Two men inspect letters reproduced on rolls of paper during processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Gift of John M. Lynes Sr., from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description:
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Paper inspection. At these tables each roll of finished work is inspected letter by letter and all badly reproduced letters are marked out. Where possible, an attempt is made to produce a better print in the Reprint department. Letters which cannot be satisfactorily reproduced are either sent back to the States to be rephotographed or to be sent via regular mail." 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.
Geography:
Port Moresby
Latitude:
-9.500
Longitude:
147.117
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
V-mail
Correspondence--New Guinea
Post offices--New Guinea
Machinery