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Binmaley Local Fishing 4
"Lady fishing from dike at Binmaley"
Binmaley Local Fishing 3
"A Filipino lady - fishing at the 'milk fish' pond at Binmaley. The so called 'milk fish' would not bite baited hooks, so the fish farmers did not object to those who fished for river fish which entered the ponds through the wier."
Binmaley Local Fishing 2
"Filipino lady fishing in 'milk fish' pond - Umbrella over her shoulder. 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn tents in far background. At Binmaley P.I."
Binmaley Local Fishing 1
"Filipino lady fishing in one of the 'milk fish' ponds by the 17th Recon Sqdn camp" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Calmay River Ponds. Poised on a dike in front of Hill's camp at Binmaley (background), this agile and patient Filipino woman is catching…
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…
Corn Feast 5
"Sgt Ed Bernardo - Chief of camera maintenance - 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Ed was the cook at our in-tent corn on the cob feed"
Corn Feast 4
"Fred Hill - corn on the cob - bought from a local farmer and cooked in our tent - we had a little Primus Stove. Rolled mosquito net and towels overhead. Foot powder, soap, ink bottle, and extra shoes under cot. Fred wears loafers from home, long…
Corn Feast 3
"Dick Baxter - Camera Maintenance Dept. 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Corn on the cob feast in our tent - purchased from local farmer"
Corn Feast 2
"Dick Baxter - Ed Bernardo - Van Reimer enjoy corn on the cob - from a local farmer cooked in our tent on Mindoro, on a little Primus Stove in a mess kit. Note the light switch on the tent pole above Baxter's head" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Fresh…
Leyte Local Draws Water 2
"Filipino Lady drawing water from shallow well - Leyte" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Water From the Well. Near the soldiers' camp, a wooden box formed the head of a shallow fresh water well. To reach the water, Filipinos lowered a can on a bamboo pole,…