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United States Navy Photographs of World War II, 1941-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United States. Navy
- Title
- United States Navy Photographs of World War II
- Dates
- 1941-1945 (inclusive)19411945
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MS.98
- Summary
- The United States Navy employed combat photographers throughout the Second World War to document the actions of the military. This collection contains approximately 80 of these black and white glossy photographs from the Pacific front, showing such events as the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the surrender of the Japanese on the USS Missouri.
- Repository
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Pacific University, Archives
Pacific University Archives
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR
97116
Telephone: 5033521400
archives@pacificu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains approximately 80 glossy black and white prints of the Pacific front of World War II. Some significant images within the collection include the bombing of Pearl Harbor; the bombardment of Guam; aircraft and ships in battle; sailors engaged in fighting and evacuations; the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, and other signings of surrenders; and others. All the photographs appear to be publicity shots for the United States Navy. According to notes that arrived with the collection, the prints were given from a Navy photographer to Kevin Trainor, who gave them to Dean Howard L. Smith, who donated them to the Pacific University Archives.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The United States Navy employed combat photographers throughout the Second World War to document the actions of the military. Beginning with photographs taken during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, many of the prints were reissued as official publicity shots. The prints were commonly 8"x10" black and white glossy photographs. Many of them include captions on the verso describing the events depicted.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
United States Navy Photographs of World War II, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.
Restrictions on Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.
- World War, 1939-1945--Pictorial works.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Smith, Howard L., (Howard Lee), 1949- (donor)
Finding aid prepared by Amy Middleswart
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
