"1966 - Seasons Greetings from our house to your house, The Bech Family. Your son is a 'doll' but see by reverse side what can happen in years to come - Fun huh?! So glad you two couples have such a nice relationship and hope 1967 holds many good…
"Native women at a Sing Sing in Honor of Netherlands Queen Wilamina's Birthday - We paid a few Guilders to have these permit us to photograph their faces. Otherwise the women always turned away" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Queen Wilhelmina's Birthday…
"5 native children, some naked at the Village above the Taro garden at Finchhaffen" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Village Children. As Hill wrote to Martha, the Papuan 'women stepped back in the shadows of their huts when they saw us, but the little kids…
"Local native man using an adze tool shaping a wood item - from a color slide original" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Hill frequently documented Papuan tribesmen performing activities which he admired, but due to language and cultural restraints, he…
"Copy negatives of New Guinea native Women - bare breasted" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Three Coastal Women. Among all New Guinea tribes, tropical heat and humidity required partial nudity in order for anyone to be comfortable. Traditionally, women…
"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."…