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Dagupan, Salt Refining 3
"Salt refining steps"
Dagupan, Salt Refining 2
"Part of salt refining process - Dagupan" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Refining Salt. On his day off, Hill sometimes walked the eight miles from Binmaley to Dagupan and photographed whatever he might see along the road. Walking home one May afternoon,…
Binmaley, Fruit Peddlers 5
"Rosie" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fruit Vendors. In his second letter from Binmaley, Hill praised these local vendors: '[They] come through camp all day long selling bananas, tomatoes, peanuts, mangos, baskets, pottery, bamboo chairs and stools,…
Liberty Ship, Juan Cabrillo 5
"Two Liberty ships, as seen over AA gun sight" From "Darkroom Soldier": "On the SS Juan Cabrillo. Luminous clouds above, Liberty Ship a far silhouette, 20 mm anti-aircraft gun up close -- the young photographer documented these apparently commonplace…
Binmaley Cemetery 3
"Above ground graves - Binmaley 1945" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Binmaley Cemetery Funeral. Across the road from the Binmaley camp, Hill discovered a local cemetery. One day the mourners invited him to photograph their funeral procession, including…
Dagupan, Public Market 16
"Open air fresh meat for sale" From "Darkroom Soldier": "At Dagupan Market. Back in March, while passing through Lingayen en route to Manila, Hill had photographed the bustling trade at the Dagupan market, such as the women selling and buying cuts of…
Dagupan, Public Market 15
"Hindu fabric seller - Public market Dagupan" From "Darkroom Soldier": "At Dagupan Market. Then, out in the open and away from the booths, Hindus were bargaining off remnants of printed cloth, baskets, wicker wear, and pottery." ("Darkroom Soldier"…
Binmaley Camp, Tent Mates
"The Photo Lab members of our tent family. Dick Baxter, Allan Countryman, Fred Hill, Ed Bernardo, and Van Reimer. Sixth member Walt Peters, a Medic, not included here." From "Darkroom Soldier": "Bamboo Chairs. The Photo Section bought new chairs and…
Manila, Filipino Hosts 5
"Alberto T. Abaya and his wife Corason. Cora was the sister of Roberto Villanueva who was a writer for the 'Manila Post' newspaper. Alberto was a civil engineer. At 315 Cataluna Street" From "Darkroom Soldier": "My Choice of Friends. Mr. and Mrs.…
Manila, Filipino Hosts 2
"In Manila, at 315 Cataluna St - Roberto Villanueva, his wife Cora, and their son. Roberto was a reporter for the re-activated news paper, The Manila Post" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Filipino Hosts. Corazon and Roberto Villanueva pose with their baby.…