The History Behind Your Family Pictures

MacArthur Hill - A monument to General MacArthur in New Guinea. My father and his friends rode their motorcycles through the jungle, and up the mountain to pay their respects.
@gtargirl (5376)
United States
April 11, 2007 2:18am CST
Do you know the history behind some of those old family photographs? Here my dad and his friends pay their respects and visit a monument dedicated to General MacArthur and his men. Dad was a POW on the island of Java. MacArthur and his men played a big part in the liberation of the island. Later my Dad moved to New Guinea and learned of the monument. There's more to the story, but I don't have room here to tell it.
1 response
jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
11 Apr 07
That is fascinating. You are lucky to have these historical photos, although not lucky for your Father to have been a POW. I find family history fascinating. I have a few old photos, although none are famous like yours. My favourite is probably of my Aboriginal G-Grandmother with her six daughters (she had 6 sons too). They are all posed in a tradional manner, with very old fashioned dresses. The photo was taken around 1917.
Deborah L. Alten
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
11 Apr 07
Wow! That is an amazing photograph you have. 1917! How awesome is that? That's what I mean with history behind those pictures. The fashions alone could be a subject for a short story, and to have 12 children. Again I must say, Wow!