View of Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
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Institution:
COGG Honor Archive
Collection:
The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection
Date:
1940
Item Type:
Photograph
Branch of Service:
US Marine Corps
WWII Theater:
Pacific Theater
Unit / Squadron / Ship / Industry:
Rights / Restrictions:
Public Access
Description:
A beach-level view along Hanauma Bay’s sand, shaded by a grove of coconut palms, with two beachgoers walking near the waterline and the crater’s rim visible in the distance. 1940.
Additional Notes
This photograph is from the personal collection of photographs taken by CPL William Stinson Brown while stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before the infamous attack of 7 December 1941. CPL Brown was there during the attack. These unique photographs were donated to the COGG Honor Archive for public use of students, writers and researchers of history. The generous donation was from CPL William S Brown’s, son, William Stinson “Bill” Brown Jr. and his loving granddaughter Caitlin Brown Clancy.
Keywords:
Hanauma Bay, beach, coconut palms, beachgoers, Oahu, Hawaii Territory, 1940, southeast Oahu, pre-WWII, U.S. Marine Corps
Cite As:
“View of Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii.” CPL William Stinson Brown. 1940. The William Stinson Brown & Joanne Auringer Brown Family Collection. Honor Archive, Conservators of the Greatest Generation (COGG), San Antonio, Texas.