The Snapshots in Time Collection
Rope Climb Physical Training Exercise, Edward P. McAleer Photo Album, WWII Era
A trainee climbs a rope during a physical fitness exercise as fellow recruits and an instructor look on, in this photograph from the personal album of Edward P. McAleer. Rope climbing and calisthenics were standard components of physical conditioning programs for U.S. military recruits during World War II. Project: 218139