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90 pounds of rucksack at 10,000 feet

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Call NumberTMD351-2022-727DateAugust 1942Summary10th Mountain Division soldiers remove their rucksacks and prepare to set up camp at the Columbia Icefield.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 18.5 x 22.5 cm (7.25 x 8.75 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUnited States. Army. Mountain Division, 10thMountains--CanadaMilitary camps--CanadaMilitary maneuvers--Cold weather conditionsGeographic AreaColumbia Icefield (B.C. and Alta.)Collection10th Mountain Division RecordsFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/9098Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsGroup photographsPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromTMD351, Box4, FF8Original Material Found in CollectionTMD351. 10th Mountain Division digitized photograph collectionRepositoryCentral LibraryNotesPhotograph condition: Black specks on upper half. Written on verso: "Making camp at summit of glacier. It flowed in all directions, called the Geopraphical Apex of North America." -Nate Morrell ; 90 lbs of rucksack at about 10,000 ft. ; Summer 1942. Light intense, many snow bridges." Three prints of the image are in a single sleeve.DonorMorrell, Nathan E., 1924-2013

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