A female soldier inspects film during the processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Gift of John M. Lynes Sr., from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "After processing the film is taken to inspection where it is carefully examined on a projection machine, for any flaws which may have occurred either during the recording or in developing. These bad letters are then punched out and tallied, so they can be re-photographed on a later roll." Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 1944
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Items from the service of Mary Lynes, Women's Army Corps (WAC), who served in the Pacific.
Geography:
Port Moresby
Latitude:
-9.500
Longitude:
147.117
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
V-mail
Women--Military service--New Guinea
Correspondence--New Guinea
Machinery