Hiss, Hanson Philip.

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Active 1939
Active 1940

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The collection contains 120 + black/white professional photographs of people and scenes in Aruba, Bali, Bonaire, Curacao, Hawaii, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, and Surinam, taken by Philip Hanson Hiss (1910-1988), ca. 1939-early 1940s.

Hiss was a photographer, author, and world traveler who, during World War II, served in the Office of Strategic Service (OSS). Photos from this collection appear in Hiss' books, "Bali" (1941) and "Netherlands America: The Dutch Territories in the West" (1943). The images appearing in the books have accompanying captions.

From the description of Philip Hanson Hiss Photograph Collection, [ca.1939-early 1940s] (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 60347571

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