Corregidor Isl.-Fort Mills – Page 88

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All the information about Corregidor Island, the ex Fort Mills, before, during and after WWII.

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Zf939. This photo looks exactly like what you will see if you walk along either the north or south ventilation shafts of the Central System or parts of the QMC laterals. There appears to be an intersecting lateral on the left-hand side. (courtesy LIFE magazine)

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Zf938. Interior tunnel photos are scarce. This photo shows ordinance stored in one of the laterals. (courtesy LIFE magazine).

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Zf937. A trolley car at the West entrance.

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Zf936. This is no work activity to be seen in this undated photo. Mid 1930s might be a good guess as the West entrance is complete and civilians are still on the island.

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Zf935. Outside the West entrance during construction.

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Zf934. The West entrance of Malinta Tunnel at the former quarry.

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Zf933. Due to the quarry, this later photo clearly shows the scarred west side of Malinta Hill. The tunnel has not been started yet.

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Zf932. This is the earliest photo of Malinta Hill that I could find. Although it is undated I would estimate the photo was taken around 1900. The US built docks and coal basin do not exist yet. The view of the west side of Malinta Hill (at the left in the photo) does not show […]

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Zf859a Malinta Tunnel System map dated 1934 showing the overall design and construction to date.

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Zf856. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. This picture shows Gen. Mac Arthur at the North Entrance of the Malinta Hill Tunnel, probably on the 2nd of March 1945 when he visited Corregidor and ordered the colors hoisted on the Old Flag […]