Column of smoke rising from the USS Princeton, Philippine Sea, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large column of smoke rising from the USS Princeton (CVL-23); another warship is in the middleground. Official caption on front: "USS Princeton hit by Jap bomb. US Navy Photo 107-15." Philippine Sea. October 1944
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1944-10-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Philippine Sea
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7.500
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134.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aircraft carriers--American--Philippines
Naval battles--Philippines
Naval warfare--Philippines
Smoke--Philippines