General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1804 - 1983. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy. 1943 - 1958. Barbette of 16quot; gun on board the USS New Jersey (BB-62). Gunner lowers breech block preparatory to loading grant shell.
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Jacobs, Fenno, 1904-1975
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Charles Fenno Jacobs (December 14, 1904 – June 27, 1975) was an American photographer in the mid-20th century. Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, famed photographer Edward Steichen recruited Charles Fenno Jacobs (1904-1975) to join his Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. The U.S. Navy had established this special group to document and publicize its aviation activities and allowed Steichen to recruit the most talented photographers he could find. By 1941 Jacobs had already establ...
