C2. REQUEST FOR PHOTOGRAPHS 



COOPEIUTING WITH 



ACLS. S.S.R.C 



CoimiTTEEs oa 

 N.R.C 



: COUMITTEI 



ETHNOGEOGRAPHIC BOARD 



•Under the joint sponsorship of tbe- 



AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL 



NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 



OFFICE 

 o;4u» Institution 



Tilephone: DUTalcT-l£iC7. 



CONFIDENTIAL 



The data which you kindly supplied one of the regional committees cooperating 

 with the Ethnogeographic Board has been incorporated into our world file of 

 regional specialists. This file is available to the armed forces and the Navy 

 Department has made a request for your photographs from the areas listed 

 below : 



If you have already submitted these pictures to another government agency, 

 do not send them but notify us which agency had them. In selecting photographs 

 for submission, please bear in mind the following suggestions and considerations : 



The kinds of pictures desired are those showing terrain, islands, coast lines 

 and rivers ; landing and harbor facilities and beaches ; air fields ; roads, highways, 

 bridges, viaducts, power installations, public utilities, and oil facilities; naval 

 and military establishments ; ships and water craft ; cities, towns, and villages. 



Send in no pictures that are not accurately and definitely located. It is im- 

 portant to include all additional data such as date (year and season) ; time of 

 day (if possible) ; direction; and any other pertinent information. Please send 

 both prints and negatives, where available. They will be returned to you by 

 the Navy. 



The Navy requests that no movies be sent at this time. However, if you have 

 moving pictures, kindly state the size, whether black and white, or color, the 

 precise locality, and approximate footage. 



Enclosed you will find an addressed frank for forwarding this material. Your 

 prompt attention to this matter will be a very direct contribution to the war 

 eflfort. 



Thanking you in advance for your valuable assistance to the United States 

 Navy and the Ethnogeographic Board, I am 



Very sincerely yours, 

 Wm. Duncan Strong 



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