Smoke billowing from a Japanese warship, Pacific Ocean, 1942
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph, aerial. Smoke billowing from a damaged, listing Japanese heavy cruiser in open water. Official caption on front: "Jap heavy cruiser after bombing by Navy planes. US Navy Photo 104-15." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Pacific Ocean. 1942
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1942
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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:
Pacific Ocean
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-0.500
Longitude:
-91.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Cruisers (Warships)--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Naval battles--Pacific Ocean
Warships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean
Aerial photographs--Pacific Ocean
Warships--Japanese--Pacific Ocean