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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Leyte, Corn Grinder
"Corn grinder for corn meal demonstration" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Ingenious Hand Mill. As explained and demonstrated by Juan Berden's neighbor, Filipinos used this mill to grind whole corn or rice into flour. Built by driving rows of metal studs…
Leyte Local Braiding Thatch 3
"Weaving palm thatch" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Weaving Palm Fronds. Under tearful protest, Juan Berden's daughter demonstrates the process of making traditional wall thatch. After splitting a palm frond in half, she weaves the leaves together in a…
Leyte, LST 626 1
"LST 626 - well up on beach - doors and ramp ready to load Dec 1944. This is the one that was so far onto the beach it could not be pulled off and had to be unloaded." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Lucky LST 626. After two months 'of heavy ground…
Leyte, LST 626 2
"LST 626 loading on the beach near Tacloban. Dec 1944 - en route to Mindoro"
Leyte, LST 626 3
"Open ramp of LST 626 on beach at Leyte - loading for Mindoro Dec 1944"
Leyte, LST 626 4
"Truck & rolling stock and some personnel on top deck for move of 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn - from Leyte to Mindoro" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Leaving Leyte. Hill's squadron spent a hot week unloading, refloating, relanding, and reloading LST 626.…
Corn Feast 2
"Dick Baxter - Ed Bernardo - Van Reimer enjoy corn on the cob - from a local farmer cooked in our tent on Mindoro, on a little Primus Stove in a mess kit. Note the light switch on the tent pole above Baxter's head" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fresh…
Corn Feast 3
"Dick Baxter - Camera Maintenance Dept. 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Corn on the cob feast in our tent - purchased from local farmer"
Corn Feast 5
"Sgt Ed Bernardo - Chief of camera maintenance - 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Ed was the cook at our in-tent corn on the cob feed"
Mindoro Tribesmen
"Mindoro natives - one with watermelon" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mangyan Tribesmen. Possibly Hanunoo, these men display traditional tribal dress: a bahag (loincloth), a bayong (bag for knife, comb, etc), and a panyo (head-band for long hair). Hill…