General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL NIMITZ PARADE. CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. JUNE 17-18, 1946

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. ADMIRAL NIMITZ PARADE. CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS. JUNE 17-18, 1946

1946

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1) LS Side boys and Marine stand at attention on airfield at Corpus Christl. Texas beside plane from which Adm. Nimitz disembarks.2) Long moving pan. passing in review: sailors and Marines standing at attention on airfield. (Unsteady.)3) LDS Officers and sailors in whites marching on airfield in dress parade.4) LDS Band passes reviewing stand.5) LDS Sailors and Marines pass reviewing stand.6) MCU Adm. Nimitz being greeted and visiting with members attached to the NAS at Corpus Christl.7) MCU Two youngsters in sailor suits coming up to the car in which Adm. Nimitz is riding.8) MS Parade; Boy Scouts and Girl Sconts in parade.9) MS Adml. Nimitz riding in the parade waving at crowd as he passes.10) MS Marines. sailors and Waves passing in parade.11) MS Various floats in the parade.12) GV Parade.13) US Planes in flight.14) CU Adm, Nimitz in reviewing stand.15) MS Cowboy and cowgirls riding their horses in the parade. (edge fog.)16) US Planes in flight forming the letter "N".17) US Planes in formation flying. There are twenty or more planes.18) US Planes peel off out of formation into various rolls and dives.19) CU Adm. Nimitz and other dignitaries at speakers stand.20) CU Adm. Nimitz as he speaks over the microphone.QUALITY GOOD

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