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View from the Hills of O'ahu to the North of the Attack on December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor Historical Photos

From John Fischer, About.com

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View of Pearl Harbor looking southwesterly from the hills to the northward.

photo and caption credit - National Archives and Records Administration Public Domain Photographs

Taken during the Japanese raid, with anti-aircraft shell bursts overhead.

The large column of smoke in lower center is from USS Arizona (BB-39).

Smaller smoke columns further to the left are from the destroyers Shaw (DD-373), Cassin (DD-372) and Downes (DD-375), in drydocks at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard.

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