Three Filipino children bathe in the Philippines in 1944

Gift of John M. Lynes Sr., from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Three Filipino children bathe."The three children here are old enough to take their own bath, which consists merely of pouring a can of well water over their bodies and rubbing hard. Occasionally they are fortunate enough to get hold of some soap and they do realize its worth." Philippines 1944

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Items from the service of Mary Lynes, Women's Army Corps (WAC), who served in the Pacific.
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Pilipinas
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13.000
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122.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Indigenous peoples--children--Philippines
Bathing--Philippines