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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. THE BUTIBUM BRIDGE OVER THE BUTIBUM RIVER, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY AREA SHOWING RECEDING FLOODWATERS. THE RIVER OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS DURING RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND ROSE ABOVE THE BRIDGE.
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. THE REMAINS OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S HUT, HEADQUARTERS FIRST ARMY SHOWING THE BATHROOM FOUNDATIONS AND HOT WATER SYSTEM WHICH WERE DAMAGED BY FLOODWATERS CAUSED BY
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-14. A MEMBER OF THE FIRST ARMY SALVAGING 44-GALLON DRUMS WHICH WERE CARRIED DOWN THE BUTIBUM RIVER WHEN IT OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS DURING HEAVY RAIN. IT FLOODED THE ROAD AND ADJO
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-14. JEEP OF FIRST ARMY MOVING ALONG THE FLOODED ROADWAY TO CROSS THE BUTIBUM BRIDGE. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS THE BUTIBUM RIVER OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS, FLOODED THE ROAD AND ADJOINI
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-14. TRAFFIC OF FIRST ARMY ON THE FLOODED ROADWAY WAITING TO CROSS BUTIBUM BRIDGE. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS THE BUTIBUM RIVER OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS, FLOODED THE ROAD AND ADJOINING
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-14. TRAFFIC OF FIRST ARMY ON THE FLOODED ROADWAY WAITING TO CROSS BUTIBUM BRIDGE. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS THE BUTIBUM RIVER OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS, FLOODED THE ROAD AND ADJOINING
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-14. DEBRIS FROM THE BUTIBUM RIVER PILED AGAINST THE BRIDGE BY FLOOD WATERS. FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS THE BUTIBUM RIVER OVERFLOWED ITS BANKS, FLOODED THE ROAD AND ADJOINING UNITS,
