Aerial photo of a bombing of Ninh Binh railway
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-02823.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02823
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Title
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Aerial photo of a bombing of Ninh Binh railway
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Description
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Original caption: "Smoke 3,000 feet high - follows eruption of 500-foot-diameter fireball, Sep. 18, 1966, from secondary explosion at Ninh Binh railway in North Vietnam. Navy pilots from the carrier USS Intrepid continued a four-day attack on the area which included Nihnh Binh railroad yards, RR Bridge, RR by-pass bridge, two trains totaling nearly 100 boxcars, and about 60 trucks. One train is seen at lower left along a rocky ridge. Trucks along roads were trying to salvage cargo from the bottled up trains." Aerial photo of a bomb cloud over a railway.
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Date
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1966, Sep. 23
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Aerial photography; Landscapes; Aerial reconnaissance; Railroads; United States. Navy; Bombing, Aerial; Intrepid (Aircraft carrier)
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Location
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North Vietnam
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Coordinates
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21.0278; 105.8342
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Size
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20 x 25 cm
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Container
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B144, F7
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Navy
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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