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Aerial view of battleship row next to Ford Island including (from left to right and top to bottom) half of USS Neosho, USS Maryland, USS Oklahoma, USS Tennessee, USS West Virginia, USS Arizona, USS Vestal and USS Nevada.

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Aerial view of battleship row next to Ford Island, during the attack on the battleships, only USS Nevada is visible on the far right as the USS Arizona was surrounded by smoke.

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Aerial view of the west channel side of Ford Island showing (from left to right) the USS Tangier, USS Utah, USS Raleigh and USS Detroit.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection primarily includes the photographic work of J. Malan Heslop, which comprises 60,601 photographs. This includes work from his early years in Weber County, Utah, through his educational years at Weber College, Ogden, Utah, and his short-lived stay in Los Angeles at Los Angeles City College, prior to becoming a private in the army as a photographer with the 167th Signal Photographic Company in World War II. He photographically documented not only these early years but also his...

Scope and Contents Includes 2,403 photographs and 25 slides from before Heslop's Army experience, 1939-1943, and immediately after his release from the army in 1946, and the beginning of his photojournalism career in 1948. Briefly and sporadically documented are his years at Weber High School and Weber College in Ogden, Utah, and a short stay in Los Angeles while attending Los Angeles City College and majoring in photography. Utah State Agricultural College is extensively photographed, and there are many...

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Includes 460 original prints, mostly mounted. These 11 x 14 inch and 16 x 20 inch original prints cover a gamut of subjects from news photos, sports and action, feature photos, entertainment, celebrities, children, agricultural, weather, and Israel. They were both award winning photographs and photographs exhibited in various places, such as the Utah State Fair or the National Press Association. Materials dated 1946-1988.

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Includes 45,941 negatives associated with the J Malan Heslop photographs and include both black and white and color negatives. The negatives range in size from 35 mm, 120, 4x5, and 70 mm. They are primarily safety film, although a few of the earlier negatives are nitrate negatives. Materials dated 1940-2002.

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Photographs related to Helsop's time working for the Deseret News.

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Includes 1,669 photographs taken internationally in Great Britain, visiting Heslop and Stokes family history locations, along with sites in Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. Materials dated 1988-2002.

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Includes 473 photographs J Malan Heslop took after the war at Utah State Agricultural College. The photographs include portraits of students, student social activities, athletics, and some agriculture. Dated 1939-1948.