Bombed out Manila on fire, Philippines, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Bombed-out cityscape; a column of smoke is rising on the other side of the Pasig River. Official caption on front: "Manila burning on 7 Feb. 1945. US Army Photo 162-8." Manila, Philippines. 7 February 1945

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02/07/1945
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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: 
Manila
Latitude: 
14.617
Longitude: 
120.967
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
Fires--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines