National Air and Space Museum Archives

Edward J. Steichen World War II Navy Photographs Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0553
Creators:
Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973
Dates:
1941-1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.23 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 442 copy photographs including color dye coupler photo transparencies and silver gelatin photo-negatives which document U.S. Navy aircraft and aviation activities during World War II. They include aerial combat, aircraft carrier landings and takeoffs, bombings, explosions, flights, and signal exchanges. Aircraft shown include a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Douglas SBD Dauntless, and Grumman F6F Hellcat. There are photographs of aircraft carriers including details of bridges and flight decks, as well as images of ships in dry dock, a task force, and one image of Pearl Harbor in 1944.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Edward J. Steichen (1879-1973) was a prominent photographer during both World War I and World War II. During World War I he commanded the photographic division of the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces, where he learned aerial photography. During World War II Steichen served as director of the U.S. Naval Photographic Institute, overseeing all combat photography, and organized the 'Road to Victory' and 'Power in the Pacific' exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). From 1947 to 1962 he directed MOMA's Department of Photography.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
No donor information, Unknown, unknown, XXXX-0553, unknown

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

More Information

General

General
The original negatives to this collection are housed at the National Archives.
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