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Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)
Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)

Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)

Date4/19/1945
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  • Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies; where Force Polar Bear is performing its vital job. So deep is the snow and so steep the trails that mobile equipment cannot be used unless parachuted in
  • Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies; where Force Polar Bear is performing its vital job. So deep is the snow and so steep the trails that mobile equipment cannot be used unless parachuted in
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002136F
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