Lcdr. Horace Bristol, one of Capt. Steichen's ace photographers, goes to work, photographically recording the war. - NARA - 520841 - cropped

Lcdr. Horace Bristol, one of Capt. Steichen's ace photographers, goes to work, photographically recording the war, stripped to the waist.

Lcdr. Dwight S. Long, U.S. Navy photographer makes adjustments on his 16mm motion picture camera while on an assignment.

Cdr. E.J. Steichen on framework below flight deck taking combat photos with K-20 camera. USS Lexington (CV-16).

Enlisted personnel exercise on flight deck of USS Lexington (CV-16) enroute to the Gilbert Islands.

Navy photographer on Iwo Jima, Capt. Ed. J. Steichen, head of the Navy's combat photography and director of the Naval Photographic Institute. Capt. Steichen and Corp. Wm. Damato.

Enlisted men aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) during operations in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. Crewmen gather around loud-speaker and listen intently as pilots relate story of attack on Japs at Kwajalein.

Capt. E.J. Steichen, Navy combat photographer, photographs native children on Guam Island.

Capt. Edward J. Steichen, USNR, (retired), photographic expert, on island platform, studies his surroundings for one of his outstanding photographs of life aboard an aircraft carrier. Capt. Steichen held the rank of Comdr. at this time.