Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Vail Mountain
- Duke family members pose on Vail Mountain, in Eagle County, Colorado, wearing down-filled ski clothes with poles, goggles, and knit hats. They are identified as (l to r): Peter, Benjy, Lester, HBD (H. Benjamin Duke), Maud, Jamie, and Charles. Ben...
- Vail (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- 1974
- Possibly Sun Valley
- A member of probably the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) skis in deep snow in a mountain clearing near possibly Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He holds ski poles and wears a rucksack.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- ca. 1941 or 1942
- Sigi Engel, Sun Valley, Otto Lang training film
- Sigi (Sigmund?) Engel poses on skis while he is filmed for a training film in the mountains near Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a winter parka and cap.
- Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Steamboat Springs, Co.
- Image of a drawing of Steamboat Springs ski area, Routt County, Colorado, shows ski runs with lodges and condominiums at the base of the mountain.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1970-1980.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1970-1980.
- [between 1975 and 1980?]
- Lady skirs [sic] on Steamboat Spgs. Course, Moffat Road
- Four young women stand on skis, holding poles, at base of ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; they wear ankle length skirts; spectators line the ski course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- A young woman stands on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears ankle-length skirt, sweater, knit cap, gloves and boots; spectators line the slope and a jumping platform is at top.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumpers at Steamboat Spgs. meet
- Four male skiers on the slope at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Ragnar Omtvedt, champion jumper, is third from left; two men have "official guest" ribbons pinned to lapels.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Omtvedt, Ragnar.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski course at Steamboat Spgs. Moffat Road
- View, from downhill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows distance markers along side of slope from 50 to 160 feet and and tripod next to deserted slope.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski course at Steamboat Spgs. Colo.
- View, from downhill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; spectators line the steep, snow-covered slope; shows a skier near bottom of slope, two levels of jumping platforms, and skiers lining up above the lower platform.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- Profile of a young woman on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears a knit cap, sweater, ankle-length skirt, gloves and boots; shows spectators along slope and ski jump platforms and trees...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumper
- Profile of a skier poised over skis on a snowy slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he wears a cap, belted sweater, knickers, and lace-up boots.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- A girl stands on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears boots, stockings, knee- length skirt, sweater, knit cap, and mittens; spectators line the slope behind her; ski jump platforms and...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumper
- Close view of a skier poised over his skis, with arms extended slightly, on a ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he wears knickers, cap, lace-up boots, belted sweater and gloves.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumpers
- Close view of the back of a skier poised over his skis, with arms extended, on a ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Steamboat Spgs. ski course
- View, from uphill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows ski tracks on steep slope, wooden bleachers, standing and seated spectators, and blurred image of skier near bottom of course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- The take off Steamboat Spgs. ski course, Moffat Road
- Close, side view of a ski jump platform on the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; two United States flags fly from corners of snow-covered, wooden platform; two platforms are further downhill, one with snow, another cleared.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 to 1923?]
- Children ready for a ski race, Steamboat Spgs. Moffat Road
- Children stand on skis on a snow-covered street in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; the girls wear skirts and hold poles; the boys wear knickers; a child on horseback, a drug store, and commercial buildings are in background.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Aspen, Colo WPA ski course
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, during a Works Progress Administration educational course in skiing; shows snow, a skier, crowds, and town buildings.
- Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1939, March 5
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose above a sled that holds probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are vertically planted in the snow. Shows the snow covered San Juan Mountain Range.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sneffels
- Men pose near a wood frame building, skis and debris caused by an avalanche in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are planted in the snow vertically and lean against the roof of the building. A man sits on a crate near an overturned chair and...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Skiing in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
- Skiers descend a snow covered slope in the mountains of Colorado.
- Skiing--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Prager skiing in Grossglockner slalom
- 1st Sergeant Walter Prager of the Tenth Mountain Division wearing the number eight cuts a gate during the Grossglockner, Austria, slalom held June 24, 1945. In the the background, five men watch the race standing on the glacier, and two men repair...
- Skiing--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Austria--1940-1950.; Prager, Walter.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1945 June 24
- Regnar [sic] Omtvedt Champion Ski Jumper of the World
- Profile view of champion ski jumper Ragnar Omtvedt leaning forward over his skis on a ski slope in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he casts a shadow on the snow slope and wears lace-up boots, knickers, and a sweater.
- Skiers--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Omtvedt, Ragnar.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, Company C preparing to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition, Paradise, Washington
- Men from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), Company C line up beside their skis as they prepare to support the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Behind them is Paradise Lodge, obscured by tremendous snow drifts.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- Spring 1942
- Group of skitroopers in "whites", near Paradise, Washington
- A group of twelve 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) skitroopers, wearing winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" and carrying knapsacks and rifles, stand near pine trees heavily covered with snow.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May, 1942]
- Instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Nineteen instructors from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) stand at ease on their skis, or sit in a snow covered valley. One man practices a snow-plough stop. All are wearing caps, dark wool uniforms and shoe-packs. Snow covered...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Evacuation of injured student near Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing skis pull an injured student strapped to a sled across the snow, near Paradise, Washington.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Evacuation of student to medic van near Paradise, Washington
- An injured student lashed to a stretcher is lowered off a snowbank approximately six feet deep by a team of ten 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldiers into an ambulance. At the top of the image one soldier on skis stands in a deep...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- First Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, 1942, Paradise, Washington
- View of a group of skitroopers from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) in the first winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" with rifles standing at ease in a snow covered field in the mountains. Taken, according to the photographer,...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May] 1942
- Front of Tatoosh Lodge, Paradise, Washington
- A partial view of Tatoosh Lodge on Mount Rainier. The roof is covered with snow. One group of four 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) skitroops stand near the door of the lodge holding skis. Another group of four men carry their skis....
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- My class, Paradise, Washington
- Five men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) ski through deep snow on a slight slope near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants, and shoe-packs. All were in the photographer's skiing class.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- My class, Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) stand in a row on skis in the middle of an open snow field. The men were in a class taught by the photographer. Other skitroops are visible behind.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty and ski instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Captain Paul Lafferty and five ski instructors, all from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), stand on skis at the top of a slope in the mountains near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants and shoe-packs.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty, Paradise, Washington
- Portrait of Paul Lafferty, Captain in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced). He is wearing a white anorak, sun glasses, goggles, a knapsack and has a rifle over his shoulder. In the background other skitroops dressed in the same...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Skitroops in whites with rifles, Ft. Lewis, Washington
- A group of soldiers from the 87th Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing "whites" or snow camouflage uniforms, carrying knapsacks and rifles, face away from the camera at the top of a snow covered hill. The men in front of the group are beginning...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Don Goodman and Charlie McLane leading a ski-mountaineer class near Paradise, Washington
- Don Goodman from Idaho, second from the left, and Charlie McLane on the right lead one of the first ski-mountaineer classes in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) near Paradise Lodge, Washington. Behind them approximately fifteen...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1941 or 1942
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- Ski training: lesson in ski techniques at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division skitroopers stand at the bottom of a small hill watching as a skier practices what appears to be the side step. According to the caption this is a...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Ski training: standing at attention, a platoon of "G" Company, 87th Regiment.
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." A Platoon of approximately fifty soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company G stand at attention with their skis balanced on their ski poles. All the men are...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Ski training: about face on skis executed by all of L-87th with Lieutenant William J. Bourke in Command, Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Approximately one-hundred soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company L, execute an about face on skis under the command of Lieutenant William...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Bourke, William J.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- On the way
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier practices ski jumping, which was officially forbidden, on a ski slope near Camp Hale.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- First aid station, Silver Skis Race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Two men stand at the first aid station during the Silver Skis race on Mount Rainier. Both men are wearing caps with earflaps, and anoraks. The man on the left is leaning on a ski pole. The station is located at a rock outcropping marked by a...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- Winter 1942
- Man at first aid station during Silver Skis race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- A man smiles towards the camera from the first aid station during the Silver Skis Race, near a rock outcropping, on Mount Rainier. The red cross flag blows in the wind. Many 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) troops participated in the...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- [Winter, 1942]
- Aspen, Colo - first trip up on tenth hill [?] fall of '47
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows a man and woman on a t-bar ski lift, town buildings, and snow.
- Ski lifts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1947, Fall
- Colorado skiers
- A man and woman pause with ski poles and watch an enclosed gondola ski lift in Colorado. Snow covered mountains and stratus clouds are in the distance.
- Ski lifts--Colorado--1950-1970.; Skiing--Colorado--1950-1970.; Snow--Colorado--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- 5th Inf. Ski Patrol in Sun Valley, during training film
- A member of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later the 10th Mountain Division) adjusts his rifle during filming for an Otto Lang training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He stands on skis and wears a winter jacket and...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski...
- 1941
- Lieutenant Paul Townsend skiing, Paradise, Washington
- Lieutenant Paul Townsend of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), skis barechested near Paradise, Washington.
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Townsend, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division,...
- [1942]
- James Louis Noel
- Portrait of James Louis Noel at Jim Creek, south of Winter Park, located in Grand County, Colorado.
- Noel, James Louis--1980-1990.; Cross-country skiing--Colorado--Grand County--1980-1990.; Grand County (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Noel, James Louis--Pictorial works.; Cross-country skiing--Colorado--Grand County--Pictorial works.; Grand County...
- 1989
- Margaret Bourke-White photographing ski troops
- 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...
- 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.
- [1945]
- Adventures in the San Juan mountains
- Men load boxes on pack mules. A man skies down a slope, and men stake a claim on a snow covered hillside. Men with pack animals wade through deep snow. A pack train of burros haul timber and men celebrate around a hoist at a mine shaft.
- Miners--1880-1890.; Mining--1880-1890.; Packtrains--1880-1890.; Skiing--1880-1890.; Snow--1880-1890.
- 1883 June 9