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[Anti-Aircraft Battery]

Description: Photograph of anti-aircraft batteries of the United States task force in the battle of the Santa Cruz. Two ships are in the distance with smoke above them.
Date: October 26, 1942
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

The Battle of the Solomons.

Description: Lyrical quatrain poem that rhymes on the 2nd and 4th line of each stanza on the subject of the Battle of the Solomons from the American's perspective.
Date: August 7, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Poem
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldier with a Bird]

Description: Photograph of a U.S. servicemen pointing towards a bird in a tree. The man is wearing shorts and a white t-shirt and is looking up towards the branch with the bird.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Drinking and Smoking]

Description: Photograph of soldiers sitting around a table drinking and smoking cigars together. The table in front of them is covered in bottles, glasses, and newspapers.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldier with a Skull]

Description: Photograph of a soldier leaning over a roof with a skull sitting next to the man's hand. The man is wearing a white t-shirt and a bracelet on both of his arms.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Passing Out Cigars]

Description: Photograph of a man passing out cigars to a group of U.S. Servicemen. The man is crouched in front of the group and is holding out a box of La Fendrich cigars. The group are leaning forward in an attempt to grab a cigar from the box.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Blowing Balloons]

Description: Photograph of a soldier blowing a balloon. Another soldier is sat in front of the ballon with a magazine in his lap and laughing at the other man.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Havoc on Tanambogo Island]

Description: Photograph of Tanambogo Island after a barrage from Pacific ships and planes that proceeded landing operations by U.S. Marines. A smoke pillar can be seen rising from the island. Gavutu and Florida Island can be seen in the background.
Date: 1942-08~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Group Photo by Tents]

Description: Negative of a group of soldiers in two rows posing for a photo in front of tents. The front row consists of five men crouching down, three of which wear white t-shirts while the remaining two are shirtless with dog tags visible. Eight men stand in the backrow in collared shirts, except for two near the end on the right in white undershirts.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Soldiers and Vehicle on Beach]

Description: Negative of soldiers offloading a small boat from a vehicle. The vehicle is parked in the shallow water with a boat hooked up behind it and several soldiers in helmets standing on it. Four soldiers in varying degrees of undress stroll towards the water, two with hands on their hips. Two soldiers on the left are walking towards the camera in full collared uniform shirts, utility belts, helmets and boots. In the background several large ships can be seen on the water.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative Group Photo of Armed Soldiers]

Description: Negative of a group of armed soldiers. In the foreground two rows of soldiers crouch down in high collared uniform jackets, hats, and calf length boots with rifles pointed outwards. A group of soldiers stands behind them in the same uniform with rifles thrown over their shoulders. In the background to the left a small building is visible.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Soldiers Posing on Artillery]

Description: Negative of a group of soldiers sitting or leaning on a large artillery gun on wheels. The men wear high collared jackets, pants with calf length boots over them and garrison caps. To the left a small group of soldiers stands facing each other and even further back a two-story building is visible. There is also a fence and a row of tall trees behind it.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Soldiers and Young Boys on Wrecked Plane Wing]

Description: Negative of five soldiers and three young boys sitting and standing around a wrecked plane on a beach. Two of the soldiers sit on the wing of the plane to the left, one shirtless with rolled up pants and sunglasses and the other without pants in a collared shirt, helmet and sunglasses. Another soldier stands behind the wing of the plane shirtless with most of his body covered by one of the men in front of him. Two of the soldiers stand with legs propped up on the wing to the right in collared s… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Negative of Men Carrying Supplies]

Description: Negative of men carrying supplies on their shoulders down a grass path. The men are barefoot and shirtless with knee length khaki shorts on. On the left a soldier in a long-sleeeved colalred shirt, pants, boots and helmet stands with his back to the camera.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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