MALARIA AND MOSQUITO CONTROL ACTIVITIES, Munda, New Georgia Island Part 1

Description

1) CU Corpsman and medical doctor studying malaria parasites on slides through microscope.2) CU Hands of officer picking up bottle of larvae of mosquito, takes sample and puts it on a piece of glass.3) CU Jar of mosquito larvae.4) CU HM drawing on chart.5) MCU-CU HM taking blood smear from finger of Seabee and putting it on a slide.6) CU Sign on bulkhead, "A mosquito is little but has bugs in her spittle, repellent spray will keep her away".7) MS Seabee and native standing in front of sign, "Have you taken your atabrine daily?" and C-B shaking his head up and down.8) MS C-B walking up to sign and calling native over.9) HA MS C-B pointing to atabrine sign; natives by sign.10) MS Several natives shoveling dirt along road into wheelbarrow.11) MS C-B walks up to water bag and takes atabrine tablets; sign, "Casualty List - Japanese 1-Malaria 8".12) CU Shelf holding atabrine tablets; hand enters scene takes bottle and takes tablets out.13) SV Signs pertaining to malaria.14) MLS-CU Malaria headquarters; signs on bldg.15) MS Native cutting brush with machete.16) Title: Troops Invade Licata, Sicily; Bldg. with sign, "Licata".17) MS Large village; trucks parked in front of bldg. in square with men standing near truck.18) HA LS Licata harbor with ships tied up along pier.19) HA MLS Small native craft tied up in harbor.20) HA LS Train yard and depot in Licata; truck moving alongside train cars.21) HA MLS Lighthouse on end of finger pier; bldg. in FG.22) HA LS Trucks parked in open courtyard; men milling around trucks; bldgs. in BG.23) MS Old church; trucks driving by.24) MLS Trucks underway on road; bldgs. in BG; native riding horse back down road.25) MS DUKW driving down road; civilians walking along road.26) MS DUKW going down narrow street in village; men sitting on DUKW.27) HA CU Marine sitting on sidewalk with little girls.28) HA CU Marine with several children and native people around him.29) MS Several Marines, native women and children on street in city.30) MS Italian prisoners clearing ground; soldiers guarding them in FG.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities