Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
91.45.8Description
Photograph of the USS Oklahoma after it sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack. Photograph shows the massive ship on it's side. A crew is atop it's side, drilling to release the seamen trapped below. The Maryland is seen behind it. A few smaller boats are in front of it. On says "Okla" on the side, and the letters are sruck through with an arrow.
On the back is a piece of paper that has been taped to the photograph. It says "Working frantically, skilled mechanics drill holes in the thick plates of the Oklahoma to release seamen trapped when the battleship capsized a few minutes after the first Jap aerial torpedoes struck. In the background the Maryland, which suffered minor damage."