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- 50 mule train departs Manitou Springs carrying howitzers and ammunition for the July 4th ceremony atop Pikes Peak, July 3, 1950. 1
- After the flag raising ceremony atop Pikes Peak July 4, 1950 Left to Right 1
- After the raising of the American Flag by Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon, two Howitzers, delivered to the summit of Pikes Peak in pieces by mule train, alternately fire a round for each of the 48 states. 1
- An army mule carrying a 75mm howitzer artillery part, and his Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion handler making their way to the rocky summit of Pikes Peak on July4, 1950. 1
- Camp Carson 4th Artillery Battalion mules, skinners and artillery pieces on the trail to the summit of pikes Peak, July 4, 1950. 1
- Harry (Chico) Galbraith and Lt Colonel Edgat J. Ingmire with the pack mule being loaded with The American Flag for the trek up Pikes Peak. July 3, 1950. 1
- High school students in cadet uniform stand in front of Colorado Springs High School. Two people are identified by initials. W. W. R. is Wheaton Riddle. F. H. R. is Frank Riddle. 1
- July 3, 1950, Camp Carson's 4th Field Artillery Battallion moves howitzer artillery parts by mule to the summit of Pikes Peak for reassembly and firing a 48 gun salute at the July 4th flag dedication ceremony. 1
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- Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon raises the colors on Pikes Peak July 4, 1950. 2
- Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon salutes the American Flag atop America's Mountain, Pikes Peak, on July 4 1950. Cpl Gagnon participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII. 1
- Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon says a few words to those gathered after being introduced by Camp Carson Master of Ceremonies, Gene Speakes. 1
- Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon, veteran of Iwo Jima and Kay Husted, National Betsy Ross Flag Daughter of America stand with the Perpetual Flag atop Pikes Peak July 4, 1950. 1
- Marine Corporal Rene Gagnon, veteran of Iwo Jima, and Kay Husted, National Betsy Ross Flag Daughter of America stand with the Perpetual Flag atop Pikes Peak July 4, 1950. 1
- Members of the Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion (Pack) firing a 48 gun salute on July 4 1950, following the flag raising ceremony on the summit of Pikes Peak. 3
- Members of the Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion reorganizing after the mule accident, which necessitated abandoning one of the howitzers in order to resume the march to the summit. 1
- Mules and skinners of the Camp Carson 4th Field Artillery Battalion loaded with artillery and ammunition on their way to the summit of Pikes Peak via Barr trail, July 3, 1950. 2
- Official photograph of Lt Gen Joseph Hampton “Hamp” Atkinson [1900-1984]. Caption below the photograph reads 1
- Part of the 50 man, 50 mule train carrying artillery and ammunition along the narrow, rocky Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak for the special flag raising ceremony planned for July 4, 1950. 1
- Portrait of Major General Uzal G. Ent (1900-1948) [newspaper print of a painting]. Ent was a commander of the Second Air Force. 1
- Some spectators have already gathered and watch as the first of the 50 mule team carring 75 mm howitzer parts for the flag dedication ceremony arrive at the summit of Pikes Peak, July 4, 1950. 1
- Some spectators have already gathered and watch as the first of the 50 mule team carring howitzer parts for the flag dedication ceremony arrive at the summit of Pikes Peak, July 4, 1950. 1
- Spectators on the summit of Pikes Peak after the Flag raising ceremony on July 4, 1950. 1
- Studio portrait of Lt. Gen. Robert H. Terrill. Vice Commander, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 1
- The Army mule train, loaded with 75mm howitzer artillery parts and blank rounds of amunition, wind their way through Manitou for their trek up Barr trail to the summit of Pikes Peak, July 3, 1950. 1
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