View of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Object Details

Author

United States Dept. of the Navy

Notes

The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War Two. The day following the attack, December 8, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his "Day of Infamy" speech, and the United States entered World War II. The attack left over 3,500 Americans were killed or wounded, and 350 aircraft destroyed or damaged.

Summary

View of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Smoke can be seen coming off of the ships in the harbor.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-112, Box 9, Folder: Photographs: Japanese Operations/Pearl Harbor

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

December 7, 1941

Standard number

SIA2013-00600 or USN 32792

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Hawaii

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

Pacific Ocean

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

World War, 1939-1945

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941

Ships

Naval battles

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13655