![Lieutenant Commander Edward Steichen with his camera on an island catwalk above the flight deck of the USS Lexington (Essex-class), Nov 1943, probably off Hawaii. Note F6F Hellcats on the flight deck. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/ship_lexingtonessex2.jpg)
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Caption | Lieutenant Commander Edward Steichen with his camera on an island catwalk above the flight deck of the USS Lexington (Essex-class), Nov 1943, probably off Hawaii. Note F6F Hellcats on the flight deck. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Date | Nov 1943 | ||||||||||
Photographer | Victor Jorgensen | ||||||||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 520681 | ||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
Photo Size | 687 x 1,023 pixels |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Roosevelt R. Wright, Jr., Ph.D, Capt., USNR (ret) says:
31 Mar 2014 08:36:47 PM
Haze Gray and Underway, and a 2014 Bravo Zulu to
the Life of Capt. Edward Steichen, USN, a most
fantastic Naval WWII Photographer, from a retired
Professor Emeritus of the S. I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications, Syracuse University - "The
Home of The Famous Naval Photo Media and Journalism Program which has trained the Very Best
Naval Photographic Shooters to have ever served
the U.S. Navy Fleet throughout the World. Eternal
Father Strong To Save ----- God Bless The Life of
Capt. Edward Steichen, United States Navy, and his
many famous photographs from 'Pearl Harbor to
Tokyo' during World War II.
BZ - Capt. Roosevelt "Rick" Wright, Jr, Ph.D
Syracuse University
31 Mar 2014 08:36:47 PM
Haze Gray and Underway, and a 2014 Bravo Zulu to
the Life of Capt. Edward Steichen, USN, a most
fantastic Naval WWII Photographer, from a retired
Professor Emeritus of the S. I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications, Syracuse University - "The
Home of The Famous Naval Photo Media and Journalism Program which has trained the Very Best
Naval Photographic Shooters to have ever served
the U.S. Navy Fleet throughout the World. Eternal
Father Strong To Save ----- God Bless The Life of
Capt. Edward Steichen, United States Navy, and his
many famous photographs from 'Pearl Harbor to
Tokyo' during World War II.
BZ - Capt. Roosevelt "Rick" Wright, Jr, Ph.D
Syracuse University
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30 May 2010 10:08:44 PM
Cdr Steichen (later Capt Steichen) was the Director of the US Navy's Photographic Unit and took many of the most notable war photos himself. In 1945, he edited the pile of photos taken by his unit down to the 100 that told the story the best and he put those in a book titled "US Navy War Photographs – Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay." This book was made available to all sailors upon their discharge – 6,000,000 copies in all that sold at the rate of 1,000,000 a month until sold out. Many of the images from this book can be seen on this site and a review of this book is available on this site as well.