Japanese oil dump burning, Tinian, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large column of smoke rising from a burning Japanese fuel dump. Official caption on front: "Jap oil dump burns on Tinian Island. Coast Guard Photo 222-6." Tinian, Mariana Islands. 1944
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1944-07-
1944-08-
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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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Tinian
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Fuel--Japanese--Tinian
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Northern Mariana Islands
Fuel--Tinian