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Stern of USS West Virginia

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: Sailors clear the stern of the battleship USS West Virginia in berth F-6 at Pearl Harbor, most likely after it was hit by at least a few of the 7 to...
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USS Shaw Exploding

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: The forward magazines of the USS Shaw exploding after a Japanese bomb set the fore aflame as it sat in dock at Pearl Harbor. The midships and stern ...
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USS Nevada and USS Shaw

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: The USS Nevada in berth at Pearl Harbor with the USS Shaw burning in the background after its forward deck was hit with a Japanese bomb.
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Ruins of the USS Cassin and USS Downes

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: The remains of the USS Cassin and the USS Downes floating in front of the USS Pennsylvania in dock at Pearl Harbor. On the left is th...
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Rescuing the USS West Virginia

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: Sailors in a motor launch attempt a rescue of survivors from the water alongside the sunken battleship USS West Virginia during or shortly after the...
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Unloading Marine Supplies

Date: 1945
Description: Marines use an International TD-9 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) and dozer shovel loader to unload supplies on a beach. A ship is in the background. The ori...
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Marines Loading Truck

Date: 1945
Description: Marines use an International TD-9 crawler tractor (TracTracTor) with a dozer shovel loader to fill a truck parked on a beach. A ship is in the water behind...
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Elevated View of Farmland

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Description: Elevated view of grid-plotted farm fields with a few cows grazing. The ocean is visible in the background.
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Waimea River

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Description: Close-up of a small tree growing on the banks of the Waimea River. A horse stands in the background on a trail that runs alongside the river and large roll...
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Dirt Road with Car

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Description: A view of a couple driving a car on a dirt road, surrounded by palm trees and water on both sides.
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Hawaii Plantation Scene

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Description: View of a sugar cane plantation. Several men are on horseback while others stand nearby. On the other side of a fence are two locomotives. Harvested sugar ...
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Farmer with Water Buffalo

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Description: A Hawaiian farmer works in a field, ankle deep in water, with a water buffalo pulling a farming implement.
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Beautiful Pacific Islands

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Description: Elevated view of a landscape in the Pacific islands, probably Hawaii.
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Playing in Hawaii

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Description: Two men slide down a waterfall in Hawaii. One of them is Fred Niendorf, a friend of Lewis Arms.
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Lewis Arms in Navy Uniform

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Description: Lewis Arms poses in front of a tropical backdrop wearing his Navy uniform. There is an inscription on the back that reads, "Love to Mom from your loving so...
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Hilo Hattie

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Description: Candid portrait of Hilo Hattie (born Clarissa "Clara" Haili), who was a Hawaiian musician, dancer, actress and comedian. There is a guitar on the ground ne...
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Pineapple Harvest

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Description: A group of workers harvest the fruit in a pineapple field. There is a large pile of pineapples in the foreground.
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Lewis Arms and Friends Near Pearl Harbor

Date: 1945
Description: Lewis Arms (center) poses with two navy buddies at Barbers Point Naval Air Station near Pearl Harbor.
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Lewis Arms on a Motorcycle near Pearl Harbor

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a motorcycle, probably at Barbers Point Naval Air Station near Pearl Harbor.
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Military Parade in Honolulu

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Description: Lewis Arms marches in a military parade in downtown Honolulu. He is wearing his Navy uniform.

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