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Power in the Pacific : a dramaticPower in the Pacific : a dramaticsequence of official Navy, Coast guardsequence of official Navy, Coast guardand Marine corps photographs,and Marine corps photographs,depicting the men, the sea, the ships..depicting the men, the sea, the ships..
Author
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Date
1945
Publisher
Published for The Museum of ModernArt by Wm. E. Rudge's sons
Exhibition URL
www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2336
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from our founding in 1929 to the present—is
available online. It includes exhibition catalogues,
primary documents, installation views, and an
index of participating artists.
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POWER in the PACIFICOfficial battle photographs of our Navy in action on the sea and in the sky
Published for
of Modern Art
. Rudge's Sons
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PhotographyDepartmentLibraryThe Museum
of Modern Art
II. S. Navy
POWER in the PACIFIC
A dramatic sequence of official Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps
photographs, depicting the men, the sea, the ships and planes, bom
bardments, landing operations and attacks on the enemy's fleet.
This book has been compiled from the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art,
designed and directed by Captain Edward J. Steichen, USNR. Text by Lieu
tenant Roark Bradford, USNR. Design by Lieutenant Robert J. Wolff, USNR.
Published for the MUSEUM OF MODERN ART by Wm. E. RUDGE'S SONS
New York, 1 945
ALERT! ALERT!
Pilots man your planes "
KWAJALEIN
Smoking Marcus
Giant Guns and rockets from the fleet roar destruc
tion upon enemy fortifications - soften his defenses
H - Hour on Soipan
USS PENNSYLVANIA
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The Marines , with rifle, bayonet , grenade and
flame thrower, clear the enemy, Jap by Jap,
from the beachhead .
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Fleet takes a pastingThe imperial Japanese
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2nd Battle of the Philippines
"Now here was this Jap Carrier doing tight circles so I peeled off
Submarines sink ships . Prowling the sea lanes, American
undersea boats and American undersea crews are quietly
shortening the war with every torpedo fired.
and we take it too!
The eagles return to the nest
toofe Ifyim boton anb torappeb i^hn tn clean linens!"
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