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80-G-216095: Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands

80-G-216095: Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. Native designs on prow of war canoe use motif of flying fish and triangles symbolizing sun pattern. These designs are distinctive of Malaita, the most populated of the Solomon Islands. It was in canoes like this that many navy pilots were rescued by natives during early days of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Photograph released February 6, 1944. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/25).
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Caption: Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. Native designs on prow of war canoe use motif of flying fish and triangles symbolizing sun pattern. These designs are distinctive of Malaita, the most populated of the Solomon Islands. It was in canoes like this that many navy pilots were rescued by natives during early days of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Photograph released February 6, 1944. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/25).
Accession #: 80-G-216095
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  • Theater of Operations--Pacific
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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  • National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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