery.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army. Cavalry.--Commemoration--Wyoming--1960-1980.; United States. Army....
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Sgt. Barnet[t] Dexter (left) Lt. John Pauly examining spiked 88
- Sergeant Barnett Dexter and Lieutenant John Paul, members of the 10th Mountain Division 85th Regiment Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, inspect a piece of destroyed German artillery during the Italian campaign of World War II in Italy. The men wear...
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment & supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Dexter, Barnet.; Paul, John, 10th Mountain Division.;...
- [1945]
- Pen riot National Guardsmen
- Wheel-mounted artillery from the National Guard firing range in Golden is on a flatbed truck at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. It was used during the October 3 riot after dynamite failed to roust the ringleaders. Men stand on the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- 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]
- Corona, Italy: "basepoint for all artillery"
- Corona, Italy, silhouetted against the sky-line, became a "basepoint" target for both German and Tenth Mountain Division artillery.
- Corona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Eating while listening for German artillery
- Two GIs eat rations from their mess kits around a jeep. One sits in the passenger seat using the hood as a table while the other stands behind him using a small bench at the rear of the jeep to hold his plate and cup. They eat among the rubble of a...
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Destruction & pillage--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Battery B, 616th FA Bn (Pack), Camp Hale, Co.
- Group portrait of 616th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Battery B, taken at Camp Hale, Colorado. Partial identification. TOP ROW left to right: 1) Lynn, 2) Ames, Howard, 3) Sutton, 4) Wolongieicz, 5) Howland, 6) Looby, 7) Stevens, Harold, 8)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1943.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 616th. Battery B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1944
- Battery C, 616th FA Bn (Pack), Camp Hale, Co.
- Group portrait of 616th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Battery C, taken at Camp Hale, Colorado. TOP ROW left to right: 1) Stewart, Robert, 2) Whitley, 3) Souder, 4) Pullin, 5) Lewis, James H., 6) Ringgold, William M. (?), 7) Robbins, Alfred C.,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1943.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 616th. Battery B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- Headquarters & Service Battery, 616th FA Bn (Pack), Camp Hale Co., 1943
- Group portrait of 616th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack), Headquarters and Service Battery, taken at Camp Hale, Colorado. TOP ROW left to right: 1) unidentified, 2) Macintosh (?), 3) Scannell, 4) Burrows, 5) Smith, Oliver, 6) Kopera, 7) Fenner, 8)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1943.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 616th. Headquarters and Service Battery.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United...
- 1943
- Medic getting water from Lake Garda
- A Tenth Mountain Division medic gets water from Lake Garda. Behind him the beach is littered with German shell casings from artillery rounds fired from well-hidden positions toward 10th troops while they moved up the road beside the lake.
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [May] 1945
- The United States Artillery School at Fortress Monroe
- A group of uniformed officers maneuver a cannon at the Artillery School in Fortress Monroe, (later Fort Monroe) in Hampton, Virginia. Frame and brick buildings include barracks and officer's houses and school buildings on the military campus.
- Fort Monroe (Va.)--1880-1890.; Cannons--Virginia--Fort Monroe--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Virginia--Fort Monroe--1880-1890.; Military training--Virginia--Fort Monroe--1880-1890.
- 1888 April 14