Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Seminole Nation Museum

pearl harbor bombing uss west virigina uss tennessee: Origsize: 5" x 6"; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: Dpi 72
pearl harbor bombing uss west virigina uss tennessee

Origsize: 5" x 6"; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: Dpi 72

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

91.45.17

Description

Photograph of the USS West Virginia and the USS Tennessee burning after the attack on Pearl Harbor. A Navy Launch crew can be seen in a boat near center of photograph, rescuing a seamen. Back of photograph has a piece of paper taped to it with type on it. It says the following: "A Navy launch crew rescues a seamen (center) about to be engulfed by flaming oil. This stage-like back-crop for disaster shows the USS West Virgigina burining in the foreground, and the USS Tennessee beyond."