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Eleanor Roosevelt's visit, 1943
New Zealand soldiers in Pacific pay their respects
American servicemen departing New Zealand
US forces marching through Auckland
Laying a wreath on America's Memorial Day
Eleanor Roosevelt in Auckland
Eleanor Roosevelt visiting 'land girls' in Rotorua
Eleanor Roosevelt visiting Whakarewarewa
Eleanor Roosevelt surrounded by crowd
Eleanor Roosevelt visiting Dominion Laboratories
Eleanor Roosevelt taking tea
Eleanor Roosevelt at Red Cross Cecil Club
Eleanor Roosevelt visiting wounded soldier
Welcoming Eleanor Roosevelt at Whenuapai
US troops learning to carve
US troops learning Maori dance
US soldier learns Maori dancing
American servicemen at Ngaruawahia regatta, 1943
US serviceman enjoying the Ngaruawahia regatta
American servicemen at Ngaruawahia regatta
American soldier and Tainui kuia share meal
Cecil Club in Wellington
Red Cross workers
US servicemen and 'land girls' enjoy a tea break
American soldiers help feed a horse
American soldiers helping 'land girls'
Shipping supplies for the Pacific
Supplies for American forces at Wellington docks
US serviceman gives a French horn lesson
Americans and New Zealand women share a meal
American soldiers visiting Orakei Korako
Americans with female friends at Oriental Bay
American soldier chatting up Kiwi woman
Americans dancing at the Cecil Club, Wellington
Americans dancing at Majestic Cabaret
Dance band at the Majestic Cabaret
American servicemen sorting wool
American soldiers taking tea
Kiwi family hosting marines
American sailor compares dollars and pounds
Street Meeting - US Forces in New Zealand
American servicemen at Trentham races
Americans and New Zealanders meet on street
US Marines at Oriental Bay
Marine's parade in Wellington
American servicemen at a milk bar
Mending clothes for Marines
Marines ironing at Red Cross club, Wellington
American Red Cross Cecil Club, Wellington
Americans dancing at Camp McKay
US Marine band at Silverstream
US troops listening to Artie Shaw
US servicemen playing rugby
American soldiers and NZers in tug of war
American servicemen playing cards
American nurses in New Zealand, 1943
Awarding Purple Hearts to US servicemen, 1943
Hospital ward for US Forces in New Zealand
Mock military landing at Mahia
American observation post, Whangarei
Marine moving ammunition during exercise
Exhausted US troops at Pukekohe
US Marines training in the Tararuas
US forces at Camp McKay store
US servicemen mess hall
US servicemen in mess queue
US forces at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, 1942
Movie theatre at Upper Hutt
US forces camp in Central Park, Wellington
Camps McKay and Russell, Paekakariki
Camp Hale, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Marine unloading supplies
Building food store for Americans at Pauatahanui
Shop display for Liberty Bonds
Japanese expansion in WW2 map
American serviceman erecting a tent
Paekakariki camp for US forces
Marines travelling to Paekakariki camp
US troops arriving at Wellington, 1942
Marines drinking milk
Marines arrive in Wellington
Graph showing US forces in New Zealand
Marines at Wellington Poppy Day parade
Marines at a milkbar
Personal effects of an American killed in the Pacific war
War brides leaving for the USA
An american soldier shares a milkshake
Sound: Marines reunion
Sound: prostitution in NZ during WW2
Sound: brothels in Wellington
Sound: US Forces and VD
Sound: Marines and military police in New Zealand
Sound clip: meeting the Marines
Sound: Marines arrive in Wellington
Sound: war brides in Second World War
Sound: meeting and marrying US Servicemen
Sound: war brides going to America
