Pearl Harbor attack photographs
Scope and Contents
Materials include six black and white aerial photographs of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, taken from a Japanese fighter plane.
Dates
- Creation: December 7, 1941
Creator
- Bradford, Ray (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Kept in cold storage; materials require 24 hour notification for retrieval.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Pearl Harbor attack photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Ray Bradford was a Latter-day Saint missionary to Japan.
Extent
6 folders (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection, containing aerial photographs of the Pearl Harbor attack, was taken from a Japanese fighter plane.
Custodial History
These photographs were donated by Ray Bradford, who obtained them from a Mr. Shimizu while serving a mission in Japan. Mr. Shimizu said the photographs had no meaning to him now. His friend had taken the photographs from the back of the airplane he was flying in. The photographs remained in Ray Bradford's possession until March 2009 when he donated them to Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Ray Bradford; 2009.
Appraisal
Photographic Archives; photographs.
Processing Information
Processed; Whitney Peterson; 2009.
- Title
- Register of Pearl Harbor attack photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Whitney Peterson
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States