Denver Public Library

Digital Collections

The first casualty to be evacuated by a tramway

Details

Call NumberTMD351-2019-12DateFeb 21, 1945Summary10th Mountain Division soldiers look on as a wounded soldier, accompanied by a medic, arrives by tramPhysical Description1 photographic print : black and white ; 11 x 9 cm. (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thUnited States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 126th. Company DTramways--War useSoldiers--Wounds and injuriesGeographic AreaMonte Serrasiccia (Italy)Collection10th Mountain Division RecordsType of MaterialBlack-and-white photographsGroup portraitsPortrait photographsDigital Version Created FromTMD351, Box 3, FF9Original Material Found in CollectionTMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collection; 10th Mountain Division Resource Center CollectionNotesOn back of photograph: "SC 202845 The first casualty to be evacuated by a tramway constructed on teh side of a mountain in Italy, by Co. D, 126th Mountain Engineers, descends oer 1,600 feet in the record time of four minutes. By foot, it would have taken three and a half to four hours, requiring two or three litter bearer crews of six men each. 10th Mountain Division, 2/21/45." "Mount Serrasiccia tramway, Farne area, Italy"DonorKnowlton, Stephen P.

Rights

Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Credit10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Editing is temporarily disabled

Cancel Edit

The first casualty to be evacuated by a tramway