United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th

Abstract Oral history interview with Robert Bates, an eminent American Alpine Club member. Bates enumerates his climbs of Mount McKinley, Mount Washington, K2, White Mountains, the Alps, Mount Alverstone, Mount Hubbard, Mount Russell, and more. Bates described his college education and Ph.D., his early experience surveying, and his early climbs. Bates discussed in detail his 1938 K2 climb and the ensuing challenges such as his teammate surviving Dengue Fever, multiple attempts to set up base camp,...

Abstract Stuart Mace describes his family background and education, his love of nature and artistic influences growing up. He describes his many transfers in the army after being drafted in 1941 until he was joined with the 10th Mountain Division. After the war, he describes moving to Aspen and Ashcroft, starting the guest lodge and material used for it. He gives a history of the area and the people who lived there , the difficulties in educating his children from a remote area, movies made using...

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An ink on paper drawing of a reclining man wearing a hat and smoking a pipe, with inscription that the sketch was made on a Sunday morning in June 1943, titled “Pensive Mood” by the artist.

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Image depicts portrait of soldier in uniform sitting on a cot at Camp Hale, Colorado.

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A pencil drawing of a ski trooper rappelling down a rocky cliff.

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A pencil on paper drawing of a hooded ski trooper wearing sunglasses and carrying a gun, signed and dated lower right. This figure is used as part of the design for the 10th Mountain Division poster sold by Vintage Ski World. An upwards adjustment was made for this particular work given its association with the well-known poster.

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A pencil on paper drawing of a ski trooper wearing a hood with fur trim carrying a gun and walking through an alpine slope on snowshoes, signed “J. Parker” and with inscription placing the scene in Camp Hale, Colorado in February 1943 or 1944.

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A pencil on paper portrait of “Jack,” with inscription describing him as an ally, pictured sitting on a cot in uniform at Camp Hale, Colorado.

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Two drawings included. The image on the right is a pencil on paper drawing of a soldier attempting to sleep without a blanket in a snow cave on the first night of an assault, with the treads of the boots pointed out to the viewer extending from the cave. The image on the left is a pen and ink drawing of German soldiers surrendering on the top of the mountain, with soldiers training guns on them in the background.