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[Port Moresby Village]

Description: Photograph of native village houses near Port Moresby, New Guinea. Three children are standing in front of the buildings, and they are wearing matching grass skirts. Palm trees stand on all sides of the village.
Date: 1944~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Wading River]

Description: Photograph of Colonel H. A. Smith, Commander of the Division, and some of his men wading through a river, somewhere in New Guinea. The group are position in the middle of the river with the water coming up to their waist. Several men are holding their guns or shoes in their hands, above the water. Thick bushes cover both sides of the river.
Date: November 15, 1942
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[New Power Plant]

Description: Photograph of a new power plant setup for a transmitter at Lae, New Guinea. The setup is made up with a wooden canopy and is filled with barrels underneath it. Thick trees and bushes surround the area.
Date: January 14, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Foxhole Observer]

Description: Photograph of Sgt. Ben J. Pietrantonic (left) of Rochester N.Y., editor of the "Foxhole Observer", presenting copies of the paper to Constable Sirip (right) of the Royal Papuan Constabulary, at Base F, in Finschhafen, New Guinea. The man on the left is wearing a military uniform and looking away from the camera. The man on the right is wearing shorts and a short-sleeved shirt with a thick belt. He also has a gun strapped to his back. Two unidentified men can be seen standing on the right side o… more
Date: August 7, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Moving Supplies]

Description: Photograph of natives carrying supplies to the front near Aitape, New Guinea.
Date: August 3, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Papuans Released]

Description: Photograph of two Native Papuans carrying rations gifted to them by the Americans after being released from Japanese labor service by American troops.
Date: July 6, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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