Browse Items (9 total)
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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."
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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 politician when he got back to Pennsylvania.
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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 dispensary while I was on sick call."
Maurice explained that the Owen Stanley mountain range was very rugged and went right down the middle of New Guinea.
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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."
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Gene Goldfader - Australia
Misc./New Guinea.
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."
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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 places where you could go read and write or there was always something going on if you wanted activity.
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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 ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) with him. Goldfader wanted to be a radio announcer so he would sit there with his hands cupped behind his ears reading material so he could get used to hearing his own voice.
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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.
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