| Abstract: |
The University of Hawaii at Manoa houses a large collection of World War II era aerial photographs of the western Pacific and Southeast Asia that are held in Hamilton Library. Included among this 70,854-piece collection are nearly 6,000 black-and-white military reconnaissance aerial photographs of what is now Maluku, Indonesia. These previously unreported Maluku photographs were taken between 1944 and 1948. Most show North Maluku, especially the islands of Halmahera and Morotai, although there are photos of Central and South Maluku as well. This paper makes researchers and others aware that this little used primary resource exists, briefly describes the extent and nature of these photographs, and offers a tabular index guide to facilitate finding area-specific photographs within Maluku. These photographs may be seen as an untapped resource of historic value that may be utilized by scholars from diverse disciplines, especially the social and earth sciences.
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