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Three Seabees (including two black Americans) barter with local traders for fruit, betel nut, walking sticks, and grass skirts

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

Natives assist Marines by loading five-gallon water tins in their outrigger canoes and pushing them through shallow water over a coral reef [See "more images" below for complete caption]

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

Native Guides for Marine Patrol Which Scouted Behind Jap Lines. [See "more images" below for complete caption]

Natives of a South Pacific island join a Navy labor battalion aas workers and guides. Their first meal aboard ship.

Natives of a South Pacific island join a navy labor battalion as workers and guides. [See "more images" below for complete caption]

Emil - on board the lugger. Local Island. N. Guinea

Mae, Kevin, Joan, & Emil in rubber boat (RAAF). Moresby, 43

Crash Boats at Local Island. N.G. '43

R.A.N. at Local Island - on picnic day. N.G. '43

Lugger in Moresby harbor. N.G. '43

Emergency rubber boat (air force). Mac, Kevin, Joan & Emil. N.G. '43

Craft made from fighter belly tanks with outboard motor. N.Guinea

Lugger sailing amongst coral strands near Local Island. N.G. '43

RAAF. Crash boat - Moresby Harbour. '43

Amphibian Jeep & Americans. N.G. '43

Emil chatting with Yank. The belly tank outrigger was made by the Americans. N.g.

En route to Local Island for picnic with 45 Air Group. (Emil Sodestian, [illegible], Marg McCanley, Joan Hammond, Kevin Carr & Ivor the American (N. Yorks leading architect) N Guinea

Amphibian Jeep - Local Island. '43

War Lahatoi - near Lae Lae. N. Guinea '43