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Photographer
Date
Collection
N2011- 7, Photographic collection, 1930s-1970s; Box 7
Geographic Term
Subject Term
World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence
Loading and unloading
World War II
WWII
Photography, Military--Equipment and supplies
Aerial photography--Equipment and supplies
Military intelligence--Equipment and supplies
Military surveillance--Equipment and supplies
Military reconnaissance--Equipment and supplies
Aerial reconnaissance--Equipment and supplies
Photographic reconnaissance systems
Soldiers--Florida--Escambia County--Pensacola
Armed Forces
Sailors--Florida--Escambia County--Pensacola
Navies
Photographers--Florida--Escambia County--Pensacola
Students--Florida--Escambia County--Pensacola
Cameras
Physical Description
Biographical Note
Joseph Janney Steinmetz was a world-renowned commercial photographer whose images appeared in such publications as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Look, Time, Holiday, Collier's, and Town & Country. His work has been referred to as "an American social history," which documented diverse scenes of American life from affluent northeasterners to middle-class Floridians. Steinmetz moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sarasota, Florida in 1941.
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Chicago Manual of Style
Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Naval Photography School students loading aerial camera on to plane at NAS Pensacola. 1942 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245775>, accessed 24 June 2026.
MLA
Steinmetz, Joseph Janney, 1905-1985. Naval Photography School students loading aerial camera on to plane at NAS Pensacola. 1942 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245775>
AP Style Photo Citation
(State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz)
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