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Man Seated at High Table
Misc./New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a man seated at a slightly too-tall table, other men seated in the background, facing away from the viewer in a recreation area.
Verso: "Summer 1945."
Maurice.1634
Ink drawing of a man seated at a slightly too-tall table, other men seated in the background, facing away from the viewer in a recreation area.
Verso: "Summer 1945."
Maurice.1634
Kowalchuk
Misc./New Guinea.
Ink portrait drawing of a man with glasses and his eyes closed.
Verso: "Spring 1945."
Maurice added that Kowalchuk was from Pennsylvania and was stationed with Maurice at the Replacement depot. He was going to be a republican…
Ink portrait drawing of a man with glasses and his eyes closed.
Verso: "Spring 1945."
Maurice added that Kowalchuk was from Pennsylvania and was stationed with Maurice at the Replacement depot. He was going to be a republican…
View of Camp
Misc./New Guinea.
Ink drawing of two men from the back sitting with a view of tents and mountain range.
Verso: "Nov. 3, 1944. View of 271st R/Co. with jungle and mountain background. Mountains are Owen Stanley's. This was drawn in front of…
Ink drawing of two men from the back sitting with a view of tents and mountain range.
Verso: "Nov. 3, 1944. View of 271st R/Co. with jungle and mountain background. Mountains are Owen Stanley's. This was drawn in front of…
Man Sitting Alone in a Chair
Misc./New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a man sitting alone in a portable folding chair looking away.
Verso: "Summer 1945."
Maurice.1700
Ink drawing of a man sitting alone in a portable folding chair looking away.
Verso: "Summer 1945."
Maurice.1700
Gene Goldfader - Australia
Misc./New Guinea.
Photograph of a man holding two koalas.
Verso: "Gene Goldfader - Australia."
Photograph of a man holding two koalas.
Verso: "Gene Goldfader - Australia."
Man with Eyes Closed
Misc./New Guinea.
Pencil portrait drawing of native man with a high hair style and eyes closed.
Verso: "Winter 1945/1946."
Maurice.1649
Pencil portrait drawing of native man with a high hair style and eyes closed.
Verso: "Winter 1945/1946."
Maurice.1649
Man Sitting at Desk
Misc./New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a man wearing glasses sitting on a folding chair at a table. There is a cup on the table that hides if the man is either reading or writing. Maurice explained that the Red Cross recreation buildings was one of the…
Ink drawing of a man wearing glasses sitting on a folding chair at a table. There is a cup on the table that hides if the man is either reading or writing. Maurice explained that the Red Cross recreation buildings was one of the…
Gene Goldfader
Misc./New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a man sitting on a desk chair and reading a magazine. At the bottom in pencil is the label, "Gene Godfader".
Verso: "17 September 1943."
Maurice explained Goldfader was the best man at his wedding and in the…
Ink drawing of a man sitting on a desk chair and reading a magazine. At the bottom in pencil is the label, "Gene Godfader".
Verso: "17 September 1943."
Maurice explained Goldfader was the best man at his wedding and in the…
Radio
Misc./New Guinea.
Small ink drawing of a radio on top of a box crate in a corner.
Maurice added that the army had a radio station and they broadcast music and news. Most all tents and offices had a radio.
Maurice.1597
Small ink drawing of a radio on top of a box crate in a corner.
Maurice added that the army had a radio station and they broadcast music and news. Most all tents and offices had a radio.
Maurice.1597
Trucks and Crates
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of several trucks at camp. Dozens of crates piled up nearby, some covered with tarps. A long building to the right and the sea in the background.
Maurice added this was part of the motor pool where…
Ink drawing of several trucks at camp. Dozens of crates piled up nearby, some covered with tarps. A long building to the right and the sea in the background.
Maurice added this was part of the motor pool where…
Personnel Office - Payroll Section 5th Repl. Depot
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Pencil drawing of a soldier sitting at a desk with a typewriter. Another facing away sits at a desk in the background.
Maurice explained that after he finished clerical school, he was kept with the unit but was…
Pencil drawing of a soldier sitting at a desk with a typewriter. Another facing away sits at a desk in the background.
Maurice explained that after he finished clerical school, he was kept with the unit but was…
Truck Assembly
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a truck being uncrated and assembled.
Verso: "Nov. 22, 1944. This morning we made trucks. They come crated with all removable parts removed. Our job was to uncrate them and assemmble them. The…
Ink drawing of a truck being uncrated and assembled.
Verso: "Nov. 22, 1944. This morning we made trucks. They come crated with all removable parts removed. Our job was to uncrate them and assemmble them. The…
Truck
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of an assembled utility truck from behind. Cabinet doors along the visible side and a ladder showing from the opposite.
Verso: "Summer 1945."
Maurice explained the trucks were sent in pieces and…
Ink drawing of an assembled utility truck from behind. Cabinet doors along the visible side and a ladder showing from the opposite.
Verso: "Summer 1945."
Maurice explained the trucks were sent in pieces and…
We Dug a Ditch
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of one man digging a ditch and two men sitting watching.
Verso: "30 Dec 44. Our afternoon detail consisted of our digging a drainage ditch as part of our local malaria control work. As with the…
Ink drawing of one man digging a ditch and two men sitting watching.
Verso: "30 Dec 44. Our afternoon detail consisted of our digging a drainage ditch as part of our local malaria control work. As with the…
School Days
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of men at tables all facing the same direction with books and papers in front of them.
Verso: "15 Dec. 44. Scene showing interior of our very busy (as you can easily see just by looking) military…
Ink drawing of men at tables all facing the same direction with books and papers in front of them.
Verso: "15 Dec. 44. Scene showing interior of our very busy (as you can easily see just by looking) military…
Pot Wallopers
WWII-Work Assignments/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of soldiers washing pots and pans in the kitchen tent.
Verso: "Nov. 11, 1944. Pot cleaning detail with part of dining hall in left background. Characters are, reading from left to right, Derrott,…
Ink drawing of soldiers washing pots and pans in the kitchen tent.
Verso: "Nov. 11, 1944. Pot cleaning detail with part of dining hall in left background. Characters are, reading from left to right, Derrott,…
Tent Life
WWII-Tent Life/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of the inside of a tent on a platform.
Verso: "Thursday Dec. 7, 1944. This will give you an idea of what our tents are like. Note the palatial splendour exemplified by the raised wooden floors. The mosquito…
Ink drawing of the inside of a tent on a platform.
Verso: "Thursday Dec. 7, 1944. This will give you an idea of what our tents are like. Note the palatial splendour exemplified by the raised wooden floors. The mosquito…
Washing Clothes at the Creek
WWII-Tent Life/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of two men by a creek with buildings and trucks in the background.
Verso: "Nov. 25, 1944. Two men boiling clothes at the creek. One stirs the clothes while the othe [sic] gathers wood for fuel. The lack of…
Ink drawing of two men by a creek with buildings and trucks in the background.
Verso: "Nov. 25, 1944. Two men boiling clothes at the creek. One stirs the clothes while the othe [sic] gathers wood for fuel. The lack of…
Smitty & Friend
WWII-Tent Life/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of two men sitting on a cot in a tent, the closest man is smoking a cigarette and looking down at something in his hands.
Verso: "23 Jan 45. This is Smitty, one of my tentmates in the 282d R/Co. He is in the…
Ink drawing of two men sitting on a cot in a tent, the closest man is smoking a cigarette and looking down at something in his hands.
Verso: "23 Jan 45. This is Smitty, one of my tentmates in the 282d R/Co. He is in the…
Truck with Tent and Building
WWII-Tent Life/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a open bed truck with rails. A building and tent are in the background. An upside down trash can is in the foreground with a canopy of trees and heavily foliage behind. Maurice added, trucks were always…
Ink drawing of a open bed truck with rails. A building and tent are in the background. An upside down trash can is in the foreground with a canopy of trees and heavily foliage behind. Maurice added, trucks were always…
Soldiers Playing Cards
WWII-Tent Life/New Guinea.
Ink drawing of a group of soldiers sitting in a circle on cots in a tent, playing cards. One is laying on a cot reading a newspaper. In the foreground, there is an ink pen and box from an ink bottle.
Verso: "Winter…
Ink drawing of a group of soldiers sitting in a circle on cots in a tent, playing cards. One is laying on a cot reading a newspaper. In the foreground, there is an ink pen and box from an ink bottle.
Verso: "Winter…