Bureau of Aeronautics photograph collection, Adak, 1944-1945 [graphic].

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Bureau of Aeronautics photograph collection, Adak, 1944-1945 [graphic].

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The images in this collection were taken largely on and around Adak Island, Alaska, in 1944 and 1945. Over a third of the photographs are aerial views. A majority of the prints are numbered, dated, and stamped with the following notification: "Official photograph, not to be used for publication, by order of Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. Unit: U.S. Naval Air Station, Adak, Alaska." During the Aleutian Campaign, these photographs would have conveyed sensitive information about the military operation on Adak Island.

97 b&w photographs, 40 sleeves of newspaper and magazine articles, small spiral notebook of clippings

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8031415

Alaska State Library

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United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Aeronautics.

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