Quincy illuminated by Japanese searchlights during Battle of Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942

Caption   Quincy illuminated by Japanese searchlights during Battle of Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseImperial Japanese Navy via the United States Navy
Identification Code   NH 50346
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Photos on Same Day 9 Aug 1942
Photos at Same Place British Western Pacific Territories
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 Sep 2006

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Licensing  Public Domain. Public Domain. According to the article 23 of old copyright law of Japan and article 2 of supplemental provision of copyright law of Japan, photographs taken prior to 1946 or published prior to 31 Dec 1956 are now in the public domain.

Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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1. Fernando says:
10 Aug 2011 02:37:12 AM

I've never seen a pic from night battle!

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