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Open storage, Quartermaster Depot

Guadalcanal supplies: unloading beer at rations dump

Handling and stowage of gasoline on Guadalcanal. Natives unloading drums from barge.

Many Islanders also learned to use more complex tools. Two New Caledonians use a tractor to move cargo about the Noumea docks.

Guadalcanal native who have joined in the fight against the Japanese are shown marching out to the front lines, carrying ammunition for the Marines. [See "more images" below for complete caption]

American Nationals Again Under U.S. Protection [See "more images" below for complete caption]

Apprentice: This little Melanesian boy helps his elders build a warehouse for U.S. Marines at a SoPac base.

In return, "in the name of Admiral Nimitz," the Naval officeres present Islanders with a pile of military supplies including cigarettes, cigars, spools of thread, knives, and caramel candy.

Evacuation of natives of Green Island, of New Ireland, to a place of safety is shown in this series of pictures. [See "more images" below for complete caption]

Bougainville. . . . .Natives seeking refuge near Marine Camps

As their island is occupied by U.S. troops, Nissan Islanders are evacuated by troop carrier to Guadalcanal [See "more images" below for complete caption]