Battle Station - A twisted lifeless body of a Coast Guardsman who died at his battle station in combat.
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Unidentified
Maker
Battle Station - A twisted lifeless body of a Coast Guardsman who died at his battle station in combat.
1944
Gelatin silver print
24.2 x 19.5 cm.
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions recto-(in grease pencil) "CG 2330"
verso-(printed caption) "File No: C.G. 2330" "Battle Station - a
twisted lifeless body of a Coast Guardsman who died at his battle
station in combat." "(This is print No. 149 in the U.S. Navy Exhibit
"Power in the Pacific" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.)"
"Watch Your Credit" "'Official U.S. Navy Photograph'" "The Navy
Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in
commercial advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted..."
verso-(printed caption) "File No: C.G. 2330" "Battle Station - a
twisted lifeless body of a Coast Guardsman who died at his battle
station in combat." "(This is print No. 149 in the U.S. Navy Exhibit
"Power in the Pacific" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.)"
"Watch Your Credit" "'Official U.S. Navy Photograph'" "The Navy
Department has no objection to the use of this photograph in
commercial advertisements, provided copy and layout are submitted..."
