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MacNamara [i.e. McNamara] demonstrating climbing tech. with a Swiss shoulder belay MGM training film in Sun Valley.

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Call NumberTMD-628CreatorWoodward, John B., 1915-2016Date1942SummaryMembers of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) watch as a man identified as McNamara demonstrates the use of a "Swiss" shoulder belay in rock climbing for an MGM training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear uniforms that include parkas and caps. Three of the men have rifles and knapsacks, one man has a sword attached to his knapsack.Physical Description1 transparency : slide, col. ; 4 x 3 cm (1 1/2 x 1 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)Sun Valley (Idaho)Climbing--Idaho--Sun ValleyInfantry--American--Idaho--Sun ValleyMilitary training--Idaho--Sun ValleyMotion picture industry--Idaho--Sun ValleyMountaineering--Idaho--Sun ValleySki troops--American--Idaho--Sun ValleyUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700200628Type of MaterialDye coupler transparenciesColor photographsOriginal Material Found in Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection10th Mountain Division Resource Center. Slide CollectionNotesInventory supplied by donor. Penciled on slide mount: "3.1.15" and "MGM trg. film."; Title from inventory. R7002006280DonorJohn Woodward

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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

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MacNamara [i.e. McNamara] demonstrating climbing tech. with a Swiss shoulder belay MGM training film in Sun Valley.