[Take off from Carrier Lexington for defense of Tarawa]

[Take off from Carrier Lexington for defense of Tarawa]

Photograph

Edward Steichen

Maker
American, b. Luxembourg, 1879–1973

U.S. Navy

[Take off from Carrier Lexington for defense of Tarawa]

1943
Gelatin silver print
Image: 10 1/2 × 13 13/16 in. (26.7 × 35.1 cm)
Paper: 11 × 14 7/16 in. (27.9 × 36.7 cm)
Gift of Joanna T. Steichen, ex-collection Edward Steichen
1974.0025.0726
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, RC: Take off from Carrier Lexington for defence [sic] of Tarawa 1943 \ 6 (circled) \ Page 6-7 "The Blue Ghost" \ TR-7963 \ Set #6 \ 154 \ Poster #6
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