Inventory of the Edward Steichen photographs

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Title: Edward Steichen photographs
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Collection Number: 45009
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (6.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts ships and airplanes of the United States Navy in action during World War II, mostly in the Pacific Theater.
Creator: Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1945.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edward Steichen photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American photographer.

Scope and Content of Collection

Depicts ships and airplanes of the United States Navy in action during World War II, mostly in the Pacific Theater.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works
United States. Navy

box 1

7 mounted black and white prints depicting planes and Navy personnel 1940s

box 2

42 black and white prints, including aerial views of battle at sea, training, aircraft carriers, submarines, and a Marine cemetary 1940s

box 3

27 black and white prints, including images of naval pilots and paramarines, daily life on board ship, planes flying in formation. Also includes portrait of Vice Admiral John Sidney McCain. 1940s

os_folder 1

Photograph of US Navy Corsair 1946 January

os_folder 1

Photograph of two Sailors with a Mariner anti-sub patrol plane 1946 January

os_folder 1

Photograph of United Nations Casablanca Convoy undated