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Unknown [Burning aircraft carrier flying American flag]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09552.09 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: circa 1941 Pagination: 1 print : col. ; 38 x 48 cm. Order a Copy

Color image of a burning aircraft carrier flying American flag. Additional American vessel in foreground. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

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