A native islander carries a machete beneath his arm, presumably hunting in the Solomon Islands in the 1940s
U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
Description:
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A native islander carries a machete beneath his arm, as well as handmade bow and arrows, presumably hunting. Solomon Islands in the 1940s.
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12/07/1941
09/02/1945
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
Geography:
Solomon Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Indigenous peoples--Solomon Islands