Man sitting at a stone cutting tool in New Guinea, photo 1, 1944 August 14
Scope and Contents note
180 photographs depicting World War II; Walter Jones and others in New Guinea; limestone in New Guinea; Tannehill State Park Bicentennial event; Representative Walter Flowers at Tannehill; diagrams of types of shells; Jones family; Cedars Farm in Huntsville, Alabama; ships and boats in New Guinea; landscapes and vegetation in New Guinea; view from Cameron Plateau near Milne Bay in New Guinea; Dobodura Airfield in Papua New Guinea; Spring Cave and other caves in Madison County, Alabama; scenes at The University of Alabama; and Tannehill Iron Mine.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 August 14
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 negative
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General note
Description: W. B. Jones, New Guinea, 1943-44. Some great photos of vehicles, dock facilities, construction site, and a series of negatives dealing with, I think, preparation and cutting of opal. None w/descriptions but all have "NG-0" numbers. D. E. Jones, 1-20-2000.
Geographic
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository