Happy Days! | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Happy Days!

Happy Days! | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
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).
DESCRIPTION
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).
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:100932
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.

SUBJECTS
Foliage
Hats
Sunglasses
Greeting cards
Holidays
Military uniforms
Children
Men
Nudity
Outdoor photography
Pacific Islanders
Portrait photography
Banners
Insignia
Journalists
Photographers
Reporters and reporting

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