Charles Fenno Jacobs file photo [25841]

Charles Jacobs

SurnameJacobs
Given NameCharles
Born14 Dec 1904
Died27 Jun 1974
CountryUnited States
CategoryPhotography
GenderMale

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ww2dbaseCharles Fenno Jacobs was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States in 1904. He spent a number of years in the Merchant Marine before returning to the United States to become a photographer. During WW2, he was recruited by Edward Steichen to join his Naval Aviation Photographic Unit. He photographed aircraft workers in California, United States, the crewmembers of USS New Jersey, among other topics. After the war, he succeeded in demanding a job with Fortune magazine, which assigned him to document life in postwar Europe. He passed away in Englewood, New Jersey, United States in 1974.

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14 Dec 1904 Charles Fenno Jacobs was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States.
27 Jun 1974 Charles Fenno Jacobs passed away in Englewood, New Jersey, United States.

Photographs

Lieutenant Commander Charles Fenno Jacobs with F-16 camera aboard USS Iowa, Dec 1944

Photographs Taken by Charles Jacobs

US Navy aviation cadets check flight boards for last minute instructions, Naval Air Training Center, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, Nov 1942; note N3N-3 Canary aircraftAn American sailor looking down the hatch of submarine USS Marlin at New London, Connecticut, United States, Aug 1943Lieutenant David McClintock, Commander David White, and Lieutenant Charles Nace dining in the wardroom aboard USS Cero while the submarine was at Groton, Connecticut, United States, Jul-Aug 1943Looking forward along deck from stern of USS Marlin, off coast of New London, Connecticut, United States, Aug 1943
See all 16 photographs by Charles Jacobs



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Lieutenant Commander Charles Fenno Jacobs with F-16 camera aboard USS Iowa, Dec 1944




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