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Ski training: about face on skis executed by all of L-87th with Lieutenant William J. Bourke in Command, Camp Hale, Colorado

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Call NumberTMD-389CreatorJulian, MacDate1943-1944SummaryStill from the Warner Brothers film: "Mountain Fighters." 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 J. Bourke on a flat snow-covered field. In the background, smaller groups of skiers are visible training in the trees at the base of one of the mountains surrounding Camp Hale, Colorado.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 28 x 33 cm (11 x 13 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectSki troops--Colorado--Camp HaleSkiing--Colorado--Camp HaleSoldiers--Colorado--Camp HaleBourke, William JUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thMountain Fighters (Motion picture)Geographic AreaCamp Hale (Colo.)Collection10th Mountain Division RecordsRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR700200389Type of MaterialFilm stillsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromPhotograph Album 36; Album placed in TMD169 William J. Bourke PapersOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesLt. W.J. Bourke and his Co. L, 87th ordering an about face handwritten on the front border of the print. "Lieutenant W.J. Bourke and all of "L" Company 87th. Mtn. Inf. Reg. -- Here doing an about face," written in a different hand in ink on reverse. For physical location, see Photograph Album 36, William J. Bourke, Jr. Mac Julian Photographer embossed in lower left corner of print. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7002003892

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Ski training: about face on skis executed by all of L-87th with Lieutenant William J. Bourke in Command, Camp Hale, Colorado