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Title
War-time scenes aboard an aircraft carrier
Names
United States. Navy (Sponsor)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Burial customs at sea

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1942-08-20
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC BURI-SEA
Topics
Burials at sea
United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties
Military funerals
Chaplains
Funeral rites & ceremonies
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Printed on verso: "Roman Catholic Chaplain R.B. Drinan reads aloud the requiem chant, 'De Profundis', at the memorial service tribute for sailor who was killed in the line of duty by a plane which crashed on the flight deck. The services, conducted on the hangar deck, were attended by officers and enlisted men. Six members of a Torpedo Squadron acted as pallbearers for their departed friend who had been aboard only since February, 1942." "For distribution not before 3 P.M., Thursday, August 20th, 1942."
Content: Title from verso.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 19.7 x 24.8 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Barcode: 33333159464953
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 072f2e90-c53d-012f-3c38-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1942: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "War-time scenes aboard an aircraft carrier" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942-08-20. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cd8a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "War-time scenes aboard an aircraft carrier" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cd8a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1942-08-20). War-time scenes aboard an aircraft carrier Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-cd8a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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War-time scenes aboard an aircraft carrier