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Minutes after Bradford's ship docked, a Life magazine representative noticed him taking pictures and offered to buy the negatives for $250. The man took the film and several days later the photographs of the sinking of the USS Arizona appeared in the magazine. Source: Salem Statesman Journal, Dec. 7, 1991 special section Casualties | Arizona | Football | Oregon Responds | USS Sederstrom | Other Resources | Exhibit Home
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Bradford, a resident of Salem, Oregon, took pictures of the
Arizona sinking into Pearl Harbor that later appeared in
Life magazine. Bradford served as a merchant marine on the
SS Tydolgas, a ship that steamed into Pearl Harbor a
mere three hours after the attack. The Tydolgas,
which was carrying 14,000 gallons of aviation fuel, had been
scheduled to arrive at eight in the morning. However,
mechanical problems 60 miles off shore delayed its arrival
and saved the ship and crew from the bombing.