Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the USS California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black, oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma at the extreme right
Title
Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the USS California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black, oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma at the extreme right
Creator
United States. Office of War Information
Subject
USS California amidst the aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Description
Depicts the USS California beginning to sink shortly after taking heavy fire from the surprise attack bombings in Pearl Harbor by Japan.
Publisher
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Date
1941-12-07
Type
Image
Format
1 negative : safety ; 4 x 5 inches or smaller.
Identifier
LC-USE6- D-007400 [P&P]
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Language
English
Rights
The contents of the Library of Congress Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.
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Collection
Citation
United States. Office of War Information, “Pearl Harbor bombing. California hit. Battered by aerial bombs and torpedoes, the USS California settles slowly into the mud and muck of Pearl Harbor. Clouds of black, oily smoke pouring up from the California and her stricken sister ships conceal all but the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma at the extreme right,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 22, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/3953.
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