The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate in Ship's Photo Lab Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII
A Photographer's Mate poses in the printing and development room aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80). Shipboard photo labs like this one processed combat imagery, reconnaissance photos, and personnel records essential to naval operations in the Pacific during World War II. Project: 218428