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Filename
M200s7b4_i01_1941
OriginalFilename
4b7f545e633e490784e0794e5cbef5d0.jp2
Local Call Number
M200
Local Item Number
M200.7b4i1
Title
Image View Description
USS Arizona at height of fire following aerial bombing by Japanese Nakajima B5N "Kate" aircraft. The ship sank when its ammunition magazine caught fire, resulting in a cataclysmic explosion that destroyed half the ship and burned for two days. Of the 1,400 men aboard at the time, 223 survived. This photograph is part of a series of photographs from the U.S. Senate investigation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec. 1941.
Date
12/7/1941
Digital Master Date
2004-06-22T12:00:00+00:00
Condition of Original
Medium of Original
Silver gelatin photoprint
Dimensions of Original (in cm. h x w): 20.7 x 25.3
Mounting Data
Unmounted
Digital Master Format
6000 x 6237
TIFF
600
Scan
Location of Original
M200.7 Box 4
Digital Master Location
J:\Library\Departments\Archives\COMMON\images\Manuscript\M200 Brewster
Provenance
Case, Betsey Brewster; Brewster, Whittimore. October 1, 1995.
Rights
Bowdoin College holds copyright for materials created by the College or for which rights have been transferred to the College. For more information contact the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library: sca@bowdoin.libanswers.com.
Citation
“USS Arizona”, Local Call Number M200, Bowdoin College Archives, Brunswick, Maine
