Native standing in front of guard shack in Papua New Guinea in 1944

Gift of John M. Lynes Sr., from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Guard shack with larger thatched structure behind it. "Native sentry in silhouette. Australian convalescent camp - Rouna Road." 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.
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Port Moresby
Latitude: 
-9.500
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147.117
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Indigenous peoples--New Guinea
Guardhouses--New Guinea
Thatched roofs--New Guinea
Hospitals--New Guinea