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Dobodura Hut Village
A thatch hut in a local Dobodura village. "These negatives are not for section use - Sgt. Casey"
Dobodura Natives, Couple
A native, young woman and man, perhaps a couple. "These negatives are not for section use - Sgt. Casey"
Musical Entertainment 1
"Red Cross girl Dottie Lou Lovell Musical entertainer - often joined by Military musicians here."
Chess Game
"Chess game - 2 photo Lab members of 3rd Attack Group Photo section Fred Hill looks on" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Chessman at Ease. Fred Hill watches Photo Section men play chess. Waiting for their planes to return, men had time to read, take…
Dobodura Natives, Women 6
"This widely copied picture is of a New Guinea mother known as 'Maude.' It is rumored that women nursed pigs frequently. Pigs were very valuable assets. To squat by a fire, she could flip the long breast over her shoulder."
Dobodura Natives, Women 7
"Native girl leaning against a palm tree - bare breasted" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Melanesian Girl. During his months on the coast of eastern New Guinea, Hill photographed all genders, ages, and types of people. Here, and also in his letters to his…
Dobodura Natives Chief
"A local native chief - One of the native chiefs at a big 'Sing Sing' celebration in the Dobodura area of New Guinea." "heat damaged from enlarger that we had at Dobodura Don't know what became of the 5x7 'Solar' enlarger - was not at Finch."…
St. Augustine 23
"3 day Pass to St. Augustine Florida" Sign in photo: "Good Picture Subject"
St. Augustine 24
"3 day Pass to St. Augustine Florida"
Aerial, B-25's Formation 1
"5 B-25's in flight - perhaps over Louisiana. Serial numbers: 130420, 130443, 232237, 230477, unknown" From "Darkroom Soldier": "B-25 Mitchell Medium Bombers. Hill's 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron practice their bombing and strafing over…