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Filename
M200s7b4_i12_1941
OriginalFilename
6af1a7ba56ad605bc07acd941c07a52e.jp2
Local Call Number
M200
Local Item Number
M200.7b4i12
Image View Description
A small boat rescues a seaman from the 31,800-ton USS West Virginia burning in the foreground. Smoke rolling out amidships shows where the most extensive damage occured. Note the two men in the superstructure. The USS Tennessee is inboard. 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 6240
TIFF
600
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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 West Virginia, USS Tennessee”, Local Call Number M200, Bowdoin College Archives, Brunswick, Maine