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Binmaley Locals, Horse Cart 1
"Calesio (horse-drawn passenger cart) exiting the bridge across the river at Binmaley" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Caretilla Passing. Hill saw these two-wheel horse-drawn vehicles, which were used primarily for passengers, throughout the Lingayen…
Binmaley, Carabao
"Portrait of a Carabao near Ubistondo" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Carabao. As Hill wrote to Martha, 'Water buffalo are used for all farm power. They are called carabao by the people here. Those beasts please me immensely.' Slow, steady, and…
Binmaley, Shelled Cathedral "Mary"
![Binmaley, Shelled Cathedral "Mary"](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/f9c29d90ee169ed05410b274d6fe44cd.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1732792800&Signature=bEKDfVNeMKZYBqszzSz4%2FKh8vJg%3D "Binmaley, Shelled Cathedral "Mary"")
"The statue of Mary in the Cathedral at San Carlos - Luzon" Appears to be an error on sleeve, as Hill describes this exact statue in "Darkroom Soldier": "Tried the figure of the Virgin holding a headless Christ child, but it is in the most difficult…
Fred Hill with "Jocko"
![Fred Hill with "Jocko"](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eoudigitalarchive/square_thumbnails/c9784a461a82600b0920ec90eb1234fe.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIGVQF5DU4TM5SWSA&Expires=1732792800&Signature=Imvs6mNie7qAVcZo%2BZUkjZ7nwCo%3D "Fred Hill with "Jocko"")
"Dick Baxter's pet monkey 'Jocko' who would groom anyone who would let him including Fred Hill, shown here" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Jocko Grooms Fred. Baxter's $35 monkey became a riotous member of the Photo Section. He liked to torment dogs by…
Bob Casey, Photo Gunner 1
"Sgt Bob Casey - of 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn, poses with a belt of 50 cal machine gun ammo. Lingayen Strip" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Photo Gunners. Two men in Hill's Photo Reconnaissance section, his friends Sgt Earl Powers and Sgt Bob Casey…
Binmaley Camp, Quarters 4
"Binmaley (pronounced: Binmally). This is the home of Photo section men + Walt Peters - a medic. Rain water from one side of the tent kept the barrel full for showers!" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Camp at Binmaley. In a written memoir, Hill recalled…
Binmaley Camp, Officer's Club 2
"The 17th Officer's Club at Binmaley - beside a huge magnolia tree. Officers chipped in many pesos to this structure built. F." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Officer's Club at Binmaley. Exterior: Built by local craftsmen under a big mango tree, this is…
Binmaley Camp, Sign 1
"17th Tactical Recon Sqdn sign at their campsite at Binmaley - Known as 'the Wreckoneers" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Wreckoneers Finale. This sign for the 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron marked the beginning of Hill's camp area. Designed and…
Mindoro, Sugar Plantation 6
"Sugar Mill buildings" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mill and Warehouse. In 1908, Americans bought the 55,000 acre estate of San Jose and set up the Mindoro Sugar Company. After years of Filipino protests against U.S. ownership, the company sold to…
Mindoro, Sugar Plantation 3
"Sugar Mill building area on Mindoro - some abandoned steam traction engines" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Abandoned Steam Tractors. After the Japanese invasion of Mindoro in February, 1942, operations apparently stopped at the Mindoro Sugar Cane…