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The first casualty of World War II evacuated by a tramway arrives at the end of his four-minute journey.

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Call NumberTMD-622CreatorUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsDate1945 February 21SummaryMedics and soldiers move towards a dead man on a stretcher hanging from a small temporary aerial tramway built by the members of the 126th Mountain Engineers at Riva Ridge in Bologna Province, Italy. The medics wear helmets with crosses painted on them. Shows a winch and tackle and a small gasoline engine.Physical Description1 photographic print : black and white ; 20 x 24 cm (8 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWorld War, 1939-1945--American--Casualties--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)Bologna (Italy : Province)Aerial tramways--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)Dead persons--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)Soldiers--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)War casualties--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th Engineer Mountain Battalion, 126th.Geographic AreaItalyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700200622Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesFormerly F46268; Title typed on label on verso of print with: "It would have taken 3 1/2 to 4 hours, 2 or 3 litter crews, to evacuate him by litter. Members of Company D, 126th Mountain Engineers of the 10th Mountain Division, built this tramway in 9 hours. The tramway uses a 1-inch cable to support its carriage capable of bearing 350 pounds. It also carries supplies, replacing pack mules with pack boards. U.S. Fifth Army, Farne Area, Italy." Inked below caption: "Riva Ridge."; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.). R7002006222DonorWalter L. Galson; Gift.

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The first casualty of World War II evacuated by a tramway arrives at the end of his four-minute journey.