Pictured is a Graflex Speed Graphic press camera fitted with a Kalart synchronized rangefinder and mounted on a field tripod, the workhorse camera relied upon by U.S. military and press photographers during World War II. Cataloged among the negatives of the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), this image likely documents the type of equipment used by the ship's photographer to capture flight deck operations, squadron activity, and daily shipboard life during the vessel's WWII Pacific service. Project: 218389