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Fire Rings From USS Manchester's Cannons

2015-0494 (untitled)
Accession Number
2015-0494
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
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Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Ships
Korean War, 1950-1953
Rights

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Credit:
Ken Henry
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The USS Manchester as it fires its cannons on Korean shoreline in this photo captured by First Lieutenant Ken Henry, United States Marine Corps, from the helicopter of the Manchester. Original caption: In a two page spread in U.S. Camera magazine captioned this photo by 1st Lt Ken Henry USMC "The Years Greatest Amateur Picture." Also used by newspapers all over the United States, such as the St. Louis Star Times 2-13-51.
Date(s)
January 30, 1951