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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Biak Camp, Water Tank
"Moving big water tank onto supporting frame - for gravity feed to Kitchen and showers. Island of Biak - Dutch New Guinea 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Water Suppliers. To create a gravity fed water supply for mess hall and…
Latrine Assembly Detail 1
"A detail of men have just moved a latrine seat box into position over a pit that required dynamite to dig. The box is a 10 holer - two rows of 5, back to back. A V-10? 17th Recon Sqdn" From left to right: John Kapp, John Nasca, Clifford Jones,…
Latrine Assembly Detail 2
"LATRINE SOCIAL Just finished installing the Officer's Latrine - Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Testing, 1,2,3... Ready for any comic relief when their work is finished, enlisted men try out the officers' new latrine. Seated, left to right: Clifford…
Latrine Assembly Detail 3
"Digging (Blasting) a latrine Pit in Solid coral on Biak. 2 cases (288 sticks) of dynamite. Powers & Leimbaugh in pit"
Latrine Assembly Detail 4
"Earl Powers, Leinbaugh, + Digging Latrine Pit in solid coral - Biak"
Fred Hill, Latrine Assembly
"Fred Hill - Carpenter - cutting Latrine seat holes" "Carpenter' Fred Hill, building 8-hole latrine box to take to Leyte - square holes" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Latrine Carpenter. Fred Hill reported to Martha that at least ten men worked eight days…
Biak Natives, Long Canoe
"Two Liberty Ships and an LC1 behind a native large canoe with a sail, at Biak" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Boat Antithesis. Stabilized by outrigger, assisted by sail, four Biak men paddle their large wood canoe on Soenggarai Bay. Praised for their…
Bamboo Water Tubes 1
"Local residents carrying drinking water from Army Purification unit in large bamboo tubes" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Purified Water. At Parai, Hill also documented two alert young men patiently catching drinking water from a leaky Corps of Engineers…
Bamboo Water Tubes 2
"Biak native filling his bamboo water carrying tube at a hose leak at a military fresh water source on Biak, Netherlands, New Guinea"
Biak Native Homes 5
"Native homes on stilts over the water. Outrigger canoe with at least 10 people going by" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Homes at Parai. 'Off limits' for soldiers, Hill and Casey hitchhiked down the coast to Parai on August 23. In his letter, Hill…