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- Along Lake Garda
- Shows a long line of more than thirty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers waiting for food. The chow-line snakes up a steep street in an Italian town; a few men are eating around a covered jeep. Above the town is a rugged mountain covered with snow;...
- Military cookery--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- April 1945
- Action in the Po Valley
- Eleven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers crouch in a lush green field as smoke rises from a nearby explosion at the end of the field near some trees and houses.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Po Valley (Italy)
- April 1945
- After Riva Ridge
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers take a break near a stream after the battle for Riva Ridge. One of the three soldiers is identified by the photographer as Shaw. The soldier farthest from the stream is standing near his knapsack on a...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Along top of Riva Ridge
- View along the top of Riva Ridge taken from above. The Tenth Mountain Division captured the ridge from the Germans on February 18-19, 1945. Snow covers the ground.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Bivouac
- View of a Tenth Mountain Division camp somewhere in Italy. Taken from the top of a hill one soldier is visible in the right hand corner of the image. On the hillside below are thirteen tents in rows. Beyond the camp a road winds through a valley.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Breaking Camp
- View of a group of over fifty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers breaking camp somewhere in Italy.
- Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Clean-up
- At least three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers wash themselves at a fountain biside a road in Italy. The fourth person is hidden by one of the soldiers; he could be an Italian or another American soldier. An orchard is behind the fountain and...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Fox holes
- View of foxholes lining an italian hillside. Small groups of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers work or rest around their fox holes. Men in jeeps drive down a road in the middle of the image. Trees on the hill are leafless, but the ground is covered...
- Foxholes--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Garda
- View of Lake Garda encountered by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.
- [May] 1945
- Duryea Morton, shipboard
- Portrait of the photographer taken on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. Behind him are other, unidentified, Tenth Mountain Division soldiers.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Grapes and olives
- View of grape vines and olive trees encountered by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Grapes--Italy--1940-1950.; Olive trees--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Jerry droppings!
- An Italian civilian examines a large German gun abandoned along the street in an unidentified Italian city. A large treaded vehicle is parked behind the gun. Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are visible walking down the street away from the camera.
- Military vehicles--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Lake Garda
- View of Lake Garda, Italy, taken while the photographer was serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.
- April 1945
- Moving up!
- A mule climbs a steep trail carrying a bale of hay. The mule handlers might be Italian Alpini, who assisted the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign. Other men climbing the trail are wearing U.S. Army helmets. One man is shirtless...
- Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Po bridge
- View of a pontoon bridge under construction on the Po River, in Italy. The bridge is being constructed by the Tenth Mountain Division's Engineering Battalion. Construction is progressing from each side bank of the river towards the center. A truck...
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Po River (Italy)
- [April] 1945
- Prisoners accumulating!!!
- View of prisoners being held by a Tenth Mountain Division soldiers during the Italian Campaign. Hundreds of prisoners sit on the pavement in an unidentified Italian town. Two soldiers sit in a jeep facing the group. Three more soldiers wait near a...
- Prisoners of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Shaw dig -- Hulbert Eq.
- Portrait of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier, either the photographer or possibly Shaw, in a fox hole. He is holding a knife with both hands; piles of equipment are arranged on both sides of the foxhole cut steep into the hillside. The equipment...
- Foxholes--1940-1950.; Military equipment--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Shipboard boat drill on the U.S.S. Marine Fox
- Tenth Mountain Division troops during a boat drill on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, en route to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. Shows boats hanging from davits from the side of the ship.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Town still in Jerry hold
- View of a small Italian town on a hill, which according to the photographer was still held by the Germans when he encountered it while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division and took the photograph. Another town is visible on a hill in the...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Troops during a shipboard boat drill on the U.S.S. Marine Fox
- Tenth Mountain Division troops during a boat drill by davits on the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Under fire, fresh shell holes
- A group of about twenty-five Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are under fire in this image taken during the Italian Campaign. The men are in an open grassy field and are either crouched in the grass or bent over looking at the ground. White smoke...
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Welcome ship, New York Harbor
- The Welcome ship that greeted the Tenth Mountain Division troops returning to the United States on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox in New York Harbor. The ship is flying flags and carries a sign that reads: Welcome home, well done. A band is playing on...
- Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- F Company squad, Italy
- Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Battalion, F Company Squad posing for a photograph in Italy. The Squad members are all wearing helmets and brown sweaters or khaki field jackets. All are carrying their weapons. All have rifles except one man, the...
- Bow and arrow--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Au riva diece, Italy!
- View taken from the stern of a ship looking back towards the Italian coastline and showing the ship's wake. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Ships--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Baynam in Northern Italy
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Baynham, bicycles toward the camera some where in Northern Italy. The blue sign on a red and white stripped pole reads: Al. Km. 0.095 Sottopassaggio di Altezza M.4.10. Al. Km.2.255 Sottopassaggio di Altezza...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Below Rome
- View of an Italian town below Rome. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 1945
- Formation (Suzid)
- View taken from above showing soldiers in formation in a green field near a road at the base of a mountain. Taken after victory in Italy.
- Military parades & ceremonies--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 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
- Kenny and paisan kids
- Kenny Molenaar wearing his Tenth Mountain Division uniform poses surrounded by a group of Italian children beside a large building.
- Children--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- Litoria
- View of damaged buildings at Litoria, Italy. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- Litoria (Italy)--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--Litoria--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 1945
- Peasants Florence
- Three Italian men plow a field; two men drag push the plow through the field and another guides it from behind. In the background, another man hoes the ground. Taken while the photographer was serving with the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- Farmers--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- July 1945
- Robic Battalion Parade
- View taken from above Tenth Mountain Division Battalion Parade in Robic, Yugoslavia. Showing soldiers in formation in a field near the base of a mountain. Taken after victory in Italy.
- Military parades & ceremonies--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- Swiss border
- A group of approximately ten Tenth Mountain Division soldiers standing at the Swiss border. Across the border is a white building with the words "Monastero" and "Dogana Svizzera" painted on it. Taken while the photographer was serving in the 10th...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Tarcento, Po Valley
- View of Tarcento, Italy, in the Po Valley. Taken by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Tarcento (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Toward Swiss border
- View of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier on the Swiss border. He is standing on a rock formation looking down into a green valley. He is wearing a helmet, khaki uniform and carrying a rifle. Mountains rise in the background. Taken by the...
- Military supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Venice
- Portrait of Kenny Molenaar in his Tenth Mountain Division uniform beside the lagoon on in Venice, Italy. Gondolas, the Campinili, the Church of Santa Maria della Salute Dorsoduro are behind him.
- Military life--Italy--Venice--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1945
- 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
- View of Camp Hale, showing a passing train and the mule corral
- View of Camp Hale, Colorado, covered with snow. A train is passing through the Pando valley. The camp's mule corral is at the lower right of the image. The Tenth Mountain Division trained here 1943-1944.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pando Valley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943-1944
- View of Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- View of Castel D'Aiano, Italy taken, from the woods above the town. The Tenth Mountain Division captured the town from the Germans on March 5, 1945.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- Old Black Forest schoolhouse
- View of the old Black Forest schoolhouse located at 6770 Shoup Road, Black Forest (El Paso County), Colorado. The school closed in 1945 and became a county maintenance facility. The chinked log cabin with white shutters is on a new cement...
- Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Black Forest (Colo.)--1990-2000.; One-room schools.; Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Black Forest--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1995
- F Company on Riva Ridge
- Five Tenth Mountain Division soldiers, members of the 86th Regiment, Company F, make preparations in the snow on Riva Ridge behind a screen of bushes. Four wear white coats and one wears khaki. More mountain peaks are in the distance.
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company F.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Riva Ridge...
- [1945]
- Po Bridge
- Shows pontoon bridge over the River Po. Two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers drive a jeep loaded with boxes. Four more loaded jeeps drive through a cut in an embankment. Twelve soldiers sit nearby or stand ready to work near the bridge. Italian...
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Po River (Italy)
- [1945]
- Belvedere
- View of Monte Belvedere, Italy. The mountain was the first objective for the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Belvedere, Battle of, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Blown bridge
- View of a brige that had suffered artillery damage in Italy. Around the bridge is an orchard; a few buildings are on the other side of it. Taken while the photographer was serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
- Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Bologna
- View of the damage caused at a railway station in Bologna, Italy. The Tenth Mountain Division was fighting in the area near Bologna during the Italian Campaign.
- Bologna (Italy)--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--Bologna--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Captain Bailey, Italy
- Portrait of Captain Bailey, of the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Regiment, Company L, taken in Italy. Bailey is standing in a fox hole. He is wearing red underwear and his pants are unzipped and halfway over his hips. He is bare footed and...
- Foxholes--Italy--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Combat
- View showing a Tenth Mountain Division camouflaged gun emplacement in Italy. In the distance is an Italian town with stone buildings on rolling hills.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Duryea Morton on the Atlantic Ocean
- Portrait of the photographer with the Atlantic Ocean behind him. Taken on the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was transporting Tenth Mountain Division troops back to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign.
- Transports--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- August 1945
- Italian hill town
- An Italian hill town, possibly Vidiciatico, encountered by the photographer while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign. The ground is covered with snow.
- Vidiciatico (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Kenny Molenaar regarding the Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
- Snapshot portrait of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Kenny Molenaar taken as he sits on a rock looking up at the snow covered face of the Mount of the Holy Cross, according to the photographer's caption. He is wearing a cap, a khaki uniform, and...
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Molenaar, Kenny.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1945