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Allan Countryman
"Allan Countryman, Photo Lab member - 17th Photo Section - Portrait by Van Reimer"
Bamboo Comb
"Hand carved bamboo comb - a tourist trade item - perhaps actually used by local people. Called a supwac" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Papuan Supwac. Hill brought home this typical hand-carved comb for which he traded two flashlight batteries. He later…
Binmaley Camp, Quarters Interior 2
"Tent interior of the Photo Section men (+Peters). Taken by Van Reimer" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mildew and Letters. A.J. Countryman, Bernardo and Reimer write letters in their 20' x 20' Binmaley home. By this point, as Hill wrote to Martha, 'Every…
Binmaley Camp, Quarters Interior 3
"Walt Peters at a table"
Binmaley Local Craftsmen 1
"Filipino craftsman building bamboo framework for Binmaley mess hall. A child is braiding palm leaf thatch"
Binmaley Local Craftsmen 3
"Filipino craftsmen building tent frames of Bamboo, at the 17th Tact Recon Sqdn camp at Binmaley Luzon"
Binmaley Local Craftsmen 4
"Filipino carpenters building bamboo frames for tents at the 17th Tact Recon Sqdn camp site at Binmaley Luzon"
Binmaley Local Craftsmen 5
"Filipino carpenter working on bamboo frame work for a tent frame. 17th Tact Recon Sqdn"
Binmaley Local Craftsmen 6
"Filipinos building at Binmaley"
Finchhaffen Native, Carving
"Local New Guinea native carving a bamboo comb - Copy from a color slide" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Carving a Comb. Using a western-style scout knife, an older Papuan man crafts a bamboo comb. During the war, such items were popular for both trade…