Pearl Harbor Part 1

Description

This film depicts scenes near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the spring of 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Deep sea divers, officers, civilian workers, and photographers are shown on a barge during salvage operations for a sunken battleship, and a utility boat is seen in operation near a pier. The entrance to a Chinese temple is shown, and a Japanese shopkeeper is seen as he put tape over Japanese characters on a sign outside of his shop. Pedestrians, vehicular traffic, and storefronts are shown in downtown Honolulu, and military personnel are seen as they walked around the city with gas masks.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities