Scrapbook Cover Page and USS West Virginia (BB – 48), February 28, 1941

Item — Container: OS0014, Folder: 7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains the cover page of a scrapbook with an embossed gold title and imagery of Pearl Harbor. The recto of the cover page features a large black-and-white photograph of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) burning on December 7, 1941, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The photograph was published in an unknown newspaper by the Associated Press.

Dates

Issued: February 28, 1941

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.8 Linear Feet : 1 Banker box, 46 Full 1/2" Tab Legal-Size File Folders, 1 Oversized Hollinger box, 4 oversized folders, 2 bound books, and 1 picture frame.