Day After Pearl Harbor

From the Dec. 7, 2012, Shorpy "War News: 1941.

December 8, 1941 "Corner of Montgomery and Market streets in San Francisco.  Monday morning after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor."  Photo by John Collier.

A big group of men (no women) gather around a newstand, buying and reading papers.

The San Francisco News headlines "Navy Hunts Japs Off Pacific Coast."  Another one "War Extra "Enemy Planes Near New York From the Atlantic."

It was indeed a frightening time, especially with all the screaming headlines.

--GreGen