The Snapshots in Time Collection

Double-Exposed Negative: Naval Anti-Aircraft Gun Crew at General Quarters, WWII

Double-Exposed Negative: Naval Anti-Aircraft Gun Crew at General Quarters, WWII

A double-exposed negative layers two wartime images: a shipboard anti-aircraft gun crew at general quarters and the gun mount itself against a cloud-filled sky. Though a photographic accident, this ghostly composite captures the tense readiness of naval gun crews during World War II. Project: 218048