These aerial photographs were made on April 23, 1953, and cover the four islets that comprise Ifalik Atoll. In addition to showing the reefs and lagoon of the atoll, dwellings and cultivated land can be seen on the larger islets.
All photographs in this series are stamped on verso "VU-5 Photographic Laboratory, U.S. Naval Air Station, Agana, Guam," and "Official Photograph, not to be used for publication by order of the Chief of Naval Operations." Items USNB1-34 have the additional stamp "Restricted security information."
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Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 2008-20, Frederick M. Bayer photographs from the Scientific Investigations of Micronesia survey of Ifalik Atoll, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
