HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN PEARL HARBOR ATTACK EXTRA EDITIONS - REPRODUCTION NEWSPAPER

OVERVIEW:
A REPRODUCTION OF THE HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN NEWSPAPER EXTRA EDITIONS FROM DECEMBER 7, 1941, REPORTING THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. THE NEWSPAPER INCLUDES REPRODUCTIONS OF THE 1ST EXTRA, 2ND EXTRA, AND 3RD EXTRA EDITIONS PUBLISHED ON THAT DATE, ALONG WITH SUPPLEMENTARY PAGES FEATURING NAVY-RELEASED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ATTACK AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER AND PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS.

THE FRONT PAGE OF THE 1ST EXTRA CARRIES THE HEADLINE "WAR! OAHU BOMBED BY JAPANESE PLANES" WITH SUB-HEADLINES INCLUDING "SIX KNOWN DEAD, 21 INJURED, AT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL" AND "ATTACK MADE ON ISLAND'S DEFENSE AREAS." THE DATELINE READS "SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 7" AND REFERENCES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT JAPANESE PLANES HAD ATTACKED MANILA AND PEARL HARBOR.

THE 2ND EXTRA FRONT PAGE HEADLINE READS "DEATHS OVER 400 ON OAHU, LATEST REPORT" WITH THE SUB-HEADLINE "TOKYO ANNOUNCES 'STATE OF WAR' WITH U.S." PERIOD ADVERTISEMENTS ARE VISIBLE INCLUDING BANK OF HAWAII, W. A. RAMSAY, LTD., AND GE RADIOS.

THE 3RD EXTRA FRONT PAGE HEADLINE READS "MARTIAL LAW DECLARED; DEATHS ARE MOUNTING" WITH "OVER 400 KILLED HERE; JAPAN ANNOUNCES 'WAR'" AND REPORTS OF JAPANESE RAIDS ON GUAM AND PANAMA.

INTERIOR PAGES INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTIONED "NAVY RELEASES STRIKING PICTURES OF JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR" AND "CITY ROCKS TO BLASTS AS JAPANESE DROP BOMBS," ALONG WITH ARTICLES ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, BLACKOUT ORDERS, AND FLEET MOVEMENTS. THE SUPPLEMENTARY PAGES FEATURE INFORMATION ABOUT THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER AND PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS, INDICATING THIS IS A REPRODUCTION RATHER THAN AN ORIGINAL 1941 PRINTING.

CONDITION NOTES:
* FOLD CREASES VISIBLE THROUGHOUT FROM STORAGE
* MINOR YELLOWING TO PAPER
* LIGHT EDGE WEAR
* PRINT REMAINS LEGIBLE ACROSS ALL PAGES

NOTE: THIS IS A REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL DECEMBER 7, 1941 EDITIONS. THE INCLUSION OF USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER AND PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS CONTENT ON THE INTERIOR PAGES CONFIRMS THIS IS A LATER COMMEMORATIVE REPRINT, NOT AN ORIGINAL WARTIME PRINTING.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293672+23

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