Oil burning on the water surface in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941

Caption     Oil burning on the water surface in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 7 Dec 1941 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Photo Size 991 x 658 pixels
Photos on Same Day 7 Dec 1941
Photos at Same Place Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Denn says:
24 Aug 2011 08:35:33 AM

This appears to be the burning slick that threatened California. Upturned Oklahoma and burning Arizona can be seen in background. Also note boatloads of men in channel.

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