Hollandia, Food Supplies 1
Military uniforms
Naval ships
"Supplies being hoisted aboard SS Russell Sage in Humboldt Bay" "SS Russell Sage left Finschhafen 6/30 - arrived Biak July 28, 44 - spent over 3 weeks anchored in Humboldt Bay" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Food Arrives. The SS Russell Sage had been stocked with rations for four days -- the expected time to travel to Biak. After anchoring, HIll reported that 'our officers [went] ashore to see what the small detachment at Hollandia could spare in the line of food. Captured Japanese rice and sardines...was all that could be spared.... 'For two days,' Hill notes, 'we had sardines for breakfast, sardines and rice for lunch, and rice and sardines for supper.' Eventually, supplies were flown into Hollandia airstrip, then transferred to the Russell Sage by an infantry landing craft. Here, Hill records the food being hoisted aboard in a cargo sling under the watchful eyes of hungry men." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944-07
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2010.1.1397
Hollandia, Food Supplies 2
Military uniforms
Naval ships
"Supplies being hoisted aboard SS Russell Sage in Humboldt Bay" "SS Russell Sage left Finschhafen 6/30 - arrived Biak July 28, 44 - spent over 3 weeks anchored in Humboldt Bay"
Hill, Fred
1944-07
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2010.1.1398
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 1
Military life
Military uniforms
Military vehicles
Naval ships
"Life aboard the Liberty Ship Russell Sage Finchhaffen to Biak - June 30 to July 28 with long layover in Humbolt Bay"
Hill, Fred
1944-07
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2010.1.240
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 2
Military life
Bernardo, Ed
Fruh, Jack
"Card game - while anchored in Harbor at Hollandia" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Cards on Deck. During the twenty five days at anchor in Humboldt Bay, Photo Reconnaissance men had time to relax in the shade. Here, a four-handed game of pinochle is in progress with players Ed Bernardo (front right) and Jack Fruh (right rear) preparing their meld. One of the unidentified players (left) has brought his steel mess tray to the occasion." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.241
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 3
Naval ships
Silhouettes
"20 mm AA gun on a Liberty ship - Silhouette" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Gun and Cloud. While waiting on the Russell Sage, Hill took various ship-board photos, including this of a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun silhouetted against a spectacular cloud." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.364
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 4
Military uniforms
Naval ships
Silhouettes
"Liberty Ship as seen from aboard another Liberty Ship" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Liberty Ship on Humboldt Bay. On May 25, 1944, as part of the overall Allied movement up the New Guinea coast, an advance echelon of Hill's 17th Squadron moved to Wakde Island. There, they were to give air support to landings on Biak, a strategically located island off the north coast of Dutch New Guinea. Intending to build an air base on Biak in order to carry the war north to the Philippines, Army forces landed there on May 27, but encountered significant Japaneses resistance. When the Japanese sent a convoy to reinforce Biak, Hill's commanding officer, Major William Tennille, his crew, and two other B-25 pilots and crews died on June 8, while sinking four Japanese destroyers. On June 30, 1944, Hill's rear echelon contingent boarded the Liberty Ship SS Russell Sage for Biak. En route to Wakde Island, the news came that infantry were still fighting Japanese in Biak's caves and pockets, and the Mokmer airfield on Biak had not been secured. So, the Russell Sage was ordered to anchor in Humboldt Bay, a secure area off Hollandia." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
1944-06
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2010.1.472
Liberty Ship, Russell Sage 5
Naval ships
Silhouettes
"Silhouette of 20mm Anti-Aircraft gun"
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.1363
Liberty Ship, Super Structure 1
Naval ships
"View from aft deck - super structure - The Russell Sage"
Hill, Fred
1944
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2010.1.242
Liberty Ship, Super Structure 2
Naval ships
"Scene of the super structure of the Liberty Ship 'Russell Sage" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Superstructure Sunrise. Waiting for nearly a month on board the Russell Sage, Hill took every opportunity to photograph the dramatic natural events from the deck of the ship. On July 23, Hill reported to Martha that they received orders for seven of Hill's Photo section... 'to fly via our own aircraft from Hollandia strip' to Biak -- now secured -- where the Air Force needed more men to put up the Mokmer airfield camp." ("Darkroom Soldier" caption authored by George Venn)
Hill, Fred
7/23/1944
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2010.1.243
Oregon School, Russell
Schoolchildren
Schools
Students
Teachers
Woodpiles
Bunch, John
"Russell (Sawbuck) [Sawbrick?] School - circa 1880's - John Bunch, teacher" Written on back of photograph: "From Art's home"
Mackey, H.C.
1880/1889
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2010.15.00108