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Black and white aerial surveillance photograph of Kwajalein Island
Aerial Surveillance Image of Kwajalein Island
Black and white aerial surveillance photograph of Kwajalein Island
Black and white aerial surveillance photograph of Kwajalein Island

Aerial Surveillance Image of Kwajalein Island

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Association
DateJanuary 30, 1944
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Linda & Karen Dolezal. P00.2014.152.134
Object numberP00.2014.152.134
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and white; Square, official, aerial image looking down on Kwajalein Island (Porcelain Island) in the Marshall Islands. Image shows a long piece of land coming down vertically from the top of the image. Trees, roads and buildings are visible on the island. A long pier protrudes towards the right side of the image and disappears behind a cloud. A wave is coming in on the left side. An airplane wing is in the bottom right corner of the image. Typed at the top of the image is, “INT 7 1-30-44 0015 GCT 8.25” 2000 Porcelain conf.” A handwritten “78” is in the lower, left corner and a blurry clock face is in the lower right. There is a black border around the image, and there are tabs in the center of each edge. The back has "Official photograph // not to be used for publication // by order of // the Chief of the Bureau // of Aeronautics" in black ink.
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