Author:

United States Dept. of the Navy  Search this

Physical description:

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Place:

Hawaii

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

Pacific Ocean

Date:

December 7, 1941

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War Two. The day following the attack, December 8, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his "Day of Infamy" speech, and the United States entered World War II. The attack left over 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded, and 350 aircraft destroyed or damaged.

Summary:

View of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Smoke can be seen coming off of the ships in the harbor.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-112, Box 9, Folder: Photographs: Japanese Operations/Pearl Harbor

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941  Search this

Ships  Search this

Naval battles  Search this

Standard number:

SIA2013-00600 or USN 32792

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_13655