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Robert McKinnon’s Pics: 1955 – 58, Part 2

Native Women in New Guina

Native men and women in New Guinea, circa: 1957

Gooney Bird

Native Bird

Walton Sailors horseplay 1 - circa 1958 (LR) Walton sailors relaxing and goofing off: circa 1957

Native in Canoe w-paddle(LR)

Native of the Carolina Islands in Outrigger canoe

Walton sailors on liberty in Asia(LR)

Walton sailors on liberty somewhere in Asia. circa: 1957

Rickshaws in New Guina(LR)

Rickshaws in New Guinea, circa: 1957

Walton Sailors in black rubber inflatable(LR)

Walton sailors in black rubber raft: circa 1957

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Robert McKinnon’s pics: 1955 to 1958 part 1

Townsville, Australia 10-57The Walton arriving in Townsville,Australia in Oct.1957, where we were told that the
Soviet Union had just launched Sputnik

Neptune's Subpoena

Neptune’s Subpoena-crossing the Equator–April 1956. Hope you can read it.

 

Bob McKinnon standing by 5 in Gun(LR)

Bob McKinnon EM3 in whites- circa 1958 (LR)

Bob McKinnon in front of the 5″38  and later in whites on liberty: 1958

 

Bob McKinnon w-friend in engine room(LR) Bob w/friend in Engine Room.  Interesting hat on friend.

 Natives in small boat - The Carolina Islands(LR)

Natives in small boat – The Carolina Islands: late 1950’s

Sailor w-bare brested New Guina girl(LR)

Walton sailor next to native girl, Carolina Islands: late 1950’s

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