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"Above ground graves - Binmaley 1945" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Binmaley Cemetery Funeral. Across the road from the Binmaley camp, Hill discovered a local cemetery. One day the mourners invited him to photograph their funeral procession, including…

"Two Liberty ships, as seen over AA gun sight" From "Darkroom Soldier": "On the SS Juan Cabrillo. Luminous clouds above, Liberty Ship a far silhouette, 20 mm anti-aircraft gun up close -- the young photographer documented these apparently commonplace…

"Fred Hill and a special friend Marciana Arunda - a fruit seller who came regularly through our camp. She invited Fred to go with her to her home, meet her family, and share a meal" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from…

"Rosie" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come through camp all day long selling bananas, tomatoes, peanuts, mangos, baskets, pottery, bamboo chairs and stools,…

"Part of salt refining process - Dagupan" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Refining Salt. On his day off, Hill sometimes walked the eight miles from Binmaley to Dagupan and photographed whatever he might see along the road. Walking home one May afternoon,…

"Salt refining steps"

"Salt refining process" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Refining Salt. On his day off, Hill sometimes walked the eight miles from Binmaley to Dagupan and photographed whatever he might see along the road. Walking home one May afternoon, he interviewed and…

"Basket making en route to Dagupan from Binmaley"

"Basket maker"

"Tent interior of the Photo Section men (+Peters). Taken by Van Reimer" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mildew and Letters. A.J. Countryman, Bernardo and Reimer write letters in their 20' x 20' Binmaley home. By this point, as Hill wrote to Martha, 'Every…