Walter Prager, 10th Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry, jumps off a cornice on Bald Mountain on skis while he is filmed for a production of an MGM Army training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He wears a white winter parka and cap and protective sunglasses.
Date
1942
Notes
Inked on slide mount: "3.1.8" Prager MGM" and penciled on verso of mount: "W. Prager, Mt. Baldy for ski film."; Inventory supplied by donor.; Title from inventory.; R7002006272
Description
1 transparency : slide, col. ; 4 x 3 cm. (1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Is Part Of
10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Slide Collection.
Subject
Bald Mountain (Blaine County, 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 Jumping--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Prager, Walter.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. Mountain Infantry Division, 87th.
Source
John Woodward.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
