From the April 25,1949 feature - “THE TRUST TERRITORY: Its 2130 Islands Form A New U.
S. Domain In The Pacific.” The article begins with: “Among the many new and curious responsibilities assumed by the U.
S. as a consequence of World War II is the rehabilitation, maintenance and defense of Paradise. In this instance Paradise is the Trust Territory of the Pacific—a grand sweep of islands running west and north across three million square miles of ocean between Pearl Harbor and the Philippines.” This image was featured in the photo essay with the following caption: “In the Palau Islands a local poles a rowboat which is fitted with a sail from an outrigger canoe.” The entire essay was shot by the grand Eliot Elisofon. (
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