Title
New Caledonia Illustrated Travel Guide
Description
This small pink pamphlet provided American tourists with basic information about New Caledonia. The pamphlet also has a collection of photographs from New Caledonia.
The photos and language in the travel guide reflect attitudes present at the time it was published.
The photos and language in the travel guide reflect attitudes present at the time it was published.
Collection
Samuel Wingrove Collection
Context
The items in this collection were donated by Samuel Wingrove, a plank owner and Water Tender aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724) during World War II. Wingrove was present for both D-Day and the Battle of Okinawa.
Wingrove would be promoted a Boiler Technician, go on to serve on a variety of Navy ships in the Korean War and retire as a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Wingrove would be promoted a Boiler Technician, go on to serve on a variety of Navy ships in the Korean War and retire as a US Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Accession #
2024.42
