Purchased by the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on August 12, 2020 from Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.

How Allied Troops Took Treasury Island: Here is a dramatic incident during the invasion of Treasury Island, which Allied troops seized from the Japanese. The invasion forces, made up mostly of New Zealanders, are shown as they poured men and equipment onto the beach. The Japanese attempted to prevent the Allied landing through the use of heavy mounted guns, but they were quickly put out of commission by the bombarding cans, Solomon Islands.

The Battle of the Treasury Islands was a battle that formed part of the wider Pacific War and involved New Zealand and U.S. forces fighting against Japanese troops. The majority of the ground forces were provided by the New Zealand 3rd Division. The Allied invasion of the Japanese-held island group was intended to secure Mono and Stirling Islands, so that a radar station could be constructed on the former and so the latter could be used as a staging area for an assault on Bougainville. The attack on the Treasury Islands would serve the long-term Allied strategy of isolating Bougainville and Rabaul and eliminating the Japanese garrison in the area.

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.

On recto: Label in bottom right corner, "DISPATCH / PHOTO NEWS / SERVICE / INC. / NEW YORK".

On verso: Typewritten label attached in center, "HOW ALLIED TROOPS TOOK TREASURY ISLAND / Here is a dramatic incident during the invasion of Treasury Island which the Allied troops seized from / the Japs. The invasion forces, made up mostly of New Zealanders, are shown as they poured men and / equipment onto the beach. The Japs attempted to prevent the Allied landing by the use of heavily / mounted guns, but they were quickly put out of commission by the bombarding cans. / Produced Exclusively by Dispatch Photo News Service, New York City". Handwritten in graphite in top left corner, "DP-WW2-003".

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.

This object has the following keywords:

• Battle of the Treasury Islands
• Beach Scenes
• Bougainville
• Bougainville Campaign
• Invasions
• Invasions
• Landings
• Mono Island
• New Zealand Third Division
• Solomon Islands
• Solomon Islands Campaign
• Stirling Island
• World War II

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