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

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Caption     Quincy illuminated by Japanese searchlights during Battle of Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name British Western Pacific Territories
Date 9 Aug 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial Japanese Navy via the United States Navy
Identification Code   NH 50346
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. 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".

This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 537 pixels



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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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