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  • Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs

B-29 1
"One of the rare opportunities to see a B-29 in our area" Serial no. 2248111

B-29 2
"One of the rare opportunities to see a B-29 in our area" Serial no. 2248111

Baguio Luzon Church
"Baguio twin bell towers of church"

Baguio Luzon Rental Cabins
"Summer rental cabins at Baguio"

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…

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"

Barrio on Nearby Island 1
"Scene in a tiny barrio on one of the many small islands off Mindoro - Went for a ride in a search & rescue Higgins boat"

Barrio on Nearby Island 2
"A street of native homes on one of the small islands off Mindoro - Among palm trees"

Baseball Game
"The all American past time - Baseball game on Mindoro, 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn both officers (pilots, crews) and EM rank seemed unimportant" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Softball Diamond at Dobodura. The American Red Cross provided athletic gear as…
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