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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Finchhaffen Native Children 1
"5 native children, some naked at the Village above the Taro garden at Finchhaffen" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Village Children. As Hill wrote to Martha, the Papuan 'women stepped back in the shadows of their huts when they saw us, but the little kids…
Finchhaffen Native Children 2
"Native village children with bows & arrows"
Charles Martin, Helmet Laundry
"S/Sgt Charles Martin (Photo section) Doing laundry in his helmet" From "Darkroom Soldier": "New Sergeant. Here, S/Sgt Charles Martin, the new head of Hill's Photo Section and a former St. Louis newspaper photographer, washes his clothes in his…
Finchhaffen Native, Carving
"Local New Guinea native carving a bamboo comb - Copy from a color slide" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Carving a Comb. Using a western-style scout knife, an older Papuan man crafts a bamboo comb. During the war, such items were popular for both trade…
Bamboo Comb
"Hand carved bamboo comb - a tourist trade item - perhaps actually used by local people. Called a supwac" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Papuan Supwac. Hill brought home this typical hand-carved comb for which he traded two flashlight batteries. He later…
Finchhaffen Taro Plantation 1
"Native garden in foreground. Ships in distant water (Speed graphic camera)" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Taro Plantation. Within sight of Allied warships anchored off Finschhafen (background), Hill photographed this hillside taro plantation. When…
Finchhaffen Taro Plantation 2
"Village garden on a terrace - taro - Finschhafen"
Finchhaffen Taro Plants
"Taro plants in Village garden"
B-25, "Little Joe" Sea Rescue
![B-25, "Little Joe" Sea Rescue](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/dab32998d25d2abb88e71d747d9f09b6.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1728469800&Signature=SAo5lYAESw8DyElzEvhuhzWiEo8%3D "B-25, "Little Joe" Sea Rescue")
"Sea Rescue. 17th B-25 'Little Joe' crash landed in Ocean. Crew picked up by Navy PBY from their life rafts" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Rescuing the 'Little Joe' Crew. On July 13, a Photographic Reconnaissance B-25 named 'Little Joe' was shot down…
Liberty Ship, Super Structure 2
"Scene of the super structure of the Liberty Ship 'Russell Sage" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Superstructure Sunrise. Waiting for nearly a month on board the Russell Sage, Hill took every opportunity to photograph the dramatic natural events from the…