US Navy battleships firing at Kamaishi Iron Works, Japan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. United States Navy battleships firing artillery at the Kamaishi Iron Works plant. Official caption on front: "Battleships shelling Kamiashi [sic] Iron Works. US Navy Photo 125-1." Porterville, California, development stamp on reverse. Kamaishi, Japan. July 1945
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1945-07-
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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.
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Kamaishi
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39.267
Longitude:
141.883
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Naval battles--Japan
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Japan
Battleships--American--Japan
Warships--American--Japan
Warships--American--Japan
Bombardment--Japan