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Tent wards that were gradually replaced as the hospital at Saiho was built, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Building of the hospital at Saiho with Sister Win Swift of the Save the Children Fund, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

The construction of the hospital at Saiho, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Medical officers immunising children, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Doctors' residence at Saiho, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Bird of paradise with a blue and pink feathered tail, Papua New Guinea, 1917 / Ellis Rowan

Albert Maori Kiki at the hospital at Saiho, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Sister Gilbert and staff in a jeep at the double crossing, Andemba River, Papua New Guinea, 1951 / Albert Speer

Rothschild's bird of paradise (Astrapia rothschildi), Papua New Guinea, 1917 / Ellis Rowan

Sanjiva (Sam) Kannapan and friend, Singapore, ca. 1951 / Albert Speer

Caricature of the Magnificent bird of paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus), Papua New Guinea, 1917 / Ellis Rowan

Tari airstrip with the first house built at the site, Tari, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1951 / Albert Speer