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Call Number	TMD351-2018-1670
Title	A .50 caliber machine gun is mounted to a sled
Date	April 1942
Donor	Smith, Sherman L. (1918-2002)
Summary	A close-up look at the bindings holding a machine gun to a sled
Description	1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 1/4 x 10 inches)
Is Part Of	TMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collection; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection
Type of Material	Black & white photographs
Content Type	Image;StillImage
Subject	United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th; Sleds--War use; Machine guns; Military maneuvers--Cold weather conditons
Geographic Area	Fort Lewis (Wash.)
Format-Medium	Photograph
Source	TMD351; Box 3; FF7
Rights Contact Information	Copyright restrictions applyingto 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)
Notes	On note pasted to back of photograph: "42-219. Ski sled, .50 [caliber] machine gun, close up of bindings. Original negative received from Mountain and Winter Warfare Board - Fort Lewis, Washington...4x5 [original negative]....light .30 [caliber] air-cooled per Tom Thompson (son)." Handwritten on back of photograph: "Probably used by the 87th Mountain Infantry Battalion (reinforced)." Stamped on back of photograph: "...Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps."