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Islanders and sailors from the USS Nicholas exchange grass skirts for cigarettes. [See "more images" below for complete caption]

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Collection

The Pacific in Wartime (1)

Coverage

Pervis Bay, Tulagi, Solomon Islands (1)

Creator

U.S. Navy (1)

Format

Black & White Photograph (1)

Publisher

U.S. National Archives. U.S. Navy (1)

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Americans--Pacific Area (1)
Barter/Pay/Employ--Oceania (1)
Boats/Ships/Canoes--Oceania (1)
Gift Exchange--Oceania (1)
Grass Skirts (Clothing and dress--Oceania) (1)
Handicraft--Oceania (1)
Indigenous peoples ("Natives") (1)
Solomon Islands (1)
Tulagi Island (Solomon Islands) (1)
Unidentified Persons--Oceania (1)
United States Navy (1)
United States Navy. Pacific Fleet (1)

Date

1943 (1)

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