Photograph of the Yacht YANKEE

black-and-white photograph

PHOTOGRAPHS
Dillon, R.A. (Dr.)
Oceania, Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands, Kanton
March-April 1940
paper
overall: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.

Black and white photograph 2 3/4in x 2 3/4in. Reverse inscription: “409”; “R A Dillon” (stamp; blue ink). A photograph of YANKEE’s port side taken from the interior of the Pan Air “crash boat” (see 2010.11795, 2010.11.798) at Canton Island. Although contested, Canton was part of the British-controlled Gilbert and Ellice Islands before WWII. Currently, Canton is considered part of the Phoenix Islands of the Republic of Kiribati. The airfield at Canton was used by both British and American forces during WWII and after the war continued to be used as a major stop for commercial trans-Pacific airlines.

2010.11.844