Collapsed bow of the USS Honolulu, Kolombangara Island, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Collapsed bow of the USS Honolulu (CL-48) after she was torpedoed at the Battle of Kolombangara. The ship is anchored near the shoreline; a Quonset hut is in the background. Official caption on front: "Cruiser Honolulu lost bow in Battle of Kolombangara. US Navy Photo 105-1." Kolombangara Island, Solomon Islands. July 1943
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1943-07-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Kolombangara Island
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-8.000
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157.167
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
War damage--Solomon Islands
Warships--American--Solomon Islands
Cruisers (Warships)--American--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands