Call NumberTMD-163CreatorKaeser, Fritz, 1910-1990Date1945 July 4SummaryPie eating contest during a field day held by the 87th Regiment of the Tenth Mountain Division, on July 4, 1945, near Caporreto, Italy. Shows laughing people with whipped cream on their faces; a woman in a Red Cross uniform is (possibly) Deborah Bankart.Physical Description1 photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (3 3/4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 24 cm (7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHolidaysMilitary life--American--ItalySoldiers--American--ItalyUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--ItalyGeographic AreaItalyCollection10th Mountain Division RecordsRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR700200163; Blizzard.Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionTMD68. Henry I. Moscow papersNotesNegative has rusty paperclip mark in lower right corner. Number 143 and 87th Field Day near Caporetto" hand written on original negative envelope. Photographic print has "87th Reg. picknick" on reverse. Original envelope contained sixteen other negatives taken at the same location, including 2 of the contest, see manuscripts, 10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Henry Moscow Collection, negatives 122, 123, 124 and 35mm negatives. Photograph taken for Blizzard. Title supplied by cataloger. Vintage photographic print. R7002001638
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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Credit10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes
Kaeser, Fritz, 1910-1990, Pie eating contest, Fourth of July, 1945 (1945 July 4). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1116441
