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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Finchhaffen Native, Fishing
"Beach area at Finchhaffen New Guinea. A local native with long fishing spears 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn"
Aerial, Bomb Bursts
"Bomb bursts at some small Dutch New Guinea coastal Barrio"
Aerial, Strafing Splashes
"Strafing splashes at a small Japanese boat"
Aerial, North Coast of N.G. 2
"Reconnaissance Photo - North Coast of New Guinea. Trucks & Bldgs under palm trees, roadway and log bridge"
Aerial, North Coast of N.G. 1
"17th Recco Photo - North coast of New Guinea. Palm trees hide Jap supplies. Another B-25 visable over trees. Exact location not noted"
Art, Kunai Grass Heads
"Infra Red - 'Arty' Kunai Grass heads" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Infrared Experiment. Throughout his two years in the Pacific Theater, Hill regularly tested cameras, photographic techniques, and film. This image, as he explained to Martha, was 'an…
Art, Branches 3
"Infra Red - 'Artsy' study"
Military Vehicles Convoy 2
"Convoy of Army trucks - Finchhaffen area - Yes, there was also mud at Leyte" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Convoy in Mud. Hill noted that, because of the mud, trucks like these could not climb a twenty-degree slope without spinning out or sometimes…
Finchhaffen Camp, Motor Pool
"17th Motor Pool - 5 trucks in the mud"
Finchhaffen Coastal Inlet
"A coastal inlet, as seen from a hike to a native village at Finchhaffen (17th Tact. Recon Sqdn)"