Title:
Leaving Biak Full Page
Object ID:
2016.125.03
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Photographer:
Cammet, Lewis
Description:
Photograph of a single full page spread from a book produced by the 863 Engr Battalion. The page features silver text stating "Leaving Biak" in the center with 4 pictures around it in each corner all on a black background. The pictures (larger versions as following catalog entries) are (clockwise from upper left): LST-753 loading vehicles in Biak, LST-751 & LST-1027 at landing sights, LST-623 unloading a truck, and LST-751 resting at a landing site.
"Biak island is off the western tip of new Guinea, a coral island" written on back with an ink pen.
"Biak island is off the western tip of new Guinea, a coral island" written on back with an ink pen.
Place:
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
Copyright:
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