Specialty CollectionGenre: MILITARY
Description: U.S. NAVY. ONE QUIET SUNDAY, MR. & MRS. PEARSON READ THE SUNDAY PAPER AND HIT UPON AN ITEM ABOUT THE JOHNSON BOY FROM DOWN THE STREET BEING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS A NAVY PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OFFICER. PEARSON'S ANGER RISES AS HE THINKS OF THE NAVY USING CAMERAS WHEN, ACCORDING TO HIM, ALL MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT ON BULLETS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS HOW PHOTOGRAPHY HELPED WIN THE WAR. IT SHOWS HOW, UNDER ENEMY ACTION, PHOTOGRAPHIC CREWS WORK PRECIOUS MINUTES GETTING AND SCANNING PICTURES TO SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF ENEMY PLACEMENTS AND EVIDENCE OF MOVEMENTS. IT SHOWS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WELL-TRAINED PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETERS READ FROM PICTURES SHOWN BY THE CREWS. BREAKFAST. NIGHT SCENES IN MILITARY WORKROOM. ON THE TELEPHONE. SWEATY, HOT JUNGLE. LOOKING AT CHEESECAKE. PIN-UP. MEN RUSH OUT OF BUILDING. EXPLOSIONS. DEAD SOLDIER. PLANE FLYING. MAN REMOVES CAMERA FROM UNDERSIDE OF PLANE. BATTLESHIPS. PLANES ON DECK. READY FOR TAKE OFF. CU CONTROLS OF PLANE. DROPPING BOMBS. FIRE CANNONS ON BATTLESHIPS. GROUND EXPLOSIONS ON BEACH. COMBAT. UNDER ATTACK.
