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[Christening of the U.S.S. Buck]

Photograph of Archbishop Mitty, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and Mary Nimitz at the christening of the U.S.S. Buck in San Francisco, California. On the left stands Archbishop Mitty in a long black cloak, a white clerical collar, wire framed glasses and black hat grasped in his hand. In the center Chester W. Nimitz wears a dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a dark tie and a Navy hat. To his right stands Mary Nimitz in dark blazer and pillbox hat w… more

Date: March 11, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Mary Nimitz at Christening of U.S.S. Buck]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Mary Nimitz at christening of the U.S.S. Buck in San Francisco, California. On the left is Chester W. Nimitz with his hands behind his back and wearing a dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, ribbon bars above his pocket, a dark tie and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. To his right stands Mary Nimitz in dark blazer and pillbox hat with a light-colored undershirt and a long-checkered skirt. Mary holds in her hands a … more

Date: March 11, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Salutes on Board HMS Duke of York]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz saluting on board the HMS Duke of York. He is wearing an all-white Navy uniform with a dark sash and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on it.

Date: September 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz Signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signing the Japanese instrument of surrender. Admiral Nimitz sits at a long dark table with the large document in front of him, only his side profile can be seen. He is wearing a light-colored, uniform and hat with the Navy's emblem on it. Three men stand behind Admiral Nimitz watching as he signs the surrender document. There are also twenty men watching on from the background. Photograph is autographed by Nimitz: "C. W. Nimitz U.S. Representative… more

Date: September 2, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Wearing Hawaiian Lei]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in his white Naval Uniform and a Hawaiian lei. The photo is taken from the waist up.

Date: 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz, Forrest P. Sherman, and Charles H. Mcmorris Stand Near Binoculars]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Forrest P. Sherman, and Charles H. McMorris stand behind binoculars mounted on a tripod. The three men are wearing light-colored uniforms with two pockets on the front of the shirts, a belt, and dark dress shoes. Nimitz and the man beside him stand on the right in shorts while the man on the left wear's full-length trousers. Behind the men are some trees and a building can be seen in the distance to the right.

Date: 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Chester W. Nimitz and Sergio Osmena]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with President of the Philippines Sergio Osmena, in Guam. Admiral Nimitz stands on the left with his hands clasped in front of him and wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to each side of his collar, a simple belt and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem on the front. President Osmena stands on the right with his body turned to the left and wearing a very similar uniform to Admiral Nimitz but with long sleeves and mi… more

Date: 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Stands at Podium]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz stands at a wooden podium with a standing microphone in front of it. Admiral Chester is wearing a dark double-breasted blazer with four visible buttons, four stripes on his sleeve and his Naval ribbon bars displayed above his right pocket. Two men can be seen on the left side of the photo in the wings of the stage and another man is seen sitting in a metal folding chair peeking around the curtain.

Date: 1945?

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Waves from Horse Drawn Carriage]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz waving from a carriage drawn by two horses as he makes his way into Kerrville, Texas for a victory celebration. Admiral Nimitz is wearing is formal Navy uniform with six gold buttons, striped sleeves, a dark tie, his Navy ribbon bars above his pocket and hat with the Navy emblem on it. Texas Governor Coke Stevenson guides the carriage wearing a light-colored brimmed hat and a suit with a tie. Catherine Nimitz sits behind Chester in a dark colored lo… more

Date: October 13, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Stands at Microphone, #2]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing at a microphone. The photo is taken from the waist up and from the side, Admiral Nimitz arms are out of views behind his back. Admiral Nimitz is wearing a long sleeved, light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to his collar and a brimmed hat with Navy's emblem on the front. Directly in front of Admiral Nimitz is a silver and black standing microphone.

Date: 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, #1]

Portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from the chest up in front of a map. He is wearing a light-colored uniform and a dark tie featuring a five-star tie clasps matching the five stars pinned to either die of his collar. Handwritten on front: "21 January 1945 Dear Elizabeth - Happy Birthday ad a Happy 1945. Affectionately, C.W. Nimitz - Fleet Admiral USN"

Date: January 21, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Stands at Microphone, #1]

Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing at a microphone. The photo is taken from the waist up and from the side, Admiral Nimitz arms are out of views behind his back. Admiral Nimitz is wearing a long sleeved, light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front, stars pinned to his collar and a brimmed hat with Navy's emblem on the front. Directly in front of Admiral Nimitz is a silver and black standing microphone.

Date: 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Helen Bauer Kilgore in Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service Uniform]

Photograph of Helen Bauer seated in her Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service uniform, she is smiling with her hands clasped one over the other in her lap.

Date: 1945/1946~

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Group Photo of American Red Cross Staff]

Photograph of seven female American Red Cross workers posing for a group photograph in front of some foliage. The woman second from the right is obscuring another woman from view.

Date: 1945~

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Outside Bilibid Prison in Manila]

Photograph outside a Bureau of Prisons in Manila holding prisoners of war. Two buildings are shown, one is marked with a medic cross and another unmarked wooden building. Multiple cars are parked in front of the buildings and people in uniforms wander about.

Date: October 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Hospital Decorated for Christmas 1945]

Photograph taken inside Fleet Hospital #114, in Samar, Philippines, showing a room decorated for Christmas. The room has high ceiling with streamers draped from it, there are two table on either side of the photo with four chairs on the left and three chairs on the right. In the center is a door, to the right of that door is written "Merry Christmas" and on the left is "Happy New Year."

Date: December 1945

Creator: Rose, Helen M.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Servicemen and Nurses Standing on Steps]

Photograph of two unidentified servicemen standing on a short set of wooden steps with two nurses. They are looking at the camera. The office on the left is wearing a uniform that includes a hat. The woman next to him is wearing pants and a button-up shirt. The man on her left is wearing a similar outfit and is wearing glasses. The nurse on the right of the photo is wearing a knee-length skirt and short-sleeved shirt and safari-style hat. The steps lead to a deck in front of a building. A coat … more

Date: 1945~

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Japanese Surrender Ceremony on Board the U.S.S. Missouri]

Color photograph of Japanese surrender ceremony on board the U.S.S. Missouri. General Umezu leans over the table with his back to the camera as he signs the surrender document for Japan. A large crowd of uniformed men stand at attention in front of him.

Date: September 2, 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz During Change of Command Ceremony]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz standing at a wooden podium and microphone during change of command ceremony on board U.S.S. Menhaden, Pearl Harbor. Typewritten label: "133. Fleet Admiral C. W. Nimitz is relieved as Cincpac-Cincpoa by Adm. R. A. Spruance on board U.S.S. Menhaden (SS 377), Pearl Harbor, 24 Nov. 1945.". Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a white Naval uniform with a high collar, epaulettes, ribbon bars pinned above his pocket, and a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem. Five… more

Date: November 24, 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Sits at Desk in Headquarters]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz sitting at his desk holding a large document open in his hands. His desk is covered with papers, folders, books and a pair of glasses. Flt. Adm. Nimitz is wearing a light-colored uniform with short sleeves, two pockets on the front and five stars pinned to either die of his collar. Behind him is a phone sitting on a small table in front of a window.

Date: April 16, 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Reads a Document Aboard Plane]

Photograph of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz leaning back as he reads a document aboard his plane. He is wearing a light-colored uniform with two pockets on the front and five stars pinned to either side of his collar. In front of Flt. Adm. Nimitz is a black desk with a magazine on top, and behind him a jacket is stretched over his chair.

Date: April 26, 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, #2]

Portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz from the chest up in front of a map. He is wearing a light-colored uniform and a dark tie featuring a five-star tie clasps matching the five stars pinned to either side of his collar.

Date: January 21, 1945

Creator: United States. Navy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[J. W. Leverton, James T. Lay, Catherine Nimitz, and Nancy Nimitz at the Nimitz-Lay Wedding]

Photograph of J. W. Leverton, James T. Lay, Catherine Nimitz, and Nancy Nimitz in a line at the Nimitz-Lay wedding. J. W. Leverton stands on the far left with his hands in his pocket wearing a dark Naval uniform with six buttons on the front, a dark tie and ribbon bars displayed above his pocket. On his right stands James T. Lay smiling widely and wearing the same Naval uniform but with stripes and a star visible on his sleeves. Catherine Nimitz stands next to James lay holding a large bouquet … more

Date: March 9, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[James T. Lay, Catherine Nimitz, and Chester W. Nimitz at Nimitz-Lay Wedding]

Photograph of James T. Lay, Catherine Nimitz, and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz at Nimitz-Lay wedding. James Lay stands on the far left in a dark Naval Uniform with three buttons on the front, three stripes on the sleeves with a star above them, ribbon bars above his pocket and a dark tie. In the center stands Catherine Nimitz with a bouquet of flowers in her hands and wearing a dark long-sleeved dress, pearl necklace and wire glasses. On the right with his hands behind his back is Admiral Ni… more

Date: March 9, 1945

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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