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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09547.08 |
| From Archive Folder | Attack on Pearl Harbor: American photographs of damaged ships and airfields |
| Title | Firefighters Work on Blazing Battleship |
| Date | 7 December 1941 [circa 1941 - 1943] |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Official Navy photo on Pearl Harbor. Label on back of photograph: "US Sailors man boats at the side of the blazing USS West Virginia to fight flames started by the Japs." Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary. |
| Subjects | Military History Pearl Harbor World War II Navy Global History and Civics Asia |
| Place written | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Theme | World War II; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Archive Folder Information: American photographs of the damage done by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |