South Pacific WWII Photos (Warning: Lots o' Boobs! & 4 Balls)

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TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 8:28 AM I just got a whole bunch of B&W photos presumably taken by an American G.I. during WWII. Some appear to be in Hawaii, others in Tahiti, & others in PNG or Micronesia. If anybody has info about location, etc. of any of these photos, I'd be much obliged! Also, I'm considering parting w/ some of these. Feel free to contact me if any of them interest you. Enjoy: Going to a Hukilau? Talk about Elbow Grease! Gauguin Model? "From Here to Eternity" Extras? Lovely Wahine: More Wahine! Sultry Wahine! More Photos: I have more photos, if anybody's interested. [ Edited by: Tiki Chris on 2004-05-20 15:17 ]
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 9:24 AM Chris, Great photos. When I see old photos such as these, I always wonder what these folks story was...
T tikifish Member Toronto,Canada Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2720	T tikifish Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 11:53 AM It's kinda sad to think that one has to be warned about the presence of boobs. I see a pair in the mirror every day, and it hasn't harmed me yet!
T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 11:55 AM I LOVE the one of the dancing wahine with her hips way out to one side! Beautiful! [ Edited by: Tikiwahine on 2004-05-20 12:51 ]
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 11:59 AM Thanks for posting those great pics. (Oh ya, and the boobs too).
D Danno Tiki Socialite So Cal Joined: Apr 17, 2004 Posts: 190	D Danno Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 12:41 PM Great Pictures ~ More boobs, please.
J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 12:58 PM Great pics! In a way it kind of saddens me to think of why someones personal photos are sold off - kinda like seeing people's family photos in the $3.00 frames at the Goodwill - sad.
JD Johnny Dollar Tiki Socialite Flyover, Missourah Joined: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 3159	JD Johnny Dollar Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 1:00 PM On 2004-05-20 12:41, Dano wrote: Great Pictures ~ More boobs, please.
L limptiki Member bay area Joined: Mar 26, 2003 Posts: 137	L limptiki Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 3:14 PM Thanks for the warning about the boobs, but I really think you should have warned us about the balls.
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 3:17 PM On 2004-05-20 15:14, limptiki wrote: Thanks for the warning about the boobs, but I really think you should have warned us about the balls. done.
D dogbytes Tiki Socialite seattle, wa Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 2243	D dogbytes Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 3:33 PM On 2004-05-20 15:14, limptiki wrote: Thanks for the warning about the boobs, but I really think you should have warned us about the balls. ok, thats just too funny coming from someone named "limptiki" :) thanks for posting the pics. amazing how b&w photos from that time look so crisp..
M mriddle Member The Valley, like totally! Joined: Sep 06, 2003 Posts: 119	M mriddle Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 5:10 PM I have to go with Tiki_Bong on that one. It really makes me wonder what the stories behind each photo are. I've gone to several swap meets and often see people selling very old photos.
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Thu, May 20, 2004 7:10 PM On 2004-05-20 11:53, tikifish wrote: It's kinda sad to think that one has to be warned about the presence of boobs. I see a pair in the mirror every day, and it hasn't harmed me yet! Yeah, and I see 4 balls in my mirror everyday too. (when I cross my eyes) hasn't hurt me either as you can tell by my latest member photo in the GCFM thread. HAHAHAHA
W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Fri, May 21, 2004 11:10 AM Great find, thanks for posting. And thanks for the subject line... "Lots O Boobs & 4 Balls" should be a drink.
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Fri, May 21, 2004 2:47 PM Great photos! It was a different world back then - those guys must have been goggle-eyed seeing such sights! Please show more. And Tiki Central could always do with a few more boobs plus the odd nut-sack. Trader Woody
SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Tiki Socialite Edmonton Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 1113	SDT Sweet Daddy Tiki Posted posted on Fri, May 21, 2004 2:53 PM (Warning: Lots o' Boobs! & 4 Balls) I only count 2.
M mexatiki Member The South Bay Joined: May 15, 2004 Posts: 83	M mexatiki Posted posted on Fri, May 21, 2004 4:57 PM Aloha and Hola, the photographer on the Japanese Hula Honey is Fritz Kraft...he did most of the souvenir type photo packets for the GI's....her name is Esther Sanoda....I used to have quite a few pics of her, once selling at a show in Oahu an old man screamed when he saw the pics on my table and he looked up and said "I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE ESTHER AGAIN!" Turns out he dated her and she is 22 years old in those pics...to much information? maybe but there ya have it. Mahalo Mexatiki
F Formikahini Tiki Socialite Houston, Texotica Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 1514	F Formikahini Posted posted on Sat, May 22, 2004 9:33 AM Now THAT, Mexatiki, is one of the coolest things I've read on TC in ages! What a wealth of bizarro information we are - thanks for adding the Esther info!
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sat, May 22, 2004 11:40 AM glad y'all like the photos. i too can't help wondering what was going on in the minds of the photographers & their subjects. ultimately, i just think photos like these & the fascination they must have inspired when first scene back on the mainland have a lot to do w/ why tiki bars & polynesian pop took off like it did!
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sat, May 22, 2004 11:43 AM On 2004-05-21 16:57, mexatiki wrote: Aloha and Hola, the photographer on the Japanese Hula Honey is Fritz Kraft...he did most of the souvenir type photo packets for the GI's....her name is Esther Sanoda....I used to have quite a few pics of her, once selling at a show in Oahu an old man screamed when he saw the pics on my table and he looked up and said "I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE ESTHER AGAIN!" Turns out he dated her and she is 22 years old in those pics...to much information? maybe but there ya have it. Mahalo Mexatiki Mexatiki, Thank you so much for the incredible info! Wow! You just breathed a bit more life into these photos. Your post pretty much sums up (in a coconut shell) why Tiki Central is so frickin' AMAZING (which is quite an accomplishment for only your 7th post)! Cheers, Tiki Chris :drink:
M mexatiki Member The South Bay Joined: May 15, 2004 Posts: 83	M mexatiki Posted posted on Sat, May 22, 2004 1:15 PM HEHEHEHE what I did not tell you was that those Hula Honey's got paid 100 bucks for a day of topless photography...Esther liked her Mai Tai's too and she used to dance on tables...
PR Phillip Roberts Tiki Socialite OAHU/Seattle Joined: Sep 09, 2003 Posts: 1701	PR Phillip Roberts Posted posted on Fri, Apr 29, 2005 10:23 PM [ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-13 12:27 ]
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Fri, Apr 29, 2005 10:49 PM On 2004-05-20 12:58, johntiki wrote: Great pics! In a way it kind of saddens me to think of why someones personal photos are sold off - kinda like seeing people's family photos in the $3.00 frames at the Goodwill - sad. The toughest ones for me are the framed, oftened hand tinted, portraits of soldiers from World War Two that I see from time to time at the flea markets. It kills me to see them staring out forlornly. All that sacrifice forgotten.
NR Nokala Rocky Member Rochester Joined: Mar 13, 2005 Posts: 80	NR Nokala Rocky Posted posted on Sat, Apr 30, 2005 5:51 AM Fantastic images. I would love some copies! I too have an attraction to "Other peoples photo's" I have 3 large vintage scrapbooks, that literally follows a young soldier and his bride from dating, marriage, the war, domestic life, drunken car accident, drawn out recovery......Found them all in the loft of an old garage. Hubby was a portrait photographer, wife was a part time model and worked for Kodak. No kids.......
S stentiki Member Huntington Beach Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 892	S stentiki Posted posted on Sat, Apr 30, 2005 8:59 AM Esther liked her Mai Tai's too and she used to dance on tables... That explains that impish grin and those mischievious eyes. Nice photos Chris! I especially like the 'Hukilau' photo. Look at the waves behind that guy! Also, the 'Gaugin model' is the definitive photo when I think of Polynesian paradise. Great work, my friend!
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Sat, Apr 30, 2005 11:18 AM Dad
O Okolehao Tiki Socialite Monterey, CA Joined: May 03, 2006 Posts: 248	O Okolehao Posted posted on Mon, Mar 9, 2009 12:37 PM I know this is an old thread but does anyone know much more about Fritz Kraft besides him doing souvenir photos? Did he ever do larger prints? It really is great stuff. There are lots of his post cards on eBay.
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 3:19 PM Hey! Where'd the boobs go?!?!
M Murph Member SoCal Joined: Jul 11, 2006 Posts: 843	M Murph Posted posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 5:41 PM On 2009-03-10 15:19, Big Kahuna wrote: Hey! Where'd the boobs go?!?! Did ya really want to see 68 year old boobs?
UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2466	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 4:36 AM Only painted boobs here. B-24 and B-29 nose art from WWII.

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