Germaine G. Glidden papers, 1996.

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Germaine G. Glidden papers, 1996.

Portrait of Charles Minot "Minnie" Dole. Print of the painting by Glidden circa 1966, which was commissioned by the 10th Mountain Division for the National Art Museum of Sport.

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Dole, Charles Minot.

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Charles Minot Dole was a United States (U.S.) military officer who played a role in the creation of the U.S. Mountain Division, 10th and later became the civilian president of the National Ski Patrol. From the description of The C. Minot Dole papers, 1940-1970. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47164706 Founder of the National Ski Patrol. Persuaded the War Department to establish the 87th Infantry Mountain Division, later it was expanded into the 10th Mounta...

Dole, C. Minot,

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United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th

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The 10th Mountain Division, a full division of the United States Army, specializing in mountain and winter warfare, trained at Camp Hale, Colorado, during World War II. Experienced in skiing, mountaineering and cold-weather survival as well as military tactics, the soldiers fought enemy forces in the Italian Campaign of 1945. Dubbed the "ski troops" by the press, the 10th Mountain Division remains the only military division recruited by a civilian organization, the National Ski Patrol. Many 10th...

Glidden, Germaine G.

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Glidden (painter) was born in Binghamton, N.Y. and educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard. He was a national squash racquets champion, painter, muralist, cartoonist and founder in 1959 of the National Art Museum. During World War II, he served as a naval officer in Hawaii teaching instant recognition of planes and surface ships. He then became a portrait artist. His works are displayed in the Churchill Library, the Fogg Art Museum and the national halls of fame of baseball, basketball a...