Photograph
Happy Days!
A photograghic card created by Robert Doyle to wish friends and family "Iamu Mwasawa!" A smiling, quarter-length portrait of Robert Doyle in uniform appears in the upper left corner. In the lower right, an upset indigenous toddler wearing a banner around his middle with 1944 pasted on it stands next to some foliage, and holds a pair of sunglasses in his hands. The text on the card reads "Iamu Mwasawa! That's how this baby on Kiriwina Island (if he were in a better mood) would join me in wishing you...Happy Days!" The photo of the child was taken on Kiriwina Island in the Solomon Sea, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea). |
Image ID: | 100932 |
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Creation Date: | 1944 |
Creator Name: | Doyle, Robert |
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Collection Name: | Robert Doyle papers, 1935-1974, 1995 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | M99-114, box 7, fldr 7/1 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.0625 x 3.375 inches |
Robert Doyle was a civilian war correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal during World War II, covering the experiences of Wisconsin troops in the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division, an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard. The "Red Arrow" Division consisted mainly of soldiers from Wisconsin and Michigan. For the original image of the child, see Image ID: 99589. For the image of Robert Doyle, see Image ID: 99512, it has been flopped horizontally. |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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