Finding Aid for the 42nd and 100th U.S. Navy Bomb Group Collection of Photographs from the Pacific, circa 1941-1945
MS-2556 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 21, 2006.
Summary Information
42nd and 100th U.S. Navy Bomb Group Collection of Photographs from the Pacific
Date/Date Range : circa 1941-1945
.58 linear feet
Abstract: A collection of 181 black and white photographs taken on the island of New Guinea and throughout the Pacific during World War II. Subjects include United States Navy personnel, fighter jets (some replete with hand-painted logos), native islanders, and the island itself.
MS-2556
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of Item], 42nd and 100th U.S. Navy Bomb Group Collection of Photographs from the Pacific, MS-2556. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one box divided into six series: Fighter Jets with Logos; Photographs with Descriptions; 42nd Bomb Group; New Guineans and the Island of New Guinea; Fighter Jets, and Fighter Jets With Soldiers; and Individual and Group Photographs of Soldiers..
Biography / History
No biographical information could be found.
Collection Scope and Content Note
A collection of 181 black and white photographs taken on the island of New Guinea and throughout the Pacific during World War II. Subjects include United States Navy personnel, fighter jets (some replete with hand-painted logos), native islanders, and the island itself.
The collection is divided into six series. 1) Fighter Jets with Logos, 2) Photographs with Descriptions, 3) 42nd Bomb Group, 4) New Guineans and the Island of New Guinea, 5) Fighter Jets, and Fighter Jets With Soldiers, 6) Individual and Group Photographs of Soldiers.
Subject Terms
- United States. Navy -- Aviation.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
Contents List
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Series I: Fighter Jets with Logos, circa 1941-1945
Scope Note: Photographs 1-20: Photographs of U.S. Navy fighter jets
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Series II: Photographs with descriptions, circa 1941-1945
Scope Note: Photographs 21-64: Photographs with descriptions on the verso
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Series III: 42nd Bomb Group, circa 1941-1945
Scope Note: Photographs 65-79: Photographs of the 42nd Bomb Group
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Series IV: New Guineans, circa 1941-1945
Scope Note: Photographs 80-98: Photographs of native New Guineans
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Series V: Airplanes, and Airplanes and Soldiers, circa 1941-1945
Scope Note: Photographs 99-123: Photographs of unidentified soldiers with airplanes
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Series VI: Individual and Group Photographs of Soldiers, circa 1941-1945
Scope Note: Photographs 124-181: Photographs of unidentified soldiers
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