The Snapshots in Time Collection

Thatched-Roof Timber Structure Amid Palm Trees, Pacific Theater, Edward P. McAleer Collection

Thatched-Roof Timber Structure Amid Palm Trees, Pacific Theater, Edward P. McAleer Collection

A locally-constructed, thatch-roofed building nestled among coconut palms at a Pacific island location during World War II. Structures like this, built with indigenous materials and methods, supplemented prefabricated military housing throughout the island campaigns of the Pacific Theater. Project: 218136