Landing at Humbolt Bay - First wave of American troops in LCPs on way to White Beach, Humbolt Bay, New Guinea. Meeting little opposition, they moved quickly inland to Hollandia, April 22, 1944.
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Landing at Humbolt Bay - First wave of American troops in LCPs on way to White Beach, Humbolt Bay, New Guinea. Meeting little opposition, they moved quickly inland to Hollandia, April 22, 1944.
April 1944
Gelatin silver print
19.5 x 24.0 cm.
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions verso-(printed caption) "File No: BuAer 251093"
"Landing at Humbolt Bay - First wave of American troops in LCPs on way
to White Beach, Humbolt Bay, New Guinea. Meeting little opposition,
they moved quickly inland to Hollandia, April 22, 1945." "(This is
print No. 94 in the U.S. Navy Exhibit "Power in the Pacific" at the
Museum of Modern Art, New York City.)" "Watch Your Credit" "'Official
U.S. Navy Photograph'" "The Navy Department has no objection to the
use of this photograph in commercial or advertisements,..."
"Landing at Humbolt Bay - First wave of American troops in LCPs on way
to White Beach, Humbolt Bay, New Guinea. Meeting little opposition,
they moved quickly inland to Hollandia, April 22, 1945." "(This is
print No. 94 in the U.S. Navy Exhibit "Power in the Pacific" at the
Museum of Modern Art, New York City.)" "Watch Your Credit" "'Official
U.S. Navy Photograph'" "The Navy Department has no objection to the
use of this photograph in commercial or advertisements,..."
