Edward steichen photography ww2

(GC125)
 

Item Listing
by
Vicki Principi
 

Graphic Arts Collection
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
2004

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Contains Steichen photographs taken aboard United States Navy aircraft carriers during World War II.

The photographs include Navy personnel on duty and at leisure, aircraft carriers at sea, and warplane operations. Also included in the collection is a Life Magazine article regarding Steichen's The Family of Man [1955] photo exhibit.

Box 1 contents [entire collection]:
Titled photographs:
A big U.S. carrier launching a torpedo bomber
A Jap 500 lb. bomb hitting the flight deck of the USS Enterprise
A plane captain helping his pilot into his plane
A US Navy scout plane 'spotting' for firing ships
A wounded gunner being lifted from his plane on the USS Saratoga
An escort carrier's planes rendezvousing before setting forth
Before dawn
Before dawn