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  • Company E, resting on the climb up Sugarloaf Mountain
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    A line of sixteen Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Regiment solders from Company E rest on the climb up Sugarloaf Mt. All wear khaki pants and sweaters, shoe packs, skis, and fully loaded rucksacks; most wear caps. Snow covers the ground and the...
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    Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company E.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)
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    1944
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  • Inoculation, Camp Swift
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    Tenth Mountain Division soldier winces as he is innoculated. Five men look on with smiles on their faces; the man at the far right is laughing; the man in the center points directly at the syringe. The patient wears a white tee-shirt while the rest...
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    Medicine, Military--1940-1950.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Soldiers--United States.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental...
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    [1944]
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  • Train pulling on Tennessee Pass above the Pando Valley
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    Three engines pull a Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train on the north side of Tennessee Pass above the Pando Valley, Colorado, near Camp Hale and the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters; snow covers the ground and the pine trees on the...
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    Railroads--Trains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pando Valley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tennessee Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States.
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    February 7, 1944
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  • Blown bridge
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    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.
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    Bridges--Italy--1940-1950.; War damage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    May 1945
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  • Choosing a route
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    View of two Tenth Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group members during five minute break as they choose a route during a trek from Leadville to Aspen Colorado. According to the photographer, during good weather the men would try not go up and...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Duryea Morton on the Atlantic Ocean
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    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.
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    Transports--1940-1950.; Photographers--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    August 1945
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  • Group portrait at the Company M, 87th Regiment barracks
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    Six men belonging to the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company M pose for a photograph outside of their barracks at Camp Hale, Colorado. The men wear slightly different versions of the basic khaki uniform. Staff Sgt. Eldon Metzger stands...
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    Military uniforms--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1944
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  • Leg show
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    Six Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose for a picture while having a "leg show." All have their pant legs raised to above the knee and pose like dancers in a chorus-line with their right foot forward. All are wearing dress uniforms and wearing...
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1944
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  • Mine tramway, Mount Champion, Colorado
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    View of the mine tramway on Mount Champion. According to the photographer the towers still seemed in good condition and the tramway extended to the top of the mountain although the mine was closed. A Group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Mountain tents
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    Photograph of mountain tents set up on a hill near Camp Hale, Colorado. A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers is visible in the background.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    Spring 1944
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  • Mo and Friend
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    Portrait of the photographer with his arm around an Italian woman. He is not wearing a shirt, only khaki pants. She is wearing a red sweater and a blue skirt. Behind them another man wearing a brown shirt looks on. Taken while the photographer was...
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    Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    March 1945
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  • Packing up
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    Twelve Tenth Mountain Division soldiers put their duffle bags in a pile beside a barracks building as they prepare to leave Camp Hale, Colorado.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1944
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  • Rock climbing school
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    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...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • Rock climbing
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    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...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • Schuck
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    Portrait of the photographer with a cigar in his mouth, he holds a donkey by its ears near an orchard in Italy. Unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldiers look on in the background. All are wearing khaki uniforms and boots.
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    World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Donkeys--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Photographers--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    March 1945
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  • Somewhere en route
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    Nine Tenth Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group Members ski away from the camera towards the right, somewhere in route during their trek from Leadville to Aspen, Colorado. All are wearing woollen ski uniforms, and very large knapsacks, which...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Troops viewing the Statue of Liberty
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    Troops look toward the Statue of Liberty on the right and a ship on the left as they enter New York harbour on-board the U.S.S. Marine Fox, which was enroute to the United States after the end of the Italian Campaign. According to the photographer,...
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    Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Transports--1940-1950.; Troop movements--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    August 1945
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  • William Putnam and Kenny Molenaar on Cheyenne Mountain, near Camp Carson, Colorado
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    Tenth Mountain Division soldiers William Putnam and Kenny Molenaar pose for a photograph on Cheyenne Mountain, near Camp Carson, Colorado. Both are wearing coils of climbing rope over khakis.
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    Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Molenaar, Kenny.; Putnam, William.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • William Putnam rappelling
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    Photograph of Tenth Mountain Division soldier, William Putnam in silhouette rappelling down a cliff near Camp Carson, Colorado.
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    Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Putnam, William.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • View of Camp Carson, Colorado
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    View of Camp Carson, Colorado. Some members of the Tenth Mountain Division trained near Camp Carson.
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    Fort Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Zeroing in on a U.S. tank
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    Two U.S. Army tanks on a road through rolling grass-covered hills in Italy. German artillery fire is coming close to the lead tank; a white puff of smoke is visible very close to it. Taken while the photographer was serving with the Tenth Mountain...
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    Military vehicles--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    April 1945
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  • Barracks
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    View of barracks at Camp Hale, Colorado, which was the training headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division from 1943-1944.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Climbing School -- chow
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    Approximately twenty Tenth Mountain Division soldiers line up for chow during a climbing school. The food is being served from a tent in a clearing inside a pine forest.
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    Military training--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Formation Parade, Camp Hale, Colorado
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    Shows a large formation parade in the center of a field at Camp Hale, Colorado. A color guard marches with flags while Tenth Mountain Division soldiers stand in large ranks behind them. The barracks are on the left side of the image and a stable on...
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    Snow plows--Colorado--1940-1950.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Hale
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    View of the Pando Valley towards Camp Hale, Colorado, which was the training headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division from 1943-1944.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pando Valley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Mule school
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    Thirteen Tenth Mountain Division soldiers learn how to pack a mule to transport army gear during "mule school" at Camp Hale, Colorado. The image provides a clear view of the mule's harness and pack saddle. The men are wearing blue denim shirts and...
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Our climbing outfits, just plain GI
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    A Tenth Mountain Division soldier poses as he climbs a large rock formation. He has a coil of rope at his hip that hangs down out of the picture frame. He is wearing a helmet, a khaki field jacket and pants, and boots with gaiters.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Rock climber
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    View taken from above of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier rock climbing at Camp Hale, Colorado. He is wearing a helmet and khaki uniform.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Soldiers at the summit
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    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.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943
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  • Swift -- "P" call!!
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    A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers disembark from a convoy of open troop trucks for a "P" call along the side of a road during "flatland" training at Camp Swift, Texas. All are wearing khaki uniforms and helmets.
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    Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Troop movements--Texas--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1944-1945]
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  • Hale
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    View of barracks at Camp Hale, Colorado, which was the training headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division from 1943-1944. Beyond the barracks is a view of the rifle range.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Three soldiers at Camp Hale, Colorado
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    Three unidentified Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose for a photograph at Camp Hale, Colorado. They are dressed for winter training. All are wearing caps, sunglasses, sweaters, and wool pants. All have knapsacks and are carrying rifles. Snow...
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Three soldiers on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado
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    Three Tenth Mountain Division Soldiers pose for a photograph on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. They are left to right, Dick Short wearing a coil of rope, unidentified, and William Putnam.
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    Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Troops marching in formation, Camp Hale, Colorado
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    Tenth Mountain Division soldiers march in formation down a street at Camp Hale, Colorado. They are carrying black regimental flags. Three barracks are in the background.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--1940-1950.; Marching--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • View of Camp Hale
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    View of Camp Hale, Colorado, which was the training headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division from 1943-1944.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • View of Camp Hale, Colorado
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    Camp Hale, Colorado, the training headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division from 1943-1944.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military headquarters--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Winter training
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    A group of approximately nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on a winter training march at Camp Hale, Colorado. All are carrying rifles and wearing caps and parkas. Snow is on the ground.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Wooden bridge, Camp Hale, Colorado
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    View of skitroopers testing an experimental wooden bridge built by the Tenth Mountain Division, Engineering Battalion at Camp Hale Colorado. A line of men are crossing the bridge and more troops wait below. Snow covers the ground.
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943-1944]
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  • Ration Sergeant, James Shea during D Series
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    Tenth Mountain Division Ration Sergeant, James Shea poses for a picture during D Series, which was a winter war game held at Camp Hale. He is wearing a cap, parka, pants, boots and snow shoes and, according to the photographer, he is carrying a...
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    Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; War games--Colorado--1940-1950.; Shea, James.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    April, 1944
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  • Fellows, Morton, Miche, Smith
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    A group of six soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Regiment, Company E, sit in front of small tents. Men identified are: Fellows, Morton, Miche, Smith, and center with a cigarette, is Arville Burtt. All are wear caps, khaki uniforms and...
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    Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    Spring 1944
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  • Mountain Training Group trip from Leadville to Aspen, Colorado
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    A line of about twenty skiers climbs up a slope. The men are members of the Tenth Mountain Division, Mountain Training Group during winter training exercise designed to test the men's readiness for winter conditions in the mountains by having them...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Typical skitrooper en route
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    sleeping bag, clothing and personal gear.; View of a skitrooper, possibly Nate Morrell, from the Tenth Mountain Division's Mountain Training Group taken during a training exercise. He is wearing a woollen ski uniform, a cap and sunglasses. He is...
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    Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Charles C. Bradley
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    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.
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    Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; Bradley, Charles C., 1911-; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    1943 or 1944
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  • Charley Bradley ski jumping, Aspen, Colorado
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    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.
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    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.
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    1943 or 1944
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  • Belvedere
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    View of Monte Belvedere, Italy. The mountain was the first objective for the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign.
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    Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Belvedere, Battle of, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    February 1945
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  • Group of soldiers on Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
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    Seven Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are dressing and playfully posing for the camera in this photograph, which was taken on the slopes of the Mount of the Holy Cross. One is identified, Earl Clark, second from the right of the image. He is...
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    Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Clark, Earl.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    February 1944
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  • Bastrop, Texas, Main Street
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    View of Main street, Bastrop, Texas, which was the closest town to Camp Swift, where the Tenth Mountain Division had flatland training. It shows the buildings in town and a man in a hat walking down the street toward the camera. Two children, a boy...
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    Bastrop (Tex.)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1944]
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  • End of D Series, John W. Pollock
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    John W. Pollock, sits in the snow resting against the trunk of a pine tree. This portrait was taken at the end of the exhausting winter maneuvers undertaken by the Tenth Mountain Division in the Spring of 1944, called D Series. He is wearing a cap,...
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    Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; War games--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pollock, John W.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    April, 1944
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  • Mail-call at Camp Hale, Colorado
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    Mail-call at Camp Hale, Colorado. A Tenth Mountain Division soldier distributes mail in the street. Gathered around him are a group of soldiers waiting for letters from the stack he holds in his hand. Some of the men are holding red slips of paper....
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    Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
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    1944
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  • Maneuvers
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    A large group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers sit in the snow by the side of a slush covered road. The man closest to the camera has turned his head to watch a "weasle," a snowy terrain vehicle, that is driving down the road. One soldier is...
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    Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
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    1944

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