SAILORS BARTER WITH NATIVES AND RECEIVE MAIL ABOARD USS NICHOLAS Tulagi Harbor Part 1

Description

1) MS Sailors standing on pier; AK along pier in bg; natives in canoe; sailors, in dungarees, bartering with natives.2) HA MCU Three natives in canoe; sailors passing money to them.3) HA MCU Natives, in canoe, being given products by sailors; native gives sailor grass skirt.4) MS Destroyer coming alongside another ship.5) MLS Destroyer (Australian) alongside transport ship; mail is transferred via the high line.6) MS Sailors, on transport ship, handling lines during mil. transfer.7) MS Sailors handling lines.8) MS Side of transport ship as mail is brought across on high line.9) HA MS Hook is released from high line.10) MS Man walking down deck with mailbags.11) MLS Australian destroyer pulling away from the ship's side.12) MS Sailors looking over side of ship.13) MS Sailors, with shirts off, wearing grass skirts on deck.14) MS Sailors looking over souvenirs purchased from natives.15) HA MCU Native in boats showing souvenirs to sailors.16) HA MS Two natives in boat; one trying to sell goods, the other lying back relaxing.17) MCU Sailors looking at cane.18) MS Men eating food purchased from natives.19) MS Sailors eating bananas.20) HA MS Native bum boat pulling alongside pier.21) MS Men reading mail.22) MCU One man reading over another's shoulder (SV).23) MCU Man sitting on deck and smoking.24) MCU Man kneeling while reading letter (SV).25) HA MS Mail petty officer distributing mail; men grouped about him; 5" gun in fg.26) MCU Petty officer distributing mail.27) MS Same as above (SV), different angles.28) CU Hand reaches into bag and pulls out letters.29) CU Mail petty officer's face as distribution is made.30) CU Men's faces as they wait to receive mai.31) HA MS Sailors carrying stretcher case from one ship to another via gangway; men standing on deck watching (SV).32) HA MS Men standing on deck reading letters.33) MS Men going from one ship to another via gangway.34) AV Convoy underway; rough sea (SV).35) AV AK underway in rough sea.36) AV Small ship underway with convoy.37) AV AK underway in rough sea.38) AV Several AK's underway in convoy.39) AV Convoy.40) AV Over-all view of ships, in convoy, underway.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities