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Call Number
TMD-945
Title
The
birth
of "
Sven
",
1942
Title-Alternative
v.2
Creator(s)
Bradley, Charles C., 1911-
Summary
A
87th
Mountain
Infantry
Regiment
(re-enforced)
soldier
wearing
snowshoes
attempts
to
climb
a
steep
snowbank
behind
another
soldier
who
offers
his
hand
to
help
.
Two
men
walking
on
snowshoes
are
partially
visible
in the
background
. The
soldier
in the
center
of the
image
is
wearing
a
khaki
anorak
,
wool
pants
,
gloves
and
boots
and
carrying
a
knapsack
and
rifle
.
According
to the
photographer
, this
image
was
taken
on the
day
that the
men
were
ordered
by the
Regimental
comander
,
Colonel
Onslow
S
.
Rolfe
, to
test
the
effectiveness
of
snowshoes
in
comparison
with
skis
for
winter
mobility
. They
wrote
and
sang
a
song
about
the
event
in
which
a
skier
named
Oola
and a
snowshoer
named
Sven
compete
against
one
another
to
prove
which
method
is
better
.
Date
1942
Notes
"The
birth
of "
Sven
", "
#3
" and
date
handwritten
on the
original
slide-mount.
; For
physical
location
,
see
Slide
Collection
Notebook
,
volume
2
(2.19.75)
;
Kodak
828
slide
format.
;
Original
transparency
has
scratches
and
dust
spots.
;
Title
handwritten
on
original
slide-mount.
;
R7002009458
Physical Description
1 phototransparency : Kodachrome slide ; 35mm.
Is Part Of
10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.
10th Mountain Division Resource Center Slide Collection.
Subject
Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.
Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.
Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.
United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.
United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Slides--Color.
;
Snapshots.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
00200945.TIF
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