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Three Boys Building Roof

Date: 08 12 1943
Description: Three indigenous boys building a roof out of what appears to be palm fronds at Combat Team Headquarters on Kiriwina Island, in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea ...
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Youth Weaving Roofing

Date: 08 12 1943
Description: An indigenous youth weaves roofing for military buildings on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).
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Indigenous Men Building Roof

Date: 08 16 1943
Description: Five indigenous workers balance on timbers while building the framing for a roof on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New G...
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Robert Doyle and Indigenous Man

Date: 01 07 1943
Description: Text attached to a print made from the negative reads, "This photo of me with a Papuan native carrier was made near Buna early in January. This fellow with...
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Robert Doyle Reading

Date: 1944
Description: Robert Doyle as he reads and writes indoors. He is wearing a bracelet (perhaps an ID) on his right wrist, and is holding a cigarette. Another man sitting b...
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War Correspondents Socializing

Date: 11 01 1942
Description: A group of war correspondents enjoy a beverage together at Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). They are dressed in uniform. Identified...
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Concert for Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: An outdoor concert for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 3rd from the right...

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