Groups: 10th Mountain Division, 1940s
File — Box: 8, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
- Photograph number 1: The 10th Mountain Division insignia
- Photograph number 2: Front page of the 10th Mountain Division newspaper, "Blizzard," which highlighted a sketch by Sgt. Jacues Parker of the famous assault on Riva Ridge during World War II.
- Photograph number 3: Illustration, by an artist named Benson, of a 10th Mountain Division ski trooper on night patrol during World War II.
- Photograph number 4: The March 1943 issue of The Saturday Evening Post that brought significant notoriety to the 10th Mountain Division.
- Photograph number 5: Photo of a 10th Mountain Division soldier during World War II
- Photograph number 6: Memorable image of a lone 10th Mountain Division soldier
- Photograph number 7: Montgomery "Monty" M. Atwater, member of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II, being highlighted in the Salt Lake Tribune.
- Photograph number 8: Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division returning to Camp Hale after a long tiring training session
- Photograph number 9: Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division on Riva Ridge in Italy's Apennines
- Photograph number 10: Camp Hale, home of the 10th Mountain Division
- Photograph number 11-12: Troops
- Photograph number 13: Member of the 10th Mountain Division standing near Mount Holy Cross, near Camp Hale, circa 1943
- Photograph number 14: T. Sergeant Torger Tokle shortly before he was killed by an incoming German mortar shell in early March, 1945.
- Photograph number 15: First Sergeant. Walter Prager at Camp Hale, circa 1944
- Photograph number 16: Charles Minot "Minnie" Dole "Father of the National Ski Patrol System" and industrial figure in the establishment of the famed 10th Mountain Division.
- Photograph number 17: Roger Langely, Minot "Minnie" Dole, Paul Lafferty at Camp Hale, Colorado, 1943
Dates
- 1940s
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Extent
From the Collection: 25 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Engen, Alan K. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu