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A .50 caliber machine gun is mounted to a sled

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Call NumberTMD351-2018-1670DateApril 1942SummaryA close-up look at the bindings holding a machine gun to a sledPhysical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 1/4 x 10 inches)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thSleds--War useMachine gunsMilitary maneuvers--Cold weather conditonsGeographic AreaFort Lewis (Wash.)Collection10th Mountain Division RecordsType of MaterialBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromTMD351; Box 3; FF7Original Material Found in CollectionTMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collection; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesOn note pasted to back of photograph: "42-219. Ski sled, .50 [caliber] machine gun, close up of bindings. Original negative received from Mountain and Winter Warfare Board - Fort Lewis, Washington...4x5 [original negative]....light .30 [caliber] air-cooled per Tom Thompson (son)." Handwritten on back of photograph: "Probably used by the 87th Mountain Infantry Battalion (reinforced)." Stamped on back of photograph: "...Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps."DonorSmith, Sherman L. (1918-2002)

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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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A .50 caliber machine gun is mounted to a sled