Navy Bombers Make 'Sargasso Sea' of Manila Bay
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Navy Bombers Make 'Sargasso Sea' of Manila Bay
January 8, 1945
Gelatin silver print
Paper: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
Inscriptions inscribed in crayon on recto TRC: MANILA BAY
printed in ink on verso: FILE NUMBER: 288310 RELEASED: JANUARY 8, 1945/
NAVY BOMBERS MAKE 'SARGASSO SEA' OF MANILA BAY--Dramatic proof of the effective-/ ness of Navy carrier raids on Manila Bay is provided in this recent photo of/
the great anchorage--with more than 50 ships sunk or immobilized as a result/ of our air raids. Waterfront installations and shoreline fuel and ammunition/ dumps have also felt the weight of the Navy's blows./
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 for review prior to/
publication to the REVIEW SECTION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, NAVY DEPARTMENT,/ WASHINGTON, D.C., or to a District Public Relations Office. However, it has no/ power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed./
printed in ink on verso: FILE NUMBER: 288310 RELEASED: JANUARY 8, 1945/
NAVY BOMBERS MAKE 'SARGASSO SEA' OF MANILA BAY--Dramatic proof of the effective-/ ness of Navy carrier raids on Manila Bay is provided in this recent photo of/
the great anchorage--with more than 50 ships sunk or immobilized as a result/ of our air raids. Waterfront installations and shoreline fuel and ammunition/ dumps have also felt the weight of the Navy's blows./
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 for review prior to/
publication to the REVIEW SECTION, OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, NAVY DEPARTMENT,/ WASHINGTON, D.C., or to a District Public Relations Office. However, it has no/ power to waive the privacy rights of the personnel portrayed./
