General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. NIMITZ DAY IN WASHINGTON - PARADE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. NIMITZ DAY IN WASHINGTON - PARADE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB

1945

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1) HS Views of various units of Coast Guard, Navy, Navy Nursing Corps, Waves, Coast Guardsmen leading watchdogs, jeeps carrying veterans of Pacific campaigns approach camera, turn right out of scene.2) Shot looking east on Pennsylvania Avenue through arch formed by Fire Dept. ladder trucks wrapped with bunting and U.S. flags, Capitol building in far BG.3) MS-Pan Crowds as they watch parade from side of streets-SV.4) GV Looking down Pennsylvania Avenue as jeeps and Marine artillery units approach camera beneath arch Sign, "WELL DONE ADMIRAL" is seen reading backwards.5) CU 155mm Howitzers and LCVP atoroach camera, turn right.QUALITY: GOOD. (GOOD COLOR VALUE)

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...