Newsmap. Monday, September 21, 1942 : week of September 11 to September 18 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Newsmap. Monday, September 21, 1942 : week of September 11 to September 18
  • Added Title Newsmap ; v. 1, no. 22
  • Series Title Newsmap
  • Added Title Somewhere in Alaska
  • Added Title Still Our Northern Frontier

Creator

  • Distributor: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
    Creator Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: [United States.] Army Orientation Course.
    Place of Publication: [Washington, D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1942-09-21
  • Digitized: 2006-07-20

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Madagascar, Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Aleutians, Far Eastern waters, Midway, China, West Coast, Western Europe, Mediterranean. Large map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show: Madagascar; Russian front (southern sectors), Madagascar in Africa Includes photographs: Night falls in North Africa; Stinger [twin machine-gun]; It was "impossible" [Capt. Edward Ellsberg's sub salvage work]; Blimps hunt subs. Back: Somewhere in Alaska. 13 photographs are captioned. Text headlined: Alaska's Defenders Go Underground. Includes map labeled: Still Our Northern Frontier.
  • Physical Description: 4 maps on 1 sheet : some col. ; sheet 90 x 120 cm. ; scales vary ; Means modified Van der Grinten projection.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: War posters, American.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Maps.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska -- Pictorial works.
  • Keyword: U.S.S.R.
  • Keyword: Soviet Union
  • Keyword: Western Europe
  • Keyword: Mediterranean
  • Keyword: West Coast
  • Keyword: Midway Island

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Alaska
  • Coverage Date: 1942-09-11/1942-09-18
  • Place Name: Africa
  • Place Name: Australia/Oceania
  • Place Name: Central America and Caribbean
  • Place Name: Central Asia
  • Place Name: East & Southeast Asia
  • Place Name: Europe
  • Place Name: Middle East
  • Place Name: North America
  • Place Name: South America
  • Place Name: South Asia
  • Place Name: Russia
  • Place Name: Madagascar
  • Place Name: Solomon Islands
  • Place Name: New Guinea Island
  • Place Name: United States - Alaska - Aleutian Islands
  • Place Name: China

Citation

  • Publication Title: Newsmap
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 22

Collection

  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII
  • Name: World War Two Newsmaps
    Code: NMAP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Poster

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • OCLC: 48010593
  • Government Documents No.: W 109.107:1/22
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1010

Note

  • Display Note: Southern Methodist University's Central University Libraries graciously loaned their copy of this Newsmap for digital imaging. "Volume 1, No. 22." "Prepared from public sources of information." "U.S. Government Printing Office : 1942 - 469049" Listed in 1942 Monthly Catalog, p. 1360.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: BetterLight Super8K
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