Photographed from the fantail of a U.S. Navy ship anchored at Leyte Gulf, Philippines, this image captures small Filipino trading craft, known to American sailors as 'bumboats,' approaching the fleet. During the 1944-45 Leyte campaign, hundreds of Allied vessels crowded anchorages such as San Pedro Bay, where local outrigger boats and canoes often paddled out to trade goods with the crews of anchored ships. Project: 218722