Margaret Bourk-White, photographer for Life magazine, faces away from the camera in this image of her photographing four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers skiing in Italy. All the skiers wear white camouflage coats, three carry rifles and one wears a medic's helmet. At the edge of the frame a soldier looks on; visible at his feet are his shadow and that of another soldier standing beside him out of the frame. The shadow of the photographer, Roy O. Bingham, is also ; visible at the bottom of the frame. Snow covers the ground and trees in the background are leafless. In the distance a terraced hill with buildings has much less snow.
Description
1 photonegative ; 12 x 10 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 10 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Is Part Of
10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection. Henry Moscow collection.
Subject
Mountain warfare--Italy--1940-1950; Ski troops--1940-1950; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image file: ZZR700200031; Blizzard.
Notes
Number 5 and "ski scene" hand written on original negative envelope; number 5 in ink, and "Margaret Bourke-White photographing staged picture of ski troops in action" in pencil, hand written on back of photoprint.; Photograph taken for Blizzard.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Vintage photographic print.; R7002000315
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