Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II. Navy's caption: "Battleship Row" is a mass of flames and smoke, with USS OKLAHOMA in the foreground, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Description:
This photograph was originally taken by a Naval photographer immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but came to be filed in a writ of application for habeas corpus case (number 298) tried in the US District Court, District of Hawaii in 1944. The case, In Re Lloyd C. Duncan related to imposition of martial law in Hawaii during Wor...
Display date:
1941-12-07
Location:
Hawaiʻi
Format:
image
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
National Archives at San Francisco
Content partner:
National Archives at San Francisco
Availability:
Not specified
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National Archives at San Francisco
National Archives at San Francisco