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A 32nd Division tank on the beach during the invasion of Japanese-held Saidor in Papua New Guinea, January 2, 1944
Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print on paper
Creation Place:
Asia
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis, Judy Hochberg, Fernando Barnuevo and Gloria Ybarra
Accession Number:
P2020.6.48
Provenance
Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.
Commentary
Allied Landing on Saidor, New Guinea: A 32nd Division tank on the beach during the invasion of Japanese-held Saidor. The invasion fleet that brought soldiers to the beachhead was under the command of Rear Admiral D. E. Barbey. The Landing at Saidor in Papua New Guinea (Operation Michaelmas, January 2 – February 10, 1944) was part of Operation Dexterity. In Allied hands, Saidor was a stepping stone towards Madang, the ultimate objective of General Douglas MacArthur's Huon Peninsula Campaign. The capture of the Saidor airstrip also allowed construction of an airbase that helped Allied air forces conduct operations against Japanese bases at Wewak and Hollandia. During March 1944, B-24 Liberator bombers staged through Saidor for night attacks on Hollandia.
Technique
Ferrotyped prints are processed in such a way that they are shiny. The print has a sensitive surface, usually thinner, because it was put through a press while still wet.
Marks
On recto: Label in bottom right corner, "DISPATCH / PHOTO NEWS / SERVICE / INC. / NEW YORK". On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "ALLIED LANDING ON SAIDOR, NEW GUINEA / A Thirty-Second Division tank on the beach at Saidor during the invasion / of that Jap-held territory. The invasion fleet which brought soldiers to / the beachhead was under the command of Rear Admiral D. E. Barbey. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City. Official U. S. Navy Photo ". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner:,"DP-WW2-048".
Materials
Ferrotyped prints have a sensitive surface, usually shiny and thinner, because they are put through a press while still wet. Ferrotyping makes the surface of the photograph smoother. Light does not scatter as much on a smoother surface, so this increases contrast. That makes ferrotyped images better for press photography.
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Beach Scenes,
D. E. Barbey,
Invasion of Saidor,
Invasions,
Japan,
Saidor,
Tanks,
U.S. 32nd Armored Division,
World War II
- Beach Scenes
- D. E. Barbey
- Invasion of Saidor
- Invasions
- Japan
- Saidor
- Tanks
- U.S. 32nd Armored Division
- World War II
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