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Finchhaffen Natives Woodworking 2
"Local native man using an adze tool shaping a wood item"
Japanese Landing Craft 1
"Jap Landing Craft Finch Haffen"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 1
"Mata and Moto, two native men who worked for mosquito abatement. Sitting in Photo section Jeep with Fred Hill, standing"
Two-Masted Schooner
"A K-25 negative (hand held 4x5 aerial camera) Showing a 2 mast schooner and other vessels - Palm trees on shore behind"
Looking Out to Sea 1
"Fred Hill looks out to sea (toward San Francisco) from Ocean's edge at Finchhaffen New Guinea"
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 5
"Fred Hill and New Guinea men Moto and Mata who worked for mosquito abatement project, spraying kerosene/oil on any standing water puddles"
Aerial, Finchhaffen Campsite
"Aerial of 17th Recon Sqdn Campsite" Map on glassine envelope indicating location of Photo Lab and Communications, as well as the Mess Hall.
Sign, Atabrine 2
"Medic's signs reminding men to take Atabrine - Anti-Malaria pills - 'Remember this?" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Remember This. Signs by the 263rd Medical Battalion urged all soldiers to faithfully take Atabrine, the bitter yellow anti-malaria pill.…
Fred Hill Eating Papaya
"Fred Hill eating fresh papaya" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Papaya Eater. While sweat rash plagued Hill at Finnschhafen, he still enjoyed eating tropical fruit -- as seen here in this photo he sent to Martha. Throughout the New Guinea conflict,…
Finchhaffen Mosquito Abatement 6
"Two New Guinea men who worked for mosquito control 'Moto' and 'Mata"