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| Title | Marshallese children gathered in the Catholic Mission on Likiep Atoll for a movie night, August 20, 1949 |
| Photographer | Lowman |
| Date | 1949 |
| Notes | Images documenting the 1949 Bikini-Eniwetok Resurvey Project.
Name changes: Eniwetok is now known as Enewetak
Caption in scrapbook: A wonderful Saturday night
There are no motion picture theaters on Likiep. But the miraculous aplomb of childhood never was better demonstrated than in the well-bred delight of the Marshallese children in American movies brought from the Navy ship for a "movie night" in the Catholic Mission. The main feature, a 1948 re-make of the old "Burlesque" (selected, it is believed, by Lt. Wilroy) scarcely was a vehicle to inspire the scores of Likiep youngsters who crowded the floor before the makeshift screen. But an animated cartoon restored the balance somewhat and, when the program moved to a song-film, the kids were shouting the refrain to "Woody Woodpecker" with enthusiasm. Lowman made this flash on Saturday night, August 20.
Radiological Survey of Bikini, Eniwetok and Likiep Atolls Scrapbook, p. 66. |
| Source | Radiological Survey of Bikini, Eniwetok and Likiep Atolls |
| Album/Page | 1.66b |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Children--Marshall Islands--Likiep Atoll
Missions--Marshall Islands--Likiep Atoll
Motion picture audiences--Marshall Islands--Likiep Atoll
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| Location Depicted | Marshall Islands - Likiep Atoll |
| Digital Collection | Lauren R. Donaldson Collection
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| Order Number | DON0140 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Lauren R. Donaldson Papers. Accession No. 2932-007, Box 20 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
