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 moving up hill and to the right and is turing to look toward the camera. The men skied from Leadville to Aspen, Colorado. According to the photographer the men did not carry weapons but had knapsacks weighing fifty to sixty pounds as each one toted his own rations,
Description
1 photoprint ; 20 x 28 cm. (8 x 11 in.); 1 phototransparency : Kodachrome slide ; 35mm.
Is Part Of
10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Slide Collection.
Subject
Military training--Colorado; Ski troops--Colorado; Soldiers--Colorado; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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: ZZR700200475
Notes
For further information see 10th Mountain Division Resource Center manuscripts.; Formerly TMD-810A.; Kodak 828 slide format.; LA7 and "Hale--Aspen Route 2-44" handwritten on original slide mount.; Title taken from the photographer's caption notes.; R7002004759
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