United States Navy Photographs of World War II
Scope and Contents
The collection contains approximately 80 glossy black and white prints of the Pacific front of World War II. Some significant images within the collection include the bombing of Pearl Harbor; the bombardment of Guam; aircraft and ships in battle; sailors engaged in fighting and evacuations; the Japanese surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, and other signings of surrenders; and others. All the photographs appear to be publicity shots for the United States Navy. According to notes that arrived with the collection, the prints were given from a Navy photographer to Kevin Trainor, who gave them to Dean Howard L. Smith, who donated them to the Pacific University Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1945
Creator
- United States. Navy (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Pacific University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Pacific University is retained by Pacific University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Historical Note
The United States Navy employed combat photographers throughout the Second World War to document the actions of the military. Beginning with photographs taken during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, many of the prints were reissued as official publicity shots. The prints were commonly 8"x10" black and white glossy photographs. Many of them include captions on the verso describing the events depicted.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
The United States Navy employed combat photographers throughout the Second World War to document the actions of the military. This collection contains approximately 80 of these black and white glossy photographs from the Pacific front, showing such events as the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the surrender of the Japanese on the USS Missouri.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dean Howard L. Smith.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
Source
- Smith, Howard L. (Howard Lee) (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the United States Navy Photographs of World War II
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy Middleswart
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Repository Details
Part of the Pacific University Archives Repository