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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Finchhaffen Camp, Photo Section
"17th Photo Section - Finschhafen"
Finchhaffen Camp, Stuck Jeep
"Jeep in a mud bog in camp area - Finchhaffen - 17th Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jeep in Mud. Men walking in the muck from mess hall to Photo Section skirt the deep mudhole where a jeep was abandoned. When the rains stopped and the mud…
Finchhaffen Camp, Washing Machine
"Washing machine built by Service Section of 17th"
Finchhaffen Coastal Inlet
"A coastal inlet, as seen from a hike to a native village at Finchhaffen (17th Tact. Recon Sqdn)"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 1
"Mata and Moto, two native men who worked for mosquito abatement. Sitting in Photo section Jeep with Fred Hill, standing"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 2
"Two local men, Moto and Mata who worked for Mosquito abatement (spraying oil/kerosene on puddles) holding film cans of ice water - new experience for them - The Photo lab had a refrigerator - Ed Bernardo & Dick Baxter"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 3
"Sgt Bob Casey, Mata, Moto, M/Sgt Tryk. Ice cubes - strange new things to local citizens #3 filter" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Ice Cube Friends. Mata and Moto, two boys from the Finschhafen area hired by the Army to spray for mosquitos, pose with Sgt…
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 4
"Sgt Earl Powers and two friends, Moto and Mata showing them a photograph"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 5
"Fred Hill and New Guinea men Moto and Mata who worked for mosquito abatement project, spraying kerosene/oil on any standing water puddles"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 6
"Two New Guinea men who worked for mosquito control 'Moto' and 'Mata"