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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Dobodura Natives 5
"A group of Native dancers, some with hand held, lizzard skin Drums, at a big celebration near Dobodura. 17th Recon Sqdn. Dense but printable"
Dobodura Natives 6
"New Guinea man in the area of Dobodura - Near Buna and Gona on North East coast of the Island of New Guinea taken with Photo Section's 4x5 Speed Graphic camera"
Road through Jungle
"Road through dense jungle of New Guinea Parked truck in distance"
Big Emby Lake Fish Catch
"Big Emby Lake - near (1/2 hr hike) our camp at Dobodura. We fished there. Had a raft and later - re-cycled inflated life rafts from aircraft" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Three Jovial Fishermen. Left to right: Dick Baxter, Bob Casey, Mitch Fadal.…
Dobodura Natives Head Man
"A native 'head man' with septer of Authority - Bird beak head dress and abalone shell upper lip" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jauwa Chief. The spiked headdress was made of birds' beaks and the war club was a scepter of authority. The abalone shell was…
Dobodura Natives Celebration 1
"Participants in a big celebration in the area of Dobodura - All wearing their fineary and feather head dresses 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jauwa Dancer. To accompany his dancing, the tribesman shook knee, ankle, and wrist rattles made…
Dobodura Natives Celebration 2
"A native participant, wearing bird beak head dress, in a big celebration near Dobodura, Papua New Guinea" 17th Recon"
Dobodura Natives "Sing Sing" 7
![Dobodura Natives "Sing Sing" 7](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/a8e09ff8db3e26c2be3897e73f1228a8.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1728020400&Signature=r4ppqWDoTNLQHb%2FGszoErnT%2FT7w%3D "Dobodura Natives "Sing Sing" 7")
"A group of native Women at the dance - wearing bark cloth or thatch. A celebration near Dobodura N.G. 17th Recon Sqdn"
Bob Casey at Base of Tree
"Sgt Bob Casey at base of a big tree, surrounded by 'Tarzan' like vines. Within hiking distance of the 17th Recon Sqdn base Camp area" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Casey in the Jungle. The lowland rain forest around Hill's camp is one of the world's…
Photo Section Complex
"The 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Photo Section Complex Away from the living qtrs" From "Darkroom Soldier": "17th Squadron Photo Lab, Dobodura. Built at the edge of the jungle, Hill describes this facility as 'a very fine photo lab....' Under a roof of…